New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-12
Seven Other Workmen Injured
at Western End of Old
BERGEN Tunnel.
GETTING READY FOR BLASTS
Priests of Nearby Church
Quickly on the Scene of
Accident and Render
Heroic Aid.

the Old tunnel. was HnlSlleu anu us u90
by passenger trains begun only about a
month ago, while the tunnel was used
only for freight traffic. II is the purpose
Of the Erie TO run four tracks through
the new cut, and gangs were at work AZ
both ends Of the tunnel. where IL curves
toward the new cut, tearing II out tor
a bout three hundred feet 10 stralghten
out the curves and make room for the
fourth track in the new cut.
1t was the gang on the Sunday shift
at the west portal that was caught by
the cave-in. William Hallisv. one OF the
men killed. had been out of work for sew
eral months and had got his first work
yesterday morning on the Erie tunnel
A negro who applied for work was more
fortunate He was told TO take off his
coat and pitch in. but when he saw IN.
nature of the ground he refused the job.
Most of the men. however. had been on
the job of the new cut working for the
Willard Construction Company. of Phila-
delphia- and had beep switched over by
them 10 the work of tearing out the old
tunnel when the new cut was finished
They wore badges of the Willard com
pany. and most of the dead and injured
had time checks and pay checks of the
Willard company in their pockets. They
were chiefly rock drillers and their help
ers.
The list of dead and injured follows:
The DEAD.
BAIMAN. Joseph. nineteen years old, summit
and St Paul avenues
COLEMAN. Edward. thirty-fve years Old. No.
243 Iaidlaw avenue
FEENEY James. fifty years old. No Ia s.
Paul's avenue
HALLGsY. William. twenty-eiEht years cd. No.
81 oakland avenue. leaves wife AM Two
JAMES. John thirty years Old. Baldwin and St.
PauTs avenues
MARTINI. Louis. forty-fve years Old address
unknown; body taken 70 tire rnorzue-
SCHUYLER. Frederick. twenty years old. No
40 Hoboken avenue
TRIANE. Angelo. twenty-thres years old 10
q Porter street
Cnlds9T HdFss t tafi weight 100 pounds cheek
1870, Willard Construction Company-
Unidentified man. about twenty-five years old.
nay check No 1.I45-
THE INJURED.
BoNENArTo Ptstro tR,Ety<s . ye TorS Cd bS S
- S;,sb Srs iDtsrraI injuries. taken 70 -
Franciss Hospital
COSTELLO, Pasauale. thiTty-fve years ca 80
street: head and right leg cruShed' 'aAen "
Jersey City Hospital
avenue: head and body crushed, taken 20
Jersey city Hospital
JAMES Albert foreman twenty-siK years % %
NJ SOS Newark avenue: chest, arms anu
les crnshed: taken to Jersey city Hospital
->-r- VI : tbirtv-seven years old. No
So5 palisades avenue; left leg crusned' TAKEN
10 Jersey City Hospital
u1,-r. 1cn1. forty years old. Monmouth ave
Dr+' ni1a. bodv crushed and internal INJURIES
taken to st Franciss Hospital
prto carnutch. nineteen years Old. No
wales avenue: right leg crusned' 'dAeh -
Christ Hospital
Eeenev died at his home last night anu
the bodv was viewed by County Physl-
clan Charles D. Converse, who ofderea
C.~.a- Houghton to hold the inquest
this morning.
Search for Superintendent
The police and the county o1rcld!S
,-bo we're first on the ground lniilieui-
+o1,- bsean a search for the superln-
.,.,a.,+ as this is the first big accideht.
+ba+ has occurred under the new employ
ors, liability law of New jersey. and II
the superintendent had ordered the men
into the tunnel the responsiblllty Wouid
80, Nth the company John smith was
the superintendent of the work ana +"
uas learned that he was on the east
rida If The Hudson Boulevard when the
happened. while the portai Oh
- +,,,r,e1 * about three hundred feet
II
ha found BY the police. and late iasC
NIGHT men from Prosecutor Garveh OF
So we're still searching for HIM
T. Morrshead. the resident ens'-
neer in charge. also was missing. 'l-o'i7'
II was said by the men that he hao pee"
an the ground when work started III AH'
morning
rzx,,cfs lee Stuart. chief engineer OF
tho New York Division of the Ere
on the scene of the accident III tli7
+ernoon He was down in the cut WINE
-, no1ics were busy keeping the crowd
bacx on the boulevard. and soon aI'er-
,,-.rd they learned of his presence. out
before they had time TO see him ne nad
s+onned A. westbound train and gone 70
-. home in Essex Fells. He said 20
The Tribune last night:
..Trha accident was one OF those when
NAV happen al any time About htteen
,ahorers were at work preparing the
last twenty feet of the arch for blasting
marrow. when il gave way with
,har, Those who We're killed fell upon
= nile of rock. and were buried beneath
r. s,opes and bricks of which the arch
was built
Reseuers Soon at Work.
AS soon as the accident happened
,vorkren employed by the Willard Con-
company. OF Philadelphia. who
are doing the work for us. set to work
clearing away the wreckage from over
.ha man There were enough derricks
and other apparatus at hand To do the
work quickly
7 NJ. Barrett superintendent OF the
Nav York terminal of the Erie. went out
20 the scene of the accident with Mr..
Stuart He said:
1T was a case of men playing With
ors The men knew the danger, but
they got careless. The hard rock men
shonId have known the condition OF the
ground 1t vas their business to know