New-York tribune., 1910-01-07

of Finkelstcin's bore eight hours later.
Sitting sand made the work Nof the
Buildings Department hazardous. At
intervals the men were compelled 10
place heavy snoring until they had dug
down fifteen feet. where the gaping hole
Of the Russians grave stopped their
wor6
At the bottom Of the ditch the men
sounded further into the dark tunnel.
Then they began a drift tunnel. In the
hope OF making their way to the body,
The men worked in drenching rain
storm. and were often relieved 10y
others When it seemed ages to the on
lockers. who were held back by the po-
lice reserves. Pat Gaffney. one of the
rescuing "sandhogs" sent his pick into
the roof Of the passage
Owen Smith. George Donnelly and
James Gallagher hurled themselves into
the trench and fought to enter the tun-
mel but they were halted by David p.
Csnavan. who noted the dangerous con-
dition Of the sand and refused to allow
the men In risk their livas in the fiimsy
tunnel At the same time Superintend-
ent Reville posted a notice on the build
ing whore the excavation had its start
notifying the owners that the structure
was unsafe
Within two hundred feet Of the tunnel
is the East Side branch Of the Four
teenth Street Bank, and it was believed
for some time that Finkelstein had
planned 10 enter this building through
his subway.
The story told by the mans wife that
the jeweiry store was the real objective
was later accepted by the police.
While the tunnel was lined with odd
pieces OF wood, such as are used in
packing boxes. ii was built at a uniform
width Of thirty inches ard height OF
-rhirtY-siK inches Finkelstein was a big
man, and when he entered the cave he
= was compelled TO lie on his stomach.
Fourteen bags. each big enough to hold
s cubic foot Of sand. were found at the
entrance of the tunnel. A small scoop
shovel and few boards for further
snoring composed the rest Of the imple
Dents used ir the tedious work.
a huge mound Of earth in the cellar
Of the building where the boring was
started showed that at least three tons
or sand had been scooped from the pas
saeewaN. There was nothing more 10
give evidence Of the tremendous task
that was being carried on while thou
sands Of persons walked in the street
overhead.
Finkelstein had made careful plans Of
his borings A sloping shaft led under
the sidewalk and in the direction of
tenement house at No. - Ludlow street.
Then there was sharp turn. and the
course Of the tunnel changed until il
seemed 10 head in the direction Of a
furniture store kept by Harris Sakolsky,
st No. 50 Ludlow street This store is
IN the rear Of the jewelry establishment.
Samuel Zirinsky. the ieweller. who lives
in the Onyx apartment house. at 18th
street and Second avenue. was robbed
in his home on November :. He had
taken precautions against a similar oc-
currence at his store, and If the Russian
had reached the store he would have
been foiled in his efforts 70 gain the
Jewels by a network of electric wires
which guard the big safes.
The safes are also guarded by wooden
cases. which are also fitted with the lat
est electrical burglar alarms. The bank
building, two doors away from Zirinsky's
jewelry store, is even more carefully
guarded, and the cashier did not believe
that Finkelstein had designs on the