The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-29

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Tho recovery OF the body Of Diver
William Iloar. after ninetyfour hours
Of vigil over The waters OF tho Rock
away river dam NJ Boonion. n. j.,
ended the suspense IN one Of tho
most remarkable Of casos. Il Is prob.
ablo that lloar lived twontyono hours
under the wnter-ihat much is SUR
missed from the signals Tho struggle
20 roloage him, hour afior hour, was
fun OF Incident horoam, aud sadness.
Evory effort was made 10 save him.
Il was generally acknowledged that
Hoar was tho victim Of hla own in-
discretion. II was tremendously
ticklish Job no was sent 10 do. lie
hlmaolf reported. after two trips no
made 20 the bottom. that no had never
been ON ruch q 'Hcnry Job" In bis
lie before. but that no had things
fixed down below 80 that he had no
foar Of any further accident
story Of the Accident.
In tho middle OF a fourfoot alulco
pipe. NJ the bottom Of a shaft run
ming straight from the top Of tho
dam TO the bottom. Ia gate valve
by which the quantity Of the water In
tho dam IL to be regulated.
This valve got out OF order after
the dam had been allod up. II stuck
so that the gates were eighteen Inches
apart and could not bo opened or
closed. An expert from the works
In Troy whore the valve was made.
came out ana worked over Il for a
week, The valve could not be bulged.
Il became necessary TO shut on the
Gov OF water at the mouth OF the
pipe.
Now, tho Pipe does not bogln at.
the dam Itself. but runs out under
water Tor a hundred feet and ops,,s
nm cement platform fifteen foct
square.
The mouth OF the pipe IL in per.
pendicnlar wall which rlsea ten feet
above the platform. TO close the
opening effectively this plan was dc
vlsod; A great ball. made Of wood
nfty.two Inches In diameter. or four
inchos larger that the inlet opening
IN the apron. was weighted with lead
and lowered toward the opening. Il
was hoped TINT the suction would
catch tho ball. draw Il into the hole
and cut on the dow OF water through
the pipe.
AZ tho nrst attempt the ball broke
away from the ropo by which II was
lowered. Chief Engineer George G
Harness. who had devised the plan
sent to j. s, Buudick, master diver
for diver. Bundlck sent out Bil
Hoar. who found the bali on the bot
tom OF the dam aud connected Il agall
with tho lowering cable. The hnl
was lowered again, and this tlm'
rolled into the inlet opening, and wa
caught by the suction.
hut the water did not stop iiowlnl
from the outlet pipe ON the othe
side OF the dam Il came out II
diminished volume. but stlll In
torrent which made Il out OF the quoi
tlon to attempt 10 reach the broke
valve which was making all N
trouble. Bill hoar was sent 70
again, TO find out what was wroni
when he came up he reported that
hveInch hawser which had been tie
into one end OF the bn" to make
caster to handle had gut IN .stwee
the downstream side OF the ball an
the bottom OF the pipe and kept IN
opening from being closed altogetho
There was consultation OF eng
neos, and Il was decided to try TO q
the crewoes between the sides an
bottom OF the ban and the odge6 ,
the pipe with sand bags for Hoar ha
reported that any diver who attemp
ed TO reach the iammed ropo or
cut Il would be drawn Ia and orushC
To death by the suction.
Hoar went down with eight sar
hags. He came to the surface az
said that ne had stopped all ieakal
ON one side OF the bah and th
thare was no suction on that side
speak OF
with more sand bags he went dow
again, and when he came mp he sa
that there was now no danger az q
IN walking around on the platforl
although there were several crevic
through which the racing waters III
ged mighty hard at everything with
reach. He thought that three mo
bags would close them. Al about
o'clock he started on tho trip frO
which ne did not return.
Charley Dobson. who has work
With Hoar Tor years and with who
the diver had a code OF signals viii
allowed them 10 understand o
another by jerks OF the rope
most as clearly ss thou~h ~
were face To face ON dry Ian