Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-05-22

The crowd without, on the river bank.
soon caught the cheering news, and "Hur-
rah! Hurrah!" rent the air with such 10Y
as never before awoke the echoes of that
beautiful valley. The scene then was most
thrilling. How differently it affects differ
ent men, this rupture of joy. Some ran a
side in silence and tears. Some laughed
wildly as lunatics. Some whooped like Ab-
origines. Some capered and cavorted like
dancing Dervishes in their inspiration! 1t
was rare scene, and not discreditable to
fallen human nature.
The next thing in order was to hold a
conversation with the entombed. The first
Ineligible question propounded by the in
siders was:
"Was anybody killed by the caving"
"None," said the workmen.
"Hurrah! hurrah!" was heard from with
in.
This jubilee of the entombed was report
ed outside to the crowd, who responded to
it by spontaneous hurrah of their own
1t seemed that the men had picked their
way some twenty feet within the rocky ifs
sure, and were enabled to converse pretty
freely. The workmen warned them to re-
tire within, as they We're in imminent dan
ger. Edgin said he would not bulge till
they had told him what was the day and
hour, land how long they had been shut in
The workmen lold him that he had only been
in week; that it was Friday-deceiving
him, as they supposed for his own good,
and that Of his companions. Edsin then
told them to say to their families and friends
that if they didn't get out, they were ready
to die happily, having made their peace
with God. Edgin then retired, exclaiming
to the workmen most cheerfully.
"We'll go in! Work on my boys! May
God bless you!'
This dialogue gave new hope to the work
men; and they labored until the bad air put
on. the lights again, when the work was
suspended for four hours, until they sent
to GAINESVILLE for some hose, bellows and
some pipe, by which they sent some fresh
air In and the lights were resumed, and the
work went on until Friday night, when it
was said they were in twenty minutes Of
the rescue. Arrangements were all made
to receive them, and expectation was a.
gain banked by another caving in of the
earth and rock. Friday night the work con-
trued Some six hundred people remain
ed till one O'Clock yesterday morning, when
the rescued were brought out to the crowd
with their faces covered, and their bodies
very much emaciated and exhausted Their
families were not permitted Immediately to
meet them. Physicians were present to
look after their well being and everything
done to make sure of the results of the long
labor, viz, the preservation of their lives.
Parsons, the older man. had huttering at
the heart; the others seemed to be ''as well
as could be expected" The boy, Savage,
made inquiry the first thing, after a "chew
of tobacco the rest after their families and
friends. They had taken some sleep on
some dry dirt which they had piled up for
that purpose; but had no idea of the time
that had elapsed.
Notwithstanding these men were thus
imbedded in the earth, perhaps their pres
ervatian from death hunger was prevented
by that very fact. In English mines, men
have lived even sixteen days without food
The very want OF light and free circulation
of air, the moisture of their tomb, together
with the lack of oxygen to carry off the par
ticles eliminated from the body, may have
had some effect in preventing that exhaust
ion which has accompanied hunger in the
open air, in arid plains, or on the salt O.
celn.