The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-22
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gas in the broken mains put an end
to this danger.
Fire ladders and ropes were lowered
into the great hole and police and
bremen began Carrying out the dead
and injured, while contractora' cm-
pioycs and others worked ~furiously
clearing away the timbers. rails and
debris that imprisoned many persons.
Within an hour more than fifty
injured persons had been removed
from the cave. Two of these, a man
and a woman. died on the way to hos
pitfalls another woman was report
cd dying by surgeons. a short time
later the rescuers reached the worst
part OF the wrcckage and the nrst
body was recovered. Police and fire.
men later reported taking five dead
from the caye-in.
Rescuers found numerous sticks of
dynamite scattered about in the sub
way excavation ana a foreman for the
United states Realty and Improve
mcnt company, contractors on this
section OF the subway, said much
blasting had been done this morning
between T~wenty-third and Twenty
fifth streets under seventh avenue.
r. A. Little. general superintendent
for the contractors. said:
''The disaster was due to a small
explosion OF dynamite which caused a
number OF street props IN this section
TO give way The charge which
actually caused the accident was a
regulation dynamite charge and the
cavc-in was not due 60 n Careless
ness on the art OF our employees.
Rather. it was due to the crude, loose
formation OF the dirt which we un-
expoctedly came ross.
Mayor Mitchell drove TO the scene
of the accident early. After an In
spection OF the cave-in he said that
Il was too early GO suggest criminal
responsibility but that all subway
construction work In the city will be-
inspected at once.
The dynamite blast was set Off al.
most directly under Seventh avenue
and T~wenty-nfth street. according Il
Chief Engineer Jones OF the construc,
ton company. He told the fire com
missioner the blast had hurled a large
rock against portions OF the under.
pinning. knocking this nway aud al
lowing the pavement overhead and
portions 0f the dirt side walls to coll
lapse.
There were between seventy and
eighty labcrcrs In the excavation az
the time of the accident. Several
wore reported TO have been buried Ia
the caye-in. Five Of the dead were
said By the police 70 have been la
borers.
District Attorney Perkins and the
grand jury arrived az the scene eariy
ana Coroner Feinhorg and assistants
were ALSO thure.
Thousands OF persons pass alone
this section OF seventh avenue every
morning on their way Ca and FROM
T%wenty-third street. which is the main
cross-town artery In that section
That more persons were not Killed ol
seriously injured was due 10 the fac
that the major portion OF the side
walks ON both sides OF the avenue dl'
not fail.
After reseuers had worked fou
hours Ia the dehrls-hled excavation
was announced the number Of injurcl
would total between 50 and 100.
a Contradictory statements were Civ
en- "a e whether the cave-in occusre
just before OF at the moment IN
street a reached Tw4nty-nfth stree
A number OF persons who witnesse
the accident told District Attoruc
Perkins they saw workmen with re
lass signal the car 60 stop nea
Twenty-fourth street, hat that IN
warning was ~disrogarded Other pei
cone .alI pt ..tnrrlur hnH h4an qtUn,