Deseret Evening News | 1910-09-12 | Page 9 | Nine Men Killed by Tunnel Cave-In

NINE MEN KILLED BY TUNNEL New IW York Sept 11 At l wt nine laborers 10 wore were killed outright today loday and 10 others were Injured In emu thu collapse col colI lapse Input I of an overhanging shoulder hould r of rock above the tho western mouth of ut the theold th i old I rl tunnel which connects the Uio Vi ii Jersey City with the thu thew w Of or the tho known know dead four worn Amen Amor cans cane three wore and two worn were Per Tor rul years yearn arH the tho Erie orlo has IM laved been working lit al the time gigantic tusk tank of ot carving I an ripen open rut gait for UK Its It passenger train through time tho rock of Horgen hill which In iu some spots pot la Is I feet t l high hl h Tin Thin TJ rut cut vas aH opened for travel not eat long hang ace 1110 hut but then thero still remains rem the task of et It hewing n at common portal lanaI f t fr r that thu old 11 tunnel and tho mho now nit cut out of or the ledge where they the will meet wet west WI of the tho boulevard It was wan alO there that tho the fall tall came clune today ImRA A wall trail 1111 of rock from rain four tour to 10 ten feet tel thick still the tho two to set nets of tracks trAck and anal eight sets of or drills drill wore were pounding away nII at nl It Il Their Jar Jor loosened ln Ind n a strip of f rock 40 0 f font t anti and 20 feet feel high It peeled 1 eft Ire iff III I wall paper nod toppled to 10 the where the Ihn men wore wor tearing down brickwork nt at limn Ih mouth of time till oM eta tunnel In Instantly they Ih were hurled under n II mass of r debris