Arizona republican., 1916-07-26
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 GAS IN TUNNEL.
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 CLEV BLAND. July 25.-Federal of ficials Investigating the water works tunnel district which cost tWenty-two lives. late this afternoon ordered all to reach the bodies Of the F men imprisoned in the tunnel stop ped until some time tomorrow.
 This action was taken because tests of the gas through which the rescuers had to pass showed that it it was highly explosive and the officials feared a second explosion. An attempt will be made to pump out the gas.
 All hope that any of the twelve men trapped ir tae tunnel is alive has been abandoned The bodies those O. members of two rescue parties which tried to reach the doomed men, but gas. are iu the moreue. The eight injured men. also members of the reacue parties. will recover
 Fcur investigations. city, county state and federal will be started to- morrow to determine tho cause of the gas explosion near the five mile crib end of tfa tunnel last night which entombed tie twelve men and released the gas which overcome the two rescue parties.
 The efforts of Gustav C. Van Duzen. superintendent If water works con struction and the members of the rescue parties. to reaS5 the imprison- lea men without gas helmets or put motors resulted in the increase in the Ceath list. This afternoon a third rescue uarty equipped with the safety devices entered the tunnel and recov- cred The rescuers. ten of whom were dead Van Dozen was among the rescucrs wto were revived
 Headed by D J. Parker and l.. NJ Jones of the United States bureau Of mines. who arrived here from Pitts burg with the mine rescue car the i third p2rty of rescuers penetrated DO feet into the wrecked tunnel from | the crib end. Five men with the two | experts and even equipped as they l were with inc gas helmets. they l found difficulty m making their way 90 heavy was the gas With their safety lanterns they could see that | a large cave in had occurred They did rot sPcnd much time invcstigat | ing the condition of the tunnel at i inc point of the explosion as they were concerned with bearing out the bodies of the resC Cuers who were scat tered along the tunnel
 Parker and Jones. after consultinc with Water Commissioner Jaeger wh. ttdu ilidue several IFlflS mo the tUr - mel and had made tests of the gas decided that it was too risky to make &n attempt to get at the twelve mer still imprisoned
 According 70 the federal investi- gators the electric wiring in the tun- nel was faulty After they had en- tered with the rescue party they ord. cred the electric power shut off They would not venture an opinion as tC the cause of the explosion but mos of those concerned with the distric declare that one of the F workmer probably jabbcd his pick into a largt pocket of gas which caused the bias Others say that crossed light Uir, may have caused the explosion.
 All the bodies so far recovered ar, Of members of the first and seccnC rescue party. Eleven Workmcn orig inally ontombed are still entombed Rescuers believe the tunnel caved il after the explosion and remaining vic tims are buried under tons of mud an, may not be reached for days Follow ing is tho revised list of dead: In Morguc
 Patcher. Harry, Toledo, secretar- international compressed air an, foundry workers union.
 Mccormick. John.
 Schwund. c. NJ.
 Repp. F. F.
 TuTnbull. Archie
 Wood, c. M.
 Welsh. Clarence
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