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August 18, 1880
The Daily Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
On August 16, 25 days after a Hudson River tunnel accident in Jersey City buried 20 laborers alive, managers estimate at least 30 more days to recover bodies. Families accept this; company continues paying widows weekly wages until tunnel completion.
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The Hudson-Tunnel Victims.
New York, August 16.—Twenty-five days have passed since the accident in the Hudson-River tunnel at Jersey City, by which twenty laborers were buried alive, and the managers now say flatly, at the very least, thirty days more will have passed before the bodies of the men can be recovered. The families are content to let the managers of the company do as they think best, as it is their opinion that the company will do all that is possible to recover the bodies at the earliest moment. The widows, it appears, are paid the money each week that their husbands would have earned, and it is stated that the company will continue to do so until the tunnel is finished. The widows of those who died in the employ of the company receive their husbands' money every Saturday as if nothing had happened.
New York, August 16.—Twenty-five days have passed since the accident in the Hudson-River tunnel at Jersey City, by which twenty laborers were buried alive, and the managers now say flatly, at the very least, thirty days more will have passed before the bodies of the men can be recovered. The families are content to let the managers of the company do as they think best, as it is their opinion that the company will do all that is possible to recover the bodies at the earliest moment. The widows, it appears, are paid the money each week that their husbands would have earned, and it is stated that the company will continue to do so until the tunnel is finished. The widows of those who died in the employ of the company receive their husbands' money every Saturday as if nothing had happened.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Historical Event
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Hudson Tunnel Accident
Buried Alive
Laborers
Widows
Compensation
Recovery Delay
Where did it happen?
Hudson River Tunnel At Jersey City
Story Details
Location
Hudson River Tunnel At Jersey City
Event Date
Twenty Five Days Before August 16
Story Details
Twenty laborers buried alive in tunnel accident; recovery delayed at least 30 more days; company pays widows ongoing wages as if husbands alive until tunnel finished.