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Show Second Cave-in CausesOne Death D. C. Jackllng Cho&en as One of the Members of the Probe Committee Now York, Sept. 2C. City and state, authorities today took action to provent n recurrenco of Saturday night's accident in tho now subway system, tho second In four days to result In loss of life. Tho first move was an order closing to vehicle and street car traffic many sections of Droadway and Interesting streets under un-der which subways are building. Mayor Mltchel then named a board of 12 local engineers to Inspect all subway's under construction In tho greater city. Tho coroner designated his own engineer to Investigate tho sceno of Saturday night's accident, nnd tho public servlco commission sent out a call for threo widely known cngineors to conduct an Inspection In-spection of tho entiro now systom. Tho threo Inspectors aro: Edmund S. Davis, chlof engineer of tho Doston Suhwny; Henry H. Qulnby, chlof engineer en-gineer of tho Philadelphia Subway and D. C. Jackllng, mining engineer of San Francisco. Tho cause of Saturday night's cavo in, which resulted In tho death of a woman and tho Injury of several men, has not been determined officially, offic-ially, but a statement by tho United States Realty and Improvement company com-pany In chargo of tho work, said tho accident was caused by a slide of rock which tho' timbers could not withstand. Tho victim of tho accident who met death was Idontlflod today ns Madam Estello Toraasolll, 33 years old, of Havana, Cuba Sho had been on a visit and was preparing to ro-turn ro-turn to Cuba, whoro her husband Is an onglncor. Tho contractors yostorday account-cd account-cd for all tho workmen reported mlBS. Ing Saturday night. Regular Hercules. Whenever there is a street spat nearly every voman has tho Idea that her husband would bo a very fiend for carnogo If bIio didn't hold bira back. LoulsvllU Courier-Journal, ' ' otntrgrrat-tx , . |