New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-20
One Unhurt, Another
Dies When Found,
Third Is Lost.
pJDF ON GEYSER
rs FEET HIGH
Fourth Worker in B. K. /.
Bore Escapes Blast by
Quick Turn.
~. men were converted into pro


So, we're converted into pro |
-. yesterday afternoon when a
'....sed ar blowout in the nea
-. pive~ subwav tunncl sho- .ncm
- through ;he 30-foo. raor v'
r., River. through the c..-.
-' ~, .f,,. ,.v.r.a.a sen. .wc o. .hem
a,ios into the air above tae wafer.
One Of the men emerged a. zee f
rom injury IS 'i P'AE'iE ."' - 'S.'
snuon ball was par % w.;
sspston N lae subway 49,.
been SO inoious"'f ....
fight through gravel '"~' anu -,
hat he could take only le" 80. "
,iroAes 'n the "S'eF ana o-,u 49,
being iitea '"'O o"'~
t'apPsaTea 50 'O'', p.'.'-s - -, 80,
iias''e.' O' ''.' - ho+.or, of,be
K 'a1 '''"
'eh ,..l,. af.e-
me ael-u''. ,''' N,
'oe'o'A ln me az d - - W..
20 ''oe o. 'ne ~ S''''' .ha
sl'Monlas0' -. ION.
si''slln hSp'o ans -, ~
AaH eons'i uc''o''' .,s.' NO.
we oe0'Si1- - .. ,i,,e,,ts :
" o. ne '"'' '@''1 80 lon..r,o.
HNas. IS ADo"' o.
a'nne''
Geyser Huris "orN"e"'
III. frs, intimstion that something
e,g.d had occurred below the surface I
81 "a. river reached upper levels when /
nr m barres saw eeyser-like spout /
IA a.. t-o,, sbora that shot seventy +.
w T. .bo ,,idst Of
Me ieet lh'o '"e "'''
ite muddy water tWo hGures one WI
49,, ssvs three were seen.
...5od o. ,,orosn.
When the water Ieeeueu
s.,r one Of the hgures struck out LOT
te Brooklyn side OF the river d"
sure strokes indicated that the swim
Nc, us, nnhurt- He was being lifted
-. - -.ho, he was recog-
Hon 'he Na0ei
nirsd as Marshall haoey, one OF loui
unjbovs who had been working IN the
-, ...r,her of ,he tunnel.
"-p'''seu e'' -. NJ.
Several minutes later FIanA Dii'0'
sns 10 the surface. but was too ex-
.sus.s5 IN make more than @ feeble
8. .as.., Tho crsv Of a
a.
Nrge finally ifftcd MN from 'he "aVc',
s.i Fere too late 10 save his life. Halt
8, -. -. ..... t:. 5od- failed 10
"'ur "oi' 'F'' "'s ''''
FU7e the spark Of lie.
John Mccarthy, the third man VINO .
a,,,es ,bron~h the bottom OF the river, I
s ihe one victim still missing. While
here is A slight chance that ne may
have escapcd and be under Treatment
Al some hospital where mis- identity has f.
70, yet been revealed, il IS believed p
hat bis body is buried in the mud and 4.
ssler
Mystery IN Accident.
UrSs, .,o ,,....,, os oroineer7pe be 1
~ used In tbe Rrooklvn Rapid Transit /
tsnr,l cornnresseJ a;r il ua.d TO hold /
ID the bo,to,, 80 Ito ,;ver while the /
reel plates t5at form the sides Of the
sore ave r., b,l.oa :, nisce a heavy
Nsel shield. pushed forward and held
place by n pressure Of 5.000,0O0
bounds. exerted b. seventeen jacks. is
A,p, IN position within a few feetaof
.te actual end o. excavations II is
Htssen thia shield and the open
Sound into which the tunnel is bored
ny the compressed ar is used.
-FOUR men, classified as sandhogs,
,fe working feverishly TO remo:e
S0ae elrt from the front OF the shield
I'VE tney were forced 10 nee IRON
Nnlhc weight OF the compressed
wen something happened.
.ha a weak spot IN the bed OF the
~ NE water may have been deeper
d, v,es"mr pC,n' man @ Tss DTlaes'u % s,.onor y, 90
fn ne nay nave pceu so'V"s
!. usual Al any rate, the floor OF /
.,.'r uyer suddenly gave way and the
r.."huec high pressure sent men, mud
water through the opening as IL
,%.po~der instead Of air was the mo- F.
| a a. eXp.osion. as a matter Of fact ]