Show animals run to cover at blast warning shout E la in the hole this shout of warning is 13 well understood by employed emp loyes tn A of construction c com companies om ranies engaged in blasting work it means theio will be an ei explosion riera man near by drops im his pick or and runs runa for or shelter now would sou ou li believe clieve animals have haie learned the meaning of 0 FIRE this warning it if you jou doubt it go out to the zoological gardens and see tor for HOLE yourself 47 there a vinnel tunnel through solid rock A under the garden is be d ing made for the extension of a senner seiver through to chev chase it bis taken four months to cut 1050 feet two shifts of men each lz working king eight hours cut from 10 to 12 t feet every 16 hours houra the tunnel b ba gissat the rock creek loop of the capital traction railway lines and runs directly direct ll north it is six sl feet wide anc six si and one half feet high not i grain of dirt has been struck since the tunnel y N as started ever inch hak hai been through the toughest of blue gi anile twelve men work bork in the day shift and 11 at night at one point the tunnel to la only 25 feet beneath the surface bit as it nears the centar of the park it sink to a of ISS IS feet I 1 N now 0 beck to the fire bre in the hole bole x naming arning when a blast is I 1 ready read the shout is given and the workmen rush out of the tunnel to safety the ground rumbles and shakes sentinels at the mouth of the tunnel send along the warning bv b selling jelling fire in the hole during the first few weeks of the vork the animals paid little attention to the shout but were frightened at tho the rumbling beneath them now they have haie learned the meaning of ohp cry the to tones aes the prairie dogs and the guinea pigs run to their holes the lion lien doirs his disapproval ohp elephant gets in one corner of 0 his house arid and there until the earth ceases to ramble nimble the bearers dive ott off in the water vater abid hike to their caves beneath the banks while the grizzly bear beats it for ills bis tavern beneath a cliff of jagged rocks the peacock struts a little then the trembles in tear fear and the mont e ei clings in terror to the bart of his cage the alligators aud and the snakes care not dot for the sleep all winter and nothing dis curbs them |