Evening journal., 1913-08-01
DEATH DEALING FUMES
IN MANHOLE SNUFF OUT
LIVES OF THREE MEN
William BoIden, Jacob Monck and Albert Trusiy
Victims of Gases; Monck and Trusfy Sacrificing
Their Lives in Heroic Attempt 10 Get
BOIden TO Safety.
COLORED MAN GOES TO DEATH
WHEN OTHERS SPURN RESCUE WORK

Forgetting the instinct Of self preser-
vation, and displaying a hcrolsm rarely
equalled, Jacob Monck, aged about 40
years, of No. llO0 Walnut street, an en-
ploye of the Street and Sewer Depart
ment, and Albert Trusty, 35 years old,
Of the Buttonwoods, near New Castle,
gave up their lives shortly after I
o'clock this morning when they entered
a fume laden manhole at Thirteenth
and Lombard streets, to remove William
liolden aged go years, Of Fifteenth and
Head streets. who had been overcome
by sewer gases.
Bolden was evidently dead before his
rescue was attempted. All the men were
colored.
IL was a daring yet fruitless attempt
at the rescue of dying men. As MonclS
reached over Boldcns body he fell life
less, and Trusty. who was watching the
men at work, entered the sewer and he,
too, was overcome Another colored man
who was standing near the manhole,
rushed into the plant of the Delaware
Leather Company, nt the southeast cor
ner of Thirteenth and Lombard streets
and called for help While a call was
sent 10 the police station for the patrol
wagon, another call was sent 20 the
fPhoenix ambulance. and both apparatus
responded. Elmer Miller and Christie
pher Hulbcrg employees of the leather
company, went 10 the mnnhole and after
seeing the three forms lying at the bot
tom of the nine.foot hole. they secured
poles and ropes. with which they secured
the bodies and brought them TO the sur
face.
John Washington. OF No. lll5 Walnut
street. went through the inlet into thl
sewer in heroic attempt 10 rescue th
men. He was nearly knocked down b.
the powerful fumes and did not hav
strength TO drag the victims out.
As he came out Of the sewer he fel
over unconscious Several Others of tn
first arrivals were driven back by th
: fumes coming from the sewer.
While the ambulance was on II
] way to the death scene, word was sen
10 the Wilmington Gas Company "a
their pulmetor. and this was sent /
. 1.-THE scene within short time
lcharge OF g. VI Sickle and was use
ION Bolden for some time, but he cou
mot be revived Monck was likewil
led signs Of life. he was placed in th
lambulance and rushed TO the Deli
ware Hospital. where u was foun
that the man was dead.
Monck and Bolden we're in charg
of several worl1men at the place. an
after Monck had fallen over. severa
Of the workmen refused to enter Tn
3 manhole II was then that Trust
/ declared that II no one else woul
try to save the men. he would |
was an errand of death for Trusty.
AS soon as possible Alexander
q Taylor, city engineer. Frank w. Pier
son. street commissioner. and Nevi
/ n. Clowney. a foreman Of the Stree
and Sewer Department. who ha
charge of the men, arrived on IN
scene. They directed the work of re
moving the bodies from the manhol,
Bolden. who had been employed b
the city for 20 years. was at work i
, the sewer yesterday with Monck an
Howard Montgomery. Mongomer
this morning was sent TO work in Oh
q Silverbrook sewer otherwise h
! might have met the fate of his friends
as it was his duty to enter sewer
, first The three men had been work
) ing the Thirteenth street sewer 70
several days. Il having becom
clogged Bolden and Monck went {
the manhole this morning at o'cloc
and ten minutes later they wer
] found dead.
On the arrival Of the police patro
| and ambulance at the Delaware Hos
) pital, the physicians there declare
: the mems lungs had completely file
, and nothing could be done for then
I When the men fell they struck o.
their face In the few inches Of waite