Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-14
MANY MEN ARE
SUFFOCATED.
Caught in Burning Tunnel Of
Cleveland Waterworks,
SOME WERE ALSO DROWNED
Compelled 10 Jump Into water 10
Escape from Flames Hope
For Those In SHAFT.

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Cleveland W. aug l4-Ihlrty men
suffocated In the new waterworks tun-
mel and n number ~ vorknen drowned
a.. ~ a., -. a.. 800. NJ,
".c 'ne hlS' lepoi's VI tne uea'n "s'
of an awful calamity which occurred
at an early hour today.
Tho now woterwor,,s r,rno, cr,h No
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caught hfe ana was almost destroyed
by the flames, Three gangs OF tunnel
workmen. who live AT the crib. were
CAUGHT ~. rots =, a ,ro, ,,a ot,Lo,
o"usn' l'Ne ie's III t'ap' ana ei'her
had 10 Jump into the lake ana posi-
bly, drown. or else 20 back into the
tunnel IN a nrobahle daatb hv suoo.
catinn
II is knovn that NJ least throo moi,
were drowned and a number were res.
cued They beionged H. he ehift mat
was resting M The lime ana we're
forced "a himp into the lake IN escane
a oeath nv fire MANY ~ tben, ,voro
very badly burned others slightly
However. the thirty men who were
At work I'm the tunnel AZ tbe tina The
nte broke out may an he daed fron
suffoeation.
AT o'clock a m. when a tur
reached the scene the fire had died
down somewhat. The life saving crew,
fire tug Cleyelander. and fur tugs
were on the scene. bur nothing coIIn
be done 10 learn whether The men in
the tunnel were alive or dead because of
the still burning structure The dremen
had the flames under control al 4.31
a. m.
lhe opinion of some on tho scena vas
that the tunnel men had nerished Cor
want Of air. Others Thought thev v,era
safe, as the COMPRESSED air was nossi-
bly, NOT shut of.
The tug Sprankle brougbt tho badly
burned and half.naked men to sbort
where several of them were token a.
ambuances TO hospitals
a. 5,So o,cIooi, '9p', az,
FIVE charred bodies thai had heen
found AtGa m. The coronar haa 80
summoned and was taken IN he ecora
in tug. EXPERTS also who ~ I .no
ARRANGEMENTS OF the shoe, T., ,,,t,
are imprisoned the siytoa' =" "" LIN
also go ont Tho Ave hod,as go, WI
charred beyond reroepi,ion i'U''N arc
A few minutes befnra q o,o,,,t.
boiler in the crih evniodod v,i,h .on.,aa
force. One gang M eiebt r,o,, , ~, li,'1
work in the tunnel henootb Nv "1 go. AZ
and two moro ganos ,,.a,o 49,, Wy I"ne'
crib al the time 60, a'ae'p ~ t.ls
plosion occarred ona ~ 70 10 ',e w
above the Lake s,aytea ~ sanss
vator 10 eel tho gans un u1"n o.s e,e
hut while ON ne S savs S unuei nsa'n OUT.
operating the elavator go,,o Wv po"es
they were emf an v,i,b 49, $50 out ana
In few minutes tbe ,,u So,i'l 9ues'
party in the crib discoverod ,ha, y, .l,e
position was extrerneI,, ori,ioo ','"' ,neII
twenty-one men and ono 80 Apou ut
hemmed I'm by the burni,,, o.,,, Wy
was Of wood and was 6ied Vii, III M,,ch
mable material Too tarrteaa =, ,'', lam
they were forced bocL CO., ~ uIess
10 the waters edgo b,' III w steP
nr Sn,o,o ,u,..,.,
hope seemed the water ~ tbe , oi,s
They were without boats ar6 TN I'm,
miles from shore they had M bonn &c
forced p rYG tben i'm mem m Soon the flames
ing any piece of wreckage noesihia
jumped into the lake There was not
even ledge around the crib for me
imperilled people 10 cling 10 and tbe,,
were floating near the burning crib
screaming for help. when the tng
Sprankle reached the scene. The ting
was In the harbor when the fire was
first seen and though II went al fun
speed TO the burning structure. The
building had burned to the waters edge
when II reached there.
Capt II. Thorne of the tug I p
Sprankle stated that he found the lake
in the vicinity Of the fire swarming
with men. They were ali naked and
were swimming about in the water al
most exhausted. He SAYS that ne saw
at least one man throw up his arms i'm
despair and sink 10 a watery grave
Capt. Thorne and his crew rescued
eighteen Of the men and brought them
to Cleveland.
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iriH hNo"N DEAD
Arthur Hastings
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