New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
SECOND PARK ROW CAVE-IN
Municipal Building Excavation
CoIlapses, Blocking Traffic.
CAR TRACKS UNDERMINED
Third Avenue Elevated Train
Stops Just Before Reaching
Weakened Structure.

For the second time within three months
TIE snoring on the Park Row side Of the
excavation for the new Municipal Building
caved IN yesterday morning. Unlike the
csve-in OF June 3 none Of the workmen was
buried beneath the avalanche of sand, al
though the damage covered q larger area,
extending forty feet along the edge. down
seventy feet into the big hole and nine feet
out toward the middle Of the street
The gap made in the street weakened the
underpinning Of the Third avenue elevated
road also causing : noticeable sag in he
so11-hbound tracks of the Third avenue
surface line
For time fears were felt for the safety
OF eny trains that might be run over the
structure. and for cars on the surface road.
END traffic On both was suspended at that
point The surface cars had a temporary
terminal for several hours at Duane street
erd elevated trains on the Third Avenue
line old not rgIn below Chatham Square
Al examination was made by engineers
Of the Bradley Contra citing Company "hlon
Is doing the excavatiug work for the lo1A-
oation company, and upon their report Il.a'
+he 7o-4bbound tracks might be Iseo WIN
sefa-v traffic was resumed on that side OF
both roads
7. vas nor until 5 o'clock al rish[ nov
.,-er that 4 was deemed safe TO use the
-.l.,o,,.5 track of The surface road.
force of vorkrnen having been busy durlns
-. 5sv repairing the damage But even At
.hs- row the engineers did not believe the
,-,,-,.,,,,-5 track of the elevated road
,o.,,5 +,a safely used. and only the uptown
+-.oly rss used for both up and down
trains
ne ho-.e vas expressed bv rhe elevated
- management that traffic on both
.-ac.s would be resumed this morning
F-a5e-iclz " StrathkaIap. division super
,,-er5en- Of the road. made II clear II
.+a-er7ent during the dav that 7ha'eFeE
g. 5a-naee II could only be temporary as
+ba concrete foundation Of the pillars eA-
+.-Se6 down to rock bottom
a. --a time that the wall Of snoring COL
la-sA5 the report Of the falling urloeIS
--.I5 ba heard for blocks. and large
crowd vas attracted 4 sou1noouiiN = a. c.
- -7e elevated road vas approaching me
-. s-s-,o-, nut the rnotorman stopped
e. before he reached the weakened spot
tr the structure
s.,rzar- Hertz. - the Brooklyn Brlose
x-,-.S -elerhored g report Of the accloehI
= z7o,io4 HEADQUARTERS. and IN a snort
-. +rA reserves Of the Oak street station
rec On the scene and had the siJuanon
-rA17 q hand al traffic along PARK FI'N
bl-uee- The bridge and Chambers street
being stopped until The extent q the aali--
sse could be determined
pss,az- T7o0tins chief engineer ~ the
R-e57,ev Contracting COMPANY, rnarshaileo
So men who were soon at work restoring
the retaining wall
ue EXPRESSED the opinion that TIE col
,-,r. n .l7A old vail and the landslide had
been caused hv he recent rains He also
sai4 that the snoring and retaining vans
OF al SIDES q the excavation we're coN
stsn+ly under inspection 70 prevent 21st
+ha e7-- Of accident that occurred yester-
6a- morning
When bids for the foundation work we're
4~s- ,-v'red t1e intention was 70 have the
sane shifting sands which caused yester-
aavsz accident fo- the actual foundation
n -l,e immense structure. although nom
47a1rv resting upon caissons hecdeo IN tne
sand L was because Of the publicity gwen
the matter by The Tribune that Ihe con
-rs~r vas held up and changes were mace
recurring the CaissOus TO he sunk 70 heu-