New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-14
NO HOPE FELT FOR DIVER.
SECOND PLAN ABANDONED
Officials Still Seeking to Stop Flo7o
of Water in Conduit.

Boonton N j. April 13.-All hope that Will
lam Hoar, the diver, who was caught between
the fange of an intake pipe and ball of WOOD
and lead weighing two tons on Monday AFTER
noon, at the bottom of the Jersey City reservoir
here is alive has been abandoned. and the prob
lem now is 10 release the body and bring II 10
the surface Hoar died about noon yesterday,
t. is believed. and although air has been pumped
down into his diving arrnor there seems no
doubt that ii has been a useless proceeding Tor
thirty odd hours
Last night efforts were made to dam the out
let pipe outside the dam to reduce the SUCTION
which holds the great ball in place. ana thus
allow it TO slip back and release Hoars ies.
The effort has failed thus far, as the bags OF
sand lowered into the great pipe nave peeh
swept away.
Two plans are now being tried An effort may
be made tomorrow TO have a diver descend into
the pipe and try to repair the broken gate WIN
out the water being turned off. or in some man
ner TO dam the flow OF water There Is h'tie
chance that this will be done. however. as no
diver would care TO risk himself in the strong
current that flows through the pipe. The other
plan is to use a great stream Of water to be
taken from the dam to cause back flow IN the
pipe which has caused the trouble.
II these plans do not succeed, II is IKely that
the lake will have to be drained This the water
company does not wish to do at this time OF the
year fearing it might not again fill this season.
Hoar is seventy feet under water. 1t will be
needful TO move the big ball which holds him
fast independent OF the need for releasing his
body. The ball must be forced into position to
close the opening OF the pipe. so as 10 smut the
water out Of the conduit
Hoar's two sisters came here this morning,
and staying here awaiting the recovery 81
the body. They are overcome by grief ana
shock .
william J. Hoar. the diver imprisoned in the
Roonton reservoir, had just been appointed 9
diver IN the Department Of Docks and Ferries
when he went to Boonton. The notice or mis-
appointment was printed yesterday In The CITY
Record"
one of the divers who has been working until
exhausted to rescue William J. Hoar from the
Boonton reservoir has returned home. entirely
used I'D by his Iabors William Olsen. who
was sent from New-York to his rescue. and was
the second diver to go to Hoars aid, told of his
experience last night at his home, No. 152
Hamilton-ave. Brooklyn He says there is no
reason TO believe that Hoar is now alive. He
said:
hated to leave the reservoir with poor ioar 9
body Sun unreleased but | am so fassed Out shP
long enough to do airy good so came nome. ~
they do not get his body tonight shall probably
At depth OF seventy feet IL Is impossible for
IA q fbe dark 70 Sc sambied on body He was
| conscious then. and we shook hands; When we
| work on a job of this sort generally kick the
sandbags into place, and IL was while doing this
that Hoar slipped and his leg caught In the
opening and pulled in. instead of the bag. l saw
at once that II impossible to move the huge
ball for some time, and l slit open the bags and
kicked them away. trying 10 enlarge the opening
enough 10 reduce the suction and enable Hoar 70
be pulled out. II did good. and nearly had
my caught by the suction several times, so
went up the surface and gulTed down some
fresh air and then went back After working al
night / was exhausted that could not go down
again. When down the last time Hoar was
practically unconscious and was barely able TO lif
! hts hand to mine. From what could learn or his
| actions while l him I sure he was
| suffering great agony and l think he died soor
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