The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-09-07
NO.27.
Thrilling Incident in a Coal Mine.
-Four men imprisoned for q week Won
derfd fidelity ofa dog.

During the severe rainstorrn of Friday
night, the 21st inst the stream of water
that runs by the entrance of the Mohon-
ing coal mine, in Hubbard township, o
verfowed its banks and poured deluge
down one of the slopes by which the mine
IS entered. Four men were at work in
the mine at the time-John Turrill,
Thomas Bowen, Jacob Miller and Thom-
as Miller. The slope where the water
entered is the lowest place in the mine,
so when they were apprised of danger
the avenue of escape was cut off. 1t was
near midnight when the state of affairs
was discovered on the surface The
alarm was given, the flow of water into
the mine was stopped, and the pumps
were got to work. It was found that an
immense volume of water had already
poured down the slope 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 we're still alive. On Saturday
the work was begun of drilling hole
through the rock, distance of fifty six
feet, to the place where Turrill and Bo-
wen were supposed to be. Great crowds
of anxious people congregated from the
neighborhboring country. On Sunday noon
the shaft reached the interior of the mine,
but there were no signs of the men until
Monday, when voice called up the shaft,
-"Who's there ?" 1t was found that
Bowen and Turrill were alive, but knew
nothing of their two comrades Converse
tion could be easily carried on with them
and pieces of food and small bottles of
brandy were lowered through the narrow
aperture. They stated that as soon as
they saw the flood coming in they en-
deavored to join their companions, but
were unable to do so, the water coming
up to their necks in that part of the
mine. They heard distinctly the sound
of the drilling on Saturday, and mined
through column to reach the place
where the drill came through. Such
quantities of water came through the
drill-hole that they crooked it up, fearing
that it would drown them; but on Monday
the flow of water ceasing, they made
themselves known. A gentleman who left
the mine on Tuesday evening informs
us that the water was lowering very rapi-
dly, and that it was expected that an en-
trance could be effected on Wednesday.
There was no news of the two miners
The drill-hole sunk on Tuesday to reach
them, struck pillar, and therefore was
of no use. Mahoning (Ohio) Register.
The Cleveland Leader gives the follow
ing additional particulars
twill be observed that, when the above
was written, none of the men were res
cued, and locality of two was unknown.
1t seems that, after Turrill and Bowen
were rescued on Wednesday night, boat
was rowed into the mine in search of the
two Millers. They were both insensible
from hunger and cold, and were lying in
an excavation above the reach of the wa
ter. They would not have been discovered
in the dense darkness, had it not been
for faithful dog, who kept watch over
them, and who, we are informed, seized
hold of the coat of one of the men in the
boat, thus drawing his attention to his
master. This dog had also saved the
lives of his charge by keeping off horde
of rats which had been driven by the ris-
ing water to that part of the mine, and
which, being ravenous with hunger,
would have devoured the two men, as
they lay insensible, had it not been for
the faithful care of their guardian.