New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-07
HARD FIGHT AGAINST QUICKSAND.
A MAN SAVED FROM BURIAL ALIVE BY
HEROIC WORK OF POLICEMEN. FIRE

| MEN AND CITlIENS
| The plankng over a stretch OF auicksand IN
| Henry-st. gave way yesterday morning anu
| Iaborer who had been at work on 1t was plunged
into the treacherous soil and nearly lost MS IRE
| The mans name is Frank Jones. and he lives III
| Brooklyn. He working In an excavation III
| front OF No. % Henry-st where a new buiidihs
| has been erected making a connection between
| the water main in the street and the PLUMBING !"
| the house He was twelve feet down In the ex-
| cavation which was twelve feet square, and lined
| with blanks without the slightest warning the
| panking gave way and the quicksand began
| TO pour In on him. He was quickly ensuileo
| to the waist and his cries brought two plumbers
who were working near by to his assistance ohe
OF them held him by the hands while the other ran
| for aid A policeman who was standing on the
corner went back with the plumber and the three
men tried pull Jones out OF his dangerous pre-
| dcament. The sands held the man with such
deadly grip, however that the three men could not
bulge him, and the firemen OF Truck NO. o. al
| Canal and Allen SITS. were summoned
Twelve OF the fremen, armed with shovels, began
digging as fast they could to release the imprs-
| oned man. but despite their exertions the sand
kept pouring In faster than they could remove 1t.
MY God" exclaimed one Of them. the SAND Is
| coming in faster than We can get II out"
Keep gong!" cried another; don't stop to talk
Send for a priest" the imperilled man exclaimed.
and some one ran to Oliver-st. and told Father
Spemar, who FASTENED to the spot
For two hours the hremen laDOren, dSslSteu ny d
number of volunteers but they had apparently
made no progress Two OF the men in the mean
time stood in the excavation and held Joness head
| up. About this time E. j. Everard boss plumber
OF No. 65 Sprng-st.. and Patrick Hamilton. con-
tractor OF No 2,l00 Lexngton-ave., were placed
under arrest by Detective Raedig. of the Madison
| st. station. The two men tainted. and after they
had been resuscitated Father Spelman admins
tered religious consolation to them. They were
then removed to Gouverneur Hospital in an am
bulance. which quickly returned to walt for the
Tine m The hn sSa up an he mean time
Battalion Chief cassell, Of the Fire Department
Jones Jones' assisted by Fireman John / Higgins. Of
Truck No. g. and Roundsman Fenneliy The eI latter
Would G get sunsruek if they kept up their furious
called for Gs and twelve wo % S
In the ana possb p
Beven of Hospital Who also
present twice sent stimuants down 10 the mhp ga
S to- mako s" head%ay ana Jones' was pulled up
eral inches. The dggers. encouraged by this re-
seemingly rescued. On seeing this the big crowd
that had gathered in the street sent up mighty
| Jones slipped back again. and the SAND took a
Captain Meakin and several others took hold of
Jones' and he finally pulled out and carried
to the surface. Of the street When asked how he
"oh. | am all right. wasn't born to die in a
Single. and that he lived at No 1856 Bedfordave
in eharse Of Detective Raeds in the
life Would no %t
Michael McQuade. the building conractoar was was
s sse Esssx aas
before Magistrate Brann. Jones also went to court
HE d n Th d
shpfFsd P%rieF HamiItGn he he con!sss s wa, was
shock caused by the accident.