News: People involved in tunnel accident:  Cleveland, OH

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From the front page of the Cleveland Press
Tuesday, July 25, 1916, in an article in timeline magazine

From the newspaper

Workman digging new West-side waterworks tunnel
struck a pocket of natural gas, which burst into
tube with great force and exploded.

Known dead Believed dead Injured

Known dead          Believed dead            Injured

W. Yeoman           S. H. Vokes (d)       Gustav C. Van Duzen
C. M. Schwind,      Stephen Hayes (d)     Peter Mckenna
J.M. Woods          John Flynn            John Johnson
Archie Turnbull     John Mackey (d)       Michael Keough
Frank Reep          Justus Aro            Lawrence Dunn
Louis Zappisolli    Thomas Clark (d)      Michael Gallagher
Harry Hatcher       W. Lahnstein (d)      Patrick Sullivan
Clarence Welch      Peter Sullivan        Patrick Keough
John McCormick      J. Patton             Martin Nelson     
Unidentified        Patrick Kearns (l)    James Keating     
                    Frank Captain (d)     Thomas Clancy     
                    Nickola Samptr               
                    Jack Welsh (d)          

(d) = Died     (l) = lived

from the Magazine article

* Timeline is a publication of the Ohio Historical Society*
* This was from the May-June 1995 issue Vol. 12 #3 *
*I'm not going to type everything in, but I will list names and occupation *

Lora Kelly Plain Dealer reporter
William Moore Shield driver
Patrick Delaney Tunneler, quit job July 22, 1916
Samuel H. "Harry" Vokes Crew foreman
Charles P. Jaeger Water commissioner
Thomas S. Farrell Utilities Director
Wilbur S. White City Chemist
John Johnson Superintendent
Gustav C. Van Duzen Superintendent
Thomas Clark Engineer
Jack Welsh Mucker
John Mackey Mucker
Frank Captain Mucker
Stephen Hayes Miner
William Lahnstein Miner
Fred Caplan Miner, the unknown man in newpaper
Nickola Samptr Miner
Howard H Rhinehald Engineer, at compressor turbine engines
George Ellis Crib elevator operator
Peter McKenna Rescuer
Archie Turnbull Shield driver
Frank Reep Pipeman
Louis Zappisolli Mucker
Mike Gallagher Track finisher
William Yeoman Rescuer
James Woods Pipeman
J. W. Dolan Engineer
H. C. Parson Foreman
Mike Kilbane Miner
C.G. Prescott Saw flare, called for help
Glen Fuller Heard alarm, saw flare
Hans Hansen Captain at life saving station
Martin Nelson In rescue attempt
Michael Kehoe In rescue attempt
Frank Kisner In rescue attempt
Thomas Clancy Cab driver (Van Duzen's stepson)
Thomas Keating Thomas Clancy's friend
Richard Kistenmaker With fire dept.
Garret A. Morgan Inventor of gas mask, traffic light, and more
little reported on him due to color.
John Chafin Policeman
Frank Morgan Garret's brother, was involved in rescue
Thomas Castelberry Rescuer
Harry Davis Mayor
Elmer F. Kisner Union Businessman
George Banks Died, rescue worker maybe
Fred Green Asst. Co. prosecutor
"Scotty" Jamieson Rescuer & Miner