, 1865-08-01
Thrilling Inc1denx In 4 Coal Mine
Four meN lmps1Aoued for 4 Week
Wonderful Fidelity OF their Dog.

lF1Gu IQe Ma1Qn.nb tQ0l0) II E1fttf.1
Dutiug the severe ruin storm OF Frida,
night, the s1st Instant, the stream OF wate,
that runs by the entrauce Of the Maaoninl
Coal Nine, In Hubbard township, oyeFlo Hcd
It's banks and poured delugs down one o
the slopts by which the mine La entered
-Four men were At WORK in the lninc a. the
time, John Turri11, Thomas Bowen, jacob
Miller and Thomas Miller. The slope where
t1s Water entered La the lowest place In the
mine, 60 when they were apprised OF danger
the 2Tenus Of escape waa cut of.
1t Nss near midnight when the state Of nf-
fairs WIS discovered On the Burface. The
alarm was given, the flow Of water iuto ths
mne Was slopptd, and the pumps were got
to work. It waa found that an Immense vol
nme Of Fater had al1ead poured down the
siupe, but from the fact that TWO Of the men
were known to be in the highest part Of the
mine, it was hoped that they were still alise.
On Saturday the work WAS begun OF drilling
hoe through the rock distance Of 1fty-
SIX feet, to the place where Turtill and Bo T.
en- were supposed TO be. Great crowds Of
anxious people congregation the neigh
shaft reached the interior Of The mine, but
lhtre were no signs OF the men until Mon
dag, when voice called up the shaft, "Who's
thete:" It Was found that Turrill and
Bowen Tcre alive, but knew nothing OF their
two ccmtades. Conversation cou' d be easily
carried on with them, and pieces Of food and
fInRl bottles Of brandy were lowered
through the nGrrow aperture. They stated
that as soon rs they eaW the 1ood coming IN
they endeavored 70 join their companions,
but were unable to do SO, the water coming
NJ to Their necks In that part OF the mfur.
They heard distinctly the sound Of the drill
Ing on Saturday, and miued through col
umn to reach the place where the dill came
through. Such quantities Of water came
thGuut b the drill. .ho1e nat thcr rnr4 ed n mn
tea5irE that It would drown them, hut on
Monday, the flow Of water cea4iug, they
made TIT mslrcs knoTn. ::
A gentleman who left the mine on Tues
day evening Informs US that the water WAS
lowering rapidly, and TINT 1t was exp ,cted
that an entrance could BIZ effected By Wed
ncttay. There Was III 1ews Of the two
missing miners. The dilll-ho1e sunk on
TutSoay to leach them, struck pillar epl
VAS therefore oi no use.
lE1om ths Cleveland Leads:, .o,h,1
1t will be observed tha. when the above
vas written, none Of the men were rescued,
AID the locality Of two was unknown. It
feems that Alter Thrill and Doaen were res.
cned, on Wednesday night, a boat WAS 7owtd
into TIT mine IN sea Cd Of the two 3fflers
They were both tnsensible from hunger s1d
cold, and were lying in an excavation above
tho rc&ca Of the water. They would not
bare f,esn discovered In the deuse darkness.
had It not been for faithtul dog, who Kept
watch over them, and who, We are; informed,
aeized hold Of the cost Of ono of the men In
the boat, thus drawing his attention TO his
master. This dog had also saved the lives Of
bis charge By keeping OF o hordsof rats which
Fart RI the mine, and which, being faveuous
with hunger, would have deToured the two
men ae they lay iustnsible, had It not been
for the faithful care Of theft guardian.