The Great Bore
A Souvenir Of The Hoosac Tunnel
Forfatter: J.L. Harrison
År: 1891
Forlag: Advance Job Print Works
Sted: North Adams
Sider: 74
UDK: 624.19
A History Of The Tunnel, With Sketches Of North Adams, Its Vicinity And Drives; Williams-Town And Mount Greylock
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silence that could be felt, surrounded the scene and
waited in intense suspense the result of Mallory’s
investigations. The time seemed interminably long
—twenty, thirty, forty minutes elapsed before the
expected signal came from below and then Mallory
was drawn up, breathed the single words, “no hope”
and fainted. Ue had gone to the bottom of the
shaft, found it covered with water to the depth of
ten or fifteen feet, with partially burned timbers
floating on the surface, but saw no traces of the un-
fortunate men.
One year later, when the machinery had been
restored and the water pumped out, the bodies were
found and recognized !
A BIT OF PROPHECY.
In October, 1847, the meeting which incited the
petitioners for the Troy and Greenfield railroad was
held in North Adams. Colonel Alvah Crocker, of
bitchburg, presided. Representatives were present
from all along the line from Troy to Boston. After
Engineer Edwards had reported on the survey from
Greenfield to Troy, including the obstacle of the
Iloosac mountain, Colonel Roger H. Leavitt, of
Charlemont, arose, and said :
“Gentlemen, nature has planned out the valleys