NYC Subway Construction Cave-In, 1915
On September 22, 1915 there was a dynamite explosion. Two detonations inside the tunnel dislodged planking that was holding up the street between 24th and 25th Streets and caused a cave-in. Pedestrians as well as a streetcar fell into the hole. The men working below didn't stand a chance, buried beneath a deluge of automobiles and debris. Among the vehicles thrown into the hole was a streetcar filled with passengers. Seven people were killed in the disaster with dozens injured. Most of the deaths were workers in the tunnel although two passengers in the streetcar also died. Photographed by Bain News Service.
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