| Show GUARD SAVES SALT LAKER FROM DEATH Rushes lushes Into Underground Cond Conduit to Aid of City Surveyor T TRAGEDY RAG E Y IS AVERTED Firemen Arrive in Time Timeto to 10 Give Helping Hand Hand lIand Rushing boldly Into a tunnel filled with sulphurous gas that had alread already overcome one man Phil McArdle 30 of ot West Fifth North street a life lifeguard guard at Wasatch Springs Sprin swim swimming minE pool risked his life Saturday to r rescue res rescue cue J. J R R. Bailey 55 55 of or 1133 E East Zat t Fourth South street a city surveyor who had been overcome in itt the tunnel Despite the steamy sulphur fumes fUmeS McArdle was able to carry Bailey part way out of the tunnel and then I ret returned with city firemen a few minutes later to complete the r rescue Clad only in ln a white J. J duck trousers and aad canvas o m-o shoes s McArdle McArdle Mc Ardle braved the hot tunnel that J fire St men donned heavy co coats ts and g gas gas gas' s masks masks- to ent enter r. r He used wed a h handkerchief handkerchief chief a across his n nose se and mouth as as' as his only protection A. A E. E Snyder 1486 Edison street assistant city engineer who acc accompanied jn- jn Bailey into the tunnel was partially overcome by the gas fuz fumes s. s but was able to make his way out and give the alarm that saved Baileys Bailey's life The tragedy near occurred In the L tunnel that supplies the Wasatch springs pool with water It l Is located at Tenth North and Beck streets It runs about feet back into the mountain and is big enough to all allow allowa W a 1 man to walk upright comfortably A stream o of water about three inches deep runs along the bottom Along Continued on Pase Two a POOL GUARD I BRAVES GAS HOT WATER Continued From Irom Tom Page Fate PAIl ore One the he side is i a narrow board ral walk fo for fOJ Inspectors J I At the entrance of the tunnel In inthe inthe the le city sand sad pit are two largo large wooden doors dors that keep it closed cosed most of the time tie me BEGAN INSPECTION B Bailey icy and Snyder had gone to the tunnel Saturday morning to tomake make i a survey urvey and inspection They had hac opened the doors and were about 10 feet into the tunnel when Snyder bean began be be- gan an to get diz dizzy Lets get ge out of here Theres There's gas gasn in n this place he shouted to Bailey who was just ahead of him All AU right lets let's go Bailey re reo plied Snyder turned and ad made his hi way through steamy atmosphere to o the mouth of the tunnel but Bailey failed ailed to follow him Realizing that his hi companion un tin- had b been en overcome overcome Snyder notified Donald McDonald 51 Gale street treet a watchman at the th gravel pit who in turn called caled the Wasatch Springs pool pl for help F. F B. B Kimball Kimbal a assistant superintendent superintend superintend- ent nt at the pool pol and McArdle foreman foreman loreman fore lore man and ad a life guard gard ran to the tunnel tun nd nel entrance McArdle who is i rather rathe lightly built bui plunged unhesitatingly into nto the tunnel wh where re he found Bailey Jailey lying on his back In the wa Wa- ter er He dragged him up onto th thoard t the board oard walk and had carried him a afew afew few ew feet toward the entrance when he the te lack of oxygen forced him to drop his hi burden and come out out Meanwhile the fire fre department rescue res cue ue squad had been called caled By th thime the time ime McArdle came out of the tunnel the squad had arrived and McArdle and nd Lieutenant H. H S. S Theobold wen went back into int the tunnel tunnel CARRIED CARRID FROM FROU TUNNEL Picking up Bailey by the feet an and shoulders they carried him to th the sand and pit where other members o ohe of the he rescue squad consisting of Lero Leroy Spears Speas and M M. D. D Blake immediately applied oxygen and a It was wa a strange contrast contrat as a McArdle McArdle Mc Me- Ardle and Theobold went into tb the tunnel to rescue the unconscious man Theobold was wearing a gas mask mak helmet and heavy coat to protect him from rom the steam and ad sulphur fumes fume but McArdle was still sti clad in his brief brie attire atie and was wa using only his hi handkerchief hand ham kerchief as a a protection in breathing Firemen were hampered somewhat in their efforts to revive Bailey because because be be- because cause his false fale t teeth eth had slipped sUpped ou out of place and were partially choking chokin him Police Surgeon Henry Relic Raie am and md Thomas Dee police and fire d depart depar department part ment first aid instructor had arrived arrive by this ti time and they succeeded irs in removing Baileys Bailey's te teeth th from his Ugh tight tightly ly clamped mouth A few minutes minute later he began becan beRan to show of r re- re turning consciousness MUMBLES WARNING Twenty minutes after he was WM brought out from the tunnel he began bega to Lo mumble Theres eres gas in her here Theres There's HZ gas In i here apparently trying to warn Snyder that th they y mu must leave the te tunnel at once before the they were overcome Bailey was wa later removed remo to th the L. L D. D S S. hospital where he is i reported recovering from th the effects of th the gas ga Snyder recovered a few minutes minute after ater he came out of the tunnel When the large wooden doors dors at th the entrance to the tunnel had b been bee n opened Snyder explained the steam stem and sulphur fUm fumes s from r m the water wate were forced back into int the tunnel b by byte bythe the te fresh freh cold air from outside The gas ga Snyder said sid is i not poison polso plon ous but it is so dense it i excludes ox oxy gen gem and it was wn this thi lack of oxygen that overcame Bailey and ad partially overcame Snyder They had entered the tunnel tunnel Sn der said to make a survey surey of the possibilities pos pea po of enlarging the te tunnel t ant and ad placing a ventilating shaft in It from bat above Bailey according to Snyder helped construct the tunnel about abou three tee years yeas ao ago |
