The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-11

called all over the world. Instantly
they were united in band of fury,
revived by a lust for vengeance 1g-
norant and unreasoning, they ragged at
the great chief of the tunnel works as
if he had premeditated and planned
the cataclysm that had swallowed up
thousands of their mates and seem
frgly condemned them to a slow and
horrible death in the darkness.
Riyes was with them and had
worked with them every day. He had
been caught as they were, and there
were no curses for him. II an accident
of destiny had decreed that he should
be at the other end of the tunnel at
the time of the explosion, it is probable
that he would have been included in
the curses and incoherent threats that
were 1eveled at his superior
They came TO a small substation
where supplies mad been stored. and
they tore the boxes open with their.
bare hands Rives warned them loud
" against the emergency lamps, so
they hurled these aside and loaded
themselves with provisions that none
of them could eat. Then the crazy
procession reeled on into the dark
ness, and after hours they came into
the view of faint lights at main sta
ton No
A PANIC OF FEAR
Here Baermann had hastily connect
ed a small emergency dynamo to give
some light to the scene, and, pistol
In hand was holding the last train
in the hope that few Of the sur
vivors from the deeper workings
might find their way out without the
| help of rescue parties In vain ne
had pleaded for volunteers to go In
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the train as fast as they came in,
and the engineers had been only too
willing to dash back to the entrance
with them. Too willing, for there had
been two tail end collisions and only
one track was now open. No more
trains were started in. because the
dispatchers at the entrance knew the
danger Of another collision with the
last of the returning trains.
His men pleaded with Baermann to
leave. but he refused. They finally
threatened the engine driver and he
was eager to- obey when the young
engineer drew his revolver and threat
ened to shoot him if he touched a
lever.
IF one of you men come as far for
ward as the engine" he said coo1ly,
The is dead man. We're going TO
wait"
But the trains full" protested one
of the foremen. They can't get on
If they come
Il guess we can crowd few hum
bred more on" returned Baermanrl,
quietly, and waved the man back
with the menacing muzzle.
At that moment came a far OF
shout from Rives' desperate hun
4 dreds Away down the tracks the
/ men on the trains could see the horde
surgfng forward. II they came up
while the train was still there IT
would be a battle. for place on the
cars A murmur, cowardly but omi-
i nous, rang along the train.
Start the engines-start the en-
gines.''
Baermann kept his eye on the en-
! CINE driver and raised his pistol. The
next moment there was a flash from
4 window OF the forward car and a
sharp report Baermann stiffened,
threw his right arm across his face,
4 spun and fell across the tracks.
And just as the leaders of Rives'
| survivors reached for the steps of the
rear car the train slid out into the
i tunnel and left them screaming and
/ cursing and running in the dark.
THE GREAT PROJECT
1t will be necessary here to go back
what is but a short time in the
life of great projects to a certain hot
night on the roof of the SO story
Hotel Atlantic. where was the most