FALL OF EARTH.

Mataura Ensign, 25 April 1913, Page 4

FALL OF EARTH.

j ' ■ V -*- I TWO MliN ENTOMBM. I PXB DNITBD l'UKbd ASSOCIATION. j OHRI6TOHURCH, April !M. ] larly «n Tuesday mununu * tall of j earth occurred in the i.ako Colurido* J tunnel at tho outlet ciul, vrliioh resulti ed in tho entombing oi two of the workin on--Sydtu-y Cliauiings and t'etw . j Petersen, who were rescued aft<* I strenuous efforts eight hours later, fall occurri'il ;id a spot that !»"■ j been giring trouuie sineo tke work > started. An alarm was at once raiMd, [ and a message was (u-spatched to the . resident engineer (.Mr Kissell), irha i hurried to the scene of tho miahup aid . took charge of the rescue operation*. A gang of men .■is. rnihlecf and begum to work with might and mail* to hm» i through the intern 'iung soil aad shiula . it reaak their mates. NothinggoumL* - heard from the interior of tkd tunaal, i and it was feared that tha men had i succumbed. li.v < o'clock a Mttll . pipe was driven through to tbt tUBMI, and then the <*ollll.l of knocking vaa heard. Effortß were made t# (peak ta the men, but without success. A larger pipe was then forced through, aid communication wan established betel* midday and food passed through &• pipe to the men. Meanwhile reeeu* gangs plied picks and shovelt, and two o'clock an aport ure was aade law* e-iidigh for t!i« iii' n crawl liirrnipi. _ Tt ivas then wen that they ftad fitrs- , tained no injury. * Work will be started again in tka twnnel as soon as the fall is clearwl aai tkc roof closed up safely.