Deseret Evening News | 1904-01-29 | Page 8 | To Save Trinity Church

I 10 TO SAVE SA I I MTV ITY CHURCH Work Oil on Subway Suspended New Now York Jan 29 2 Work on tho the extension of ot the Rapid Tran Transit Transit sit under Lower U roadway Broadway In front of ot Trinity church line has been heen practically tlC lly suspended at ut the tho request of ot the tho controller of ot the tho Trinity corporation who tears fears that unless extraordinary ext precautions dire are taken by b the subway constructors to 10 protect the spire of ot the tho ancient church It will be weakened nt at atthe the foundations all fall outward Into Inlo Broadway wn When work worl In the tho th subway had hI been boen carried on as ns far tar south as M Trinity ef of efforts forts were madu to learn loarn hov hu deep the foundation had Imd been laid under the spite but no records could be ho found and tests were tero matte made below tho the surface revealing the tho fact that hint It extends only on I nine feet teet six Ix Inches below the tho flagging The rite running close dose to tho tile building line goes goell much deeper and andas as 18 the earth Is III soft ort antI 1111 sandy seine porno means mean will have hao to bo ho found tar for staying ln the Ide ot IBO us not to dill dis disturb ono one of ot the revered laud land landmarks marks