Show AWFUL ACCIDENT lost I ua tx in anc aahl NEW july 21 this morn ing the casing lea en trance of the hudson kief r tunnel HI ilett ill tt jersey city caved in carrying with il an immense quantity of earth twenty one men were buried seven were soon after iriSe cf but not laboring ard to roach the remain ing in water from the river flowed in rapidly and steam fire engines were atto work o these residing in ih e h nead a very large aud excited tt d nd n d soon congregated LATER it now appears two men had almost miraculous escape the heiy men including i t aft firemen entered Ui aft st ala mla night the hours of work for this gang being from 12 tbt the depth of the shaft is sixty five feet and of alk ena one third of the pang was engaged on the brick wall of the arceli twenty five fejt fe jt higher it ws tho latter squad all bricklayers except two The maui catulo affie shaft about thirty feet when il opens into two distinct arches that are to form the tunnel through some negligence of the meat ia supposed the air lock adjusted when the uro ciss ct ing uj c the water alln cave the is a list of ahe casualties vlist nt frnk alston foreman fann and twenty two workmen all of whom belonged city except brais he resided in iro boKen the superintendent thinks the air in the tunnel must ciaire escaped through the glit thomas one of the n tafe toach ali bitty feet deep and from fie bottom of thia ali ajun nel if n alin barrel six ura nietta an J four feet in length tina is called an air jock and serves to the den ity of the of the tun nel dellrich lrich ore pumps there i a loor in each end of the air locks they both open inward at each side f tho doors are round endows of thick glass through which from ci the airlock a view can be gained of the work and workmen ineida ih tunnel thae ceroi acht men at work at the tunnel they went on at lockst 90 eight hour shirt at work oear the east end of he lock and in the west end of aitio tanned about I heard the bolt snap awa liine I fert a rush or air in my fice I storied back with seven of the men who capato the loch aar plure attebe endyk first jt aia aa olt ami ve cuir ed out and then tho door slammed iee dpn inside the tunnel the stier ans fast rushing in jeter adl tj fodat the door which was ih move with us out knocking the dead ayea this would be fatal to aba men outride the w and tak effin ih an instant woodland kaw this but stood at door was ghastly white as he realized the fatal danger he said to met iam quick burtt the what you can for u I knew il was death to us all if not BO obeyed orde rii the broke the air rushed in and the lock allot out in the leaving the men to drown as the space occupied by the main shaft filled with water in nn ft ive were wholly of our clothe when we crawled out l heard of water at our backs it filled in kept it ack ifeng to from the maia t was fill we could dp woodland wan to bis a sure and i lad to knock out the bead eieg a I told you jie knewt wall M I iwas over with atheni I bau loolu on his face or the sound of his noich ft ho etolil u to savo ourselves W fj V u J JU V v the in esic pla ining work ihnen id coming taaim ta air lock must lave care orteneia and bihli doors of the lock being the afar allow escape ala air kerves boulle im po to keep ala the thi afternoon ridging rii ging up a pump for of drawing out the water froia thi ihfe nel extreme Unfit wy M leb h cerla ined for a certainty by engineers ly a PT el Lati M nce norrin r atie receding lido tind then the surface tur face a goyu e disturbed iy ay numerous hiir buble d t ainie id fe if boil in angad gad lobe atiat mine earth or masonry is falling con nuy ti annel ia nho are making the cf iho shaft ill to W i 10 th tunnel all which bag brought tn in BO binau far hartla hartl e water lean up two or three ate ipa tn own 01 been v d on acl who wai o hn uro ow w be iliin |