AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

CHICAGO DISASTER. RIVER TURNED INTO SEWER, .United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) VANCOUVER, July 14. Eight workmen were killed in an amazing tragedy in a flooded sewer at Chicago. The flooding was caused first by a mistake, and was aggravated later by the refusal of a pumping station employee to close the floodgate without a written order.

The facts are that a contracting concern was repairing a huge sewer at 125th Street, sending down thirty men at midnight. The foreman despatched a messenger to the pumping station to open a six-inch valve so as to drain the tube. The operator misunderstood the request, and, instead, lie opened the floodgate, thus releasing the whole current of the Calument River into the sewer. The force of the water was so tremendous that the manhole covers at a distance of a mile were blown into the air. Twelve of the workmen managed to escape. The hero of the disaster was Carl Cliiaro, who seven times returned to the tunnel, carrying out a comrade eatli time, but the eighth time Cliiaro lost liis own life.

The Fire Department rushed to the scene and starting pumping. One of their men was electrocuted by a twenty thousand volt cable, which shortcircuited, and charged the water, thus making any further rescue operations impossible for several hours. KELLOGG PACT. WASHINGTON, 'July 15.

The State Department lias announeed that France and Italy have declared their willingness to sign Mr Kellogg’s anti-war pact. Italy has sent a brief and concise note signed l>y Mussolini, stating the agreement of the Royal Italian Government with the contents of the Kellogg proposal. M. Briand (the French Foreign Minister) at more length, has expressed France’s satisfaction that the treaty proposed would not restrain the nations from the right of (self defence.

Other nations are expected to follow suit in a few days. ROME, July 15. Signor Mussolini has announced Italy’s full acceptance of the Kellogg anti-war pact. He agrees with tlicC interpretations of _ the treaty contained in Mr Kellogg’s draft, cabled on June 23rd.