New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-20
THREE BLOWN
! THROUGH RIVER
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ney. who asked him how he happened
TO be caught.
you know I was not looking for you
lincoln" said Tunncy. "By Jove. you've
taken your mustache off. You look
much younger with a smooth face, but
I'd know you Just the same
Iincoln's fat. red face deepened IN
color and his bullying eyes ghstened,,
"Iu tell you now l was taSen' ne
said to Tunney. was helo up
framed by The people VINO run the
boarding house where / was 4ving ~
West Thirueth Street. They learned
that I was Lincoln, and they tried 70
force me 20 give up $3.50 Tor hush
rsonev. If il takes me the rest OF my
life I'm going 10 get even with them
,r,o tho tunnel a Few minutes later
L,. the superintendent IN charge re.
Fnsed 20 hermit IL. lie insisted tha'
he man 20 20 the Brooklyn Hospi'
tai where he was treated more because
he should have been half-dead accord
inc 70 ali the laws of the tunnel dig-
GERS chances than any actual I'M uries
Ve will leav there a. O'Clock this
afternoon.
Travis H.. Whitney. secretary OF the
prblic Service Commission, and sew
cral officials who have interested them
selves in the construction work, es-
caped the accident by just twenty-four
Lours One dav previous 70 the Gccl-
don. 70 the minute. Mr.. Whitney, sam
mel Ordway, chairman, and Coionel
Rice. member Of the state civil ser
vice Commission. were inspecting the
tunnel and had examined the entrances
70 but did not enter the AIR chamDer
The new bore IS being constructed oy
tke Flinn-ORourke Company. Oincials
n the concern said that every precau-
ton was being taken IN me use o.
compressed air power, but that noDouy
could foretell the presence OF weaA
enots in the river bed, such as mlghs
cause blowout and possible loss o.
life. ,..o s,o. .bet
twrlve wears ago during the course OF
construction Of the Original tuhnyyl IN,
Ger the East River a similar explosion
tod blown a workman through the pea
~ The river and TO the surface. Ihls
man escaped with practically no IN
inr;es With the exception OF thls
previous accident Mabey's experience
& unioue in engineering accidents
immediately after the accident inc
cir nressure was lowered and water
flooded an but scventy-fve feet OF the
@G0-foot stretch of tunnel Scows were
;r,nc3iatelv set 10 work dropping cray
c,'cr .lo epo- in the river where a
turbulent, boiling surface toio OF INC
rush of water into the tunnel.
PUMPS will be set 10 WORK drawn x
tbe water from the flooded bore TO-
morrow morning, and the superinten-
Jont in charge Of the work does n00tI
beIeve that any considerable delay VIII
reeult from the accident. There is
iaro possibiltv, however, that there
nav be difficulty I'm finding expert sand
hoes. Injured 20 the task Of breathing
compressed air al q seventy-hve-pouh
measure. TO place in the air chambers
~ once. The superstition that hoo
doc attaches 20 a spot after sucn al
accident is expected to cause at Ieas.
q temporary delay in getting men e
enter the bore at that spot again.
Young. whose father, grandtathel
and creat-grandfather were sandhogi
before him. shook his head when J
was suggested that he would be read!
10 return 20 work tomorrow morning
81 aip't never done anything else, bu
cues ] amt too old to learn n
said Chats rotten work, and this j
as close as Il ever came 20 getting me
Maybe | won't 90 into that hole again
] dunno" ,
Work on the present tunnel began J
O-tohor last wear, and it is hoped I
complete IL a year from this month