The men were working at the time on a intake tunnel for the Port Huron Water Treatment Plant, then being constructed by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. The accident still ranks as one of Michigan's worst industrial accidents.
Additional resources:
- Daisy, Michael. “Disaster under Lake Huron.” Michigan History Magazine 89.2 (2005): 46+. [Gale Document No. GALE A163097965]
- DWSD, "Remembering those who died" (2003) (link)
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