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Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel in Fort Wayne, Indiana

17 Mar 1909

Page 20

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Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1909

Page

20

The Sand Hogs and a Subway Mystery

A New York Herald story recalls a dramatic East River incident as compressed air blew through a muddy river bottom during early tunneling for the Pennsylvania tunnels. It highlights sand hogs at work beneath the river, including famed workers like Paddy Mitzgerald and Jimmy Sullivan, and notes the fatal death of Dan Murphy in the Manhattan shaft.

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Legacy of the Great Sandhogs in tunneling lore

Jimmy Sullivan, a twenty year sand hog, recalls perilous jobs from the Hudson tunnels to the Forth Bridge caissons. Paddy Ryan and others recount blowouts, near escapes, and the evolution of safety from candles to electric tools, praising the engineers and the men who toiled underground for decades.

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