Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-01

William Whate, of 10 Summer ave.
tue, the engineer, just previous e. this
had seen the Z p of the bucket dlsap-
bearing down ne shaft. Their he heard
- great exploaipn as the cn'npr ess'"
air rushed out Of the top 0f the shaft.
Ike rushed over and notlfed Foreman
Murphy.
When the police arrived County
Physician Mckenzie was notified, and
preparations were made for the recov-
cry OF the bodies. just as this was
going on Mr.. Melvin appeared on the
scene and took charge of the work OF
recovering the bodies The compressed
air pumps were set in motion again
and the shaft closed up. Soon the
water was out Of the compartment and
men were sent down to see what could
be lone TO bring out the bodies.
work of Rescue Begun.
Under the leadership of John Benz
nings, James Shepherd. William Fo
garty and Steven Fogarty, all of New
York, were sent down into the COM
partment and the work OF recovering
the bodies began at the risk of their
liz es.
The big derrick attached to one of the
scows was put to work and n chain
stretched down the shaft. to which was
attached a hook n chain. The bodies
were fastened with the chain and then
attached to the hook and hoisted to the
scows, from. which they were taken
ashore and sent to Mullins morgue. 1t
was two hours after the accident before
the first body, that of John Mccain
bridge, was taken out, and shortly
after the second victim, James Jack
.rN - NYaxrr N1rlg ufoS hrnttohN k0 The
scow.
The men worked all night n one
body after another was brought to the
scows and sent to the morgue. Ac-
cording to the workers, 1t would take
many hours before all the bodies are
recovered. but there IL no let-up on the
work. and every employe of the COM
pany that could be located was hurried
to the scene and put to work.
Brown Insists On Further Search.
With the exception of the body Of
Samuel Boyd all OF the bodies We're
brought up before daylight today. 1t
was then thought there had been but
fourteen men in the c~aisson, but Jahue
Brown, a survivor, insisted there was
still another victim at the bottom Of
the river, and about ii o'clock this
morning Boyd's body was recovered.
All of the bodies were taken to Null
Inns morgue, where hundreds of ne
groes, including many from New York.
who had learned of the catastrophe,
viewed them in an effort to make iden-
tiflcations.
Prosecutor w. A. Mott sent Detective
Walter Godfrey to the scene immedi-
ateiy after news of the accident reached
the officials. He made a thorough ex-
animation Of the circumstances sur
rounding the accident and his report
confirmed the opinion of the bridge
builders that the cause was the mis-
placing of the bucket pin, probably by
one of the "~sand-hogs" now dead.
The last of the dead to be identified
was James Stevens, a West Jamaicaian,
q years old, who had come here with
his half-hrother Charles from the South
only two and a half months Ago.. The
Identification was made by the brother
at the morgue, and then he told this
story:
James and I got to Newark IRON the
South Sea Stands because we had heard
stories of much work at good pay up
here. We went to New York first when
the steamer landed and there they said
that If We would come over here We
would both be put at Jobs upon the new
caisson. We came over and my half
brother too the job. l wouldn't, be-
cause W. both looked it over together
and it seemed too dangerous. But last
night I went down to meet him at his
work, and l had just come to the scene
Of 1t when the disaster came. I saw all
Of 1t, the bringing up of the bodies and
the taking Of them away, but In the
great excitement ! did not recognize
my brother, because they bore him