Show riVE FIVE PEi PERSONS ET DEATH Explosion of Compressed Air in Met Metropolitan Me Subway Under J Seine River in Paris Faris Paris Dec 23 Five persons were killed tonight by an explosion of ol compressed air in the uncompleted Metropolitan subway tunnel under the tho river Seine near noor Notre Dame The accident was as caused by a x l sudden sinking of ot a caisson fifty feet be below below below low the surface of the water which forced out of position one of the great head shields The resulting rush of air sud suddenly suddenly suddenly denly released hurled five of ot the workmen against the concrete wall killing them outright THe Tm TH men in other sections of ot the mine became and ancl a mad fight light for the ladder to the exit ensued In Inthe Inthe inthe the darkness but all got out In safety The fhe river is flooding the workings caus causing causIng causing ing the earth to fall fail in in many man places throughout the night The explosion wrecked the pumping apparatus and a fire ire engine was hastily installed but was un unable unable able to check cheek the rising water in the tun tan tunnel tannel nel |