Ogden Semi-Weekly Standard | 1889-11-27 | Page 7 | A Picked Gang

A cue tle leader I 1 en did job F service 1 CLEVELAND ohio nov 24 si leial months ago jolio obrien of new york city came hero to work with a picked rang of men to work on the new water works tunnel the tunnel extends into and under the lake for a mile from shore it has been a soune of much trouble to the contractor and the city because of quicksand has threatened that part of it chidi has as ball aa the lives of the men employed upon its construction st obrien is an export in ahn ore of compressed air aad was brought here to combat the quicksand quick fand he did ahat he was hired to do the binck and ad ade compressed air vai let cut of the tunnel tumbled cut of is side and quicksand and nater rame louring in in an unbroken stream the workmen lied for their lives ard in a able mauner an investigation proved aliat the brick wall of the tun eel biad ben cut purposely and obien was suspect d of havinK done it the contractors and city deila ed that obrien had cut the wall in order to prolong his engage at a fancy salary the matter nag laid before the jury where it 18 said one of picked men corned states evidence and iha result was an indictment against the new york der lie was arree tod tonight to night