New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
NEW.JERSEY NEWS.
BURIED FOR OYER 4 DAY.
A NEWARK LABORER'S TRYING EXPERT
ENCE.
WHILE WORKING IN A SEWER TRENCH HE Is EN-
TOMBED BY A CAvE-IN-HE IL RESCUED
APPARENTLY TNINJrRED. AFTER
MICH TROUBLE.
Much TROUBLE.

After being buried In a trench twenty feet uhdef
the surface but with his head exposed to the ar
since Saturday afternoon. Bernard McMceheF' ID"
borer fifty years old. of Newark. was nha'iS ''he"
out OF the trench at 6:'o o'clock last evening IL"
alive and conscious.
McMeeney employed by a contractor ~ wv
work Of digging n sewer trench in Oraton-st. near
Chester-ave in Newark. lie alone ~ the bot
tom Of the trench. the upper part oi WHO" M.'
shored up. when suddenly the lower strata cave" !"
OH him pinning him fast TO the neck. McMeeheH
fellow la borers began at once to dig him out pu'
they could make progress. even under tiie o're'
tion OF the contractor, Thomas Manning. lie
snoring planks had sprung together over NC
Neeney's head. and protected him from compute
burial.
DR. Ciermont Morris OF No - Washinetoh-aNe''
on him pnning him fast to the neck M'Mee"e'
was in the trench gave him stimuian's'
1t was go o'clock Saurda! afternoon ""e" '"'
caye-ln took place and T. near midnight neiore
any official OF the Board o, Works cou.d be fo""o'
McMeeney was pinned down backward ana s'ue"''''
with his arms also under the dirt. bu' one o. nv
was released aud seemed 10 ne broken p'ck-h"''''e
across TN. ditch rested npon his shoulder an" WAS
means OF protection. Little headwsy could De made
by the rescucrs the place In the trench wneie 'e!
had to work vas rirrow and cramp~d ana some t'Hh
was Incurred OF being buried by a iurinrl 'aN'-'"'
MrMeeney cool and collected FOR seNeia hou'S
after he was buried bu; at neh,fal he grew anxious
and despondent and begged his resclIers, 10 huriE'
Caution was necessary. however. and hc work pro-
ceeded slowly all Saturday night. Wine ana conee
were given to the imprisoned man through IA piece oi
gaspipc. and he greatly appreciated the attention
BY care and labor q large bowlder that had been
pressing down upon him Was removed yesterday anu
this gave him relief. saw was passed down. ana
The pick handle sawed through ana also removed
II Wa decided 10 dig new trench NJ a rieh "is'
with The trench in which the man lay rms was IN
ished about a. III. yesterday, ana Il WAS discoVelrd
that McMreney. instead Of D"inf III Ietnlhs pos.
ton. standing straight np rms pTc-eh,fu NV
diculty a. fur;h.l digging would bring on aho'her
cav.-in. Then The wOIkm"n proceeded taf"'ui! 20
remove the earth by handsiW .'om around ne hpiy
OF McMeency. and when h" was released u peo" ms
hips IL found tina; piece o jus; wdS lyinS c'os-
wise i'll the trench behind his .rii ,s, ann Mahn pi'ls
him into the ground. ,,,
10 remove thc piece Of Joist would ha,s bnrrd
OF the rrscucrs. said that he would TAX" 'n'
chances OF saving the jo>t. and attempted ne )ob
but the earth began 10 crumhlc away. tie g"l on'
OF the trench and said that he wa- through.
as the trench about to cav" III again. IL VA
then proposed that rope he fastened ar puma M'-
MecEry aud that he hc dragged out "for" III.
caVe-in occurred Crowley went lh'o the n'i.'H
and piii the ropes around McMe"nry unl'r Ms
arms and was about TO pull whcn Dr. clement
Morris appeared and warned tn" r.-cu"fs 10 n'Si-'
80 such a method would Kill McMecney. He Ill
tered the connecting trench ami questioned Me
Meersy. The latter said That he could stand II a
crowley then made a triangular bridge With
panking over McMoeney to save him from a . ',-
MIndV' Of the board Of Works. sent for ~
p.rts in sewer work. gang was organic d ana
trerch was dug from the north. thus avoiding ID"
dang. rouS corner whcr. the r"S'u uers had been
working This work begun N"si""hy morn
Ing and went on all day. thousands ~ rrop'
rr ,vdng about 10 witncss y Al length. at o.s"
o'clock last evening McMcrncy was 1T ID oui ana
wa sent Iunedat"ly to ST MchnelS I'spiia
Eo homes were broken aud he scem"d 20 b" ~ fair
rorditou Tn. doctors the hospital LoweN"f.
feared reaction md also ih"t pneumonia m'Nh'
p In.
McMeeney lives az No. 81 I.niom-'i.. and h"s .
wife and -four children The family Is ~ d"~u-
IT.. nnnliiInu-