TUNNEL DISASTER.
SEVEN MEN KILLED. OVERCOME BY FUMES. [llV TE.I.EGR APH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION ] WELLINGTON. .July 3. A message from the Postmaster at Shannon to the Secretary of the G.R.O. states an accident, attended Ly the loss of seven livos. occurred at Mangahao Hydro Worl.s alioul midnight last night. Two men were working in a tunnel and were overcome by fumes from an oil engine. Five others went in to rescue them and all seven were sii(fo<ated. The names are as follows: F. p.ii-ss. W. liirss, (late of Arthur’s Pass). TL Butler, F. Graham, P.- Graham W. P. Miller, (engineer), TL E. Maxwell. i FURTHER INFORMATION. , . WELLINGTON, July 3. I 'lnformation received from the Public Works Department regarding the Mangahao accident states one of the foremen and one of the tunnel party went into the tunnel at an off time of work to repair the compressor plant. There was one man outside who was working the compressor plant and these were the only three who wore at work at that time. The foremen and tunncTler were so long in the tunnel that the man working the plant got anxious and started to go in, but smelt fumes and wcnl back and gave the alarm. Then the Assistant Engineer (Miller) and ; four others went" in and they were ' overcome by the gas fumes. ' WANGANUI. July 3. i Maxwell, one of he victims of Mangahao accident, is a well known Wan--1 ganui contractor. He ha s lieen at , Mangahao for some 12 months. His
ago is 55. Ho is married witli a family. Miller, another ristim. is brother of ( the elerk of the Court here. 1 Messrs Birss are father and son and were well known residents of Otira for | some time. FT’ 11TT1KH I>A RTICT'LA ITS. FA I MERSTOX X.. .I nly IT. The aeeidi lit occurred in Arapiti tunnel shortly after 0 o’clock. Something went wrong with the water pumping apparatus and at the same time it was noticed the air fan was 1 not working. Foreman Maxwell and Bernard Butler, a pump hand. went 1 into the tunnel to investigate and did ( not return and the others went and were overcome. Triggs. in charge of the air compression plant, was hospitalled in a serious condition.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1922, Page 3
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