The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
WILL FIND JORDAN'S BODY.
CORONER sCHENCK INTENDS 10 SINK
AN IRON SHAFT.
The Queens County Board OF Supervisors
Having Declined to Mako an Arprepris.
tion Tor the Work. ne Will Fay for IL.


tion Tor the Work. ne VIII Fay for IL.
Coroner Ebert schenck has q plan under
way for rescuing the body OF Peter Jordan. the
well digger who was buried beneath seventy
five feet Of sand by q cave-in In well on
Henry Cox's farm In Great Neck. He hos pro-
cured lot OF iron cylinders ten feet long six
feet in diameter. which weigh 1880 pounds
apiece. They will be used to construct shaft
to stem the river OF quicksand which has
baffied all efforts to dig out the body OF the
buried man.
The cave-in occurred on the morning OF July
"a. while Jordan was at work on q small plat
form thirtv-nve feet from the bottom Of the
we'll. brcking up the sides. A number Of at
tempts have since been made to recover the
body. The work was under the direction OF
William Eato. . brother-in-law OF the buried
man. who 10 considered an expert we'll digger
He was assisted by ten men. and they worked
almost night and day.
On Monday morning OF last week the nins-fo
shaft which they had been sinking was flfty-
five feet deep. This was within twenty feet Of
the platform. where It Is expected Jordan's
body will DO found.
The tide Of ouicksand. which appears to be
ebbpg eastward. began TO work again. Omi-
nous sounds warned the men Of approaching
danger. and they lost no time in getting on the
lower section OF the shaft shifted out several
feet almost covering the we'll which until this
disturbance was directly in the centre Of the
shaft The sand continued to work. and for Q
time the men were afraid to venture into the
shaft for their tools.
Coroner Schenck and Engineer G. A. Roul-
lier Of Flushing decided that the only thing
they could do with tho appliances at hand was
to fill in the old shaft and sink new one.
Work was discontinued. and on Wednesday
the Coroner vent before the Queens county
appropriation to hire skilled engineer and
the necessary appliances to resume operations
Some Of the Supervisors were, not sure they
9nes schenck had already spent several hum
he received the sanction Of the Supervisors.
who audit the Coroner's bills at the end OF
The adverse action Of the Board Of Super
SSdy Il bs
coorsd and when ' the scton q the ~
residents Of Great Neck and Vicinity ther. C was
| general camor to have the work 20 on. The
STms on tho
C9E2ner for the recovery Of the body.
morrow H. has ensassd Henry Bah T' Of the he
engineering f1rm OF Anderson d. Bahr, who
aided In building the Brooklyn sewer through
bods Of onicksand. to supervise the work. and
both MI; BahI and the Coroner were on their
used In the Brooklyn sewer work. These cyl
inders are Hanged on the end and fit into each
other. and are then bolted together.
1t ts Mr.. Bahr's intention to begin a new
shaft on tho edge Of the old one. and directly
over the well whore JordAn's body Is buried.
As the earth is dug out the cylinders will be
th sHre SECTION b section
make an Iron shaft In which the men can work
without fesr~es bsing snanlfed By Q low Of
Mr.. Bahr says the shaft would stand of its
| own weight II erected in an open space. and
| that no amount Of underground pressure will
displaceit The well As first dug was 1QS feet
deep This is below the water line q the bay
| eight sections Of the cylinder to rsaeh the spot
where It is thought Jordan's body will be
| found. Mr. Bahr says he Is prepared to sink
| hold out.
| sster on juno 3. 1883. yhen twenty men were
buried by . cave-in. Mr., Bahr had charge Of
will probably take six days to dig out Jordan.
Coroner Schenck said yesterday that he
| would carry the work to a successful termina-
| tion II he had to Rsaround soliciting subscrip-
| lions to pay for it.
This is the third we'll which has been sunk
on this farm. and all three have boon closed in
by quicksand. Engineer Roullier OF Flushing
where in the vicinity into which the qulcksand
is being forced by the pressure Of tho earth
above. or else the sand finds On outlet In the
bay two miles distant