Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-08-27

shaft There were women crying
and wrincinE their hands; women
on their knees. besceching Heaven
for mercy on the dear ones shut
ont from their eyes by that awful
hank Of earth. Men where stand
Ing sullea and gloomy, with arms
folded on their breasts, and in their
faces grim dispair-while the very
air seemed heavy with groans, and
sobs, and prayers, and CALCULATIONS.
As our party approached, lrll
fell on the tempest Of grief-some-
thing seemed going on group
had gathered around tall form
ana were begging and expostulat-
iuc. It was Allan Trevor. Mel
hes heart stood still as she heard
his words, in a firm, clear tone.
"Do not Try 10 dissuade me. l
am convinced that there Is hope,
and if you assist me, ! may save
some life. There is. an opening
sufficiently large for one man 70 de-
sce1d with a rope"
Before Nellie could approach
him. he had FASTENED 70 the pit;
the necessary preparation had been
made. and be lad disappeared from
sight IN the bowels Of the earth.
With horrible feeling at her heart,
Nellie sank upon her knees. She
dared not pray. She knew that at
any moment the bank Of earth,
stayed in is progress, might easily
become detached ,tle slightest jar
would do it, and would bury the
mouth Of the shaft from view
. This was the awful fear that filed
the hearts Of all gathered there.
Il seemed hours-ages-eyen that
she knelt there mutely imploring
Heavens mercy. st last, q wild
shout pealed upon the air, the rope
was pulled from below, as though q
weight was attached 10 it. Slowly
they drew it up, and so one man
was saved. II a few words, he ex-
planned the case. The miners were
all disabled. and must certainly
have persisted, but for the super
human efforts Of Allen Trevor,
who bearing each man in his strong
arms 10 where the rope was wait
ing, proposed to fasten it to their
bodies, and so they would be res
cued.
cannot tell you in detail Q.
that heroic deed. One after anoth'
er Of the miners were brought tc
the surface, some bruised and bleed.
ing, and some were dying. Al
were received by our party an(
kindly and tenderly ministered to.
A. last there came a moment
| Nellie should live TO see the mex
= Centennial, she viii never forge
that moment, when the last MAJ
; was safely landed and the rop
came up alone. At that instant
! low. rumbling sound was plainl.
e audible; Nellie bowed her head.
e "Ob. my God, what shall ! do :
? she walled; with sudden despera
ton, she sprang forward.
C Lower the rope once more
y she cried. In heart she had deter
: mined 81 he does not come U
= this time I shall 60 down there II!
f self st least We can die togeti
2, en-
n With deiorential glauces at Il
young girl, the men Obeyed b,
: mandate while the other stoC
g near, awed aud silent.
Sinking upon her knees, Nell
waited in awful suspense, for th
.e which was TO come. The rope d
a scended; it dangled loosely for
is time, then there came q feeble pu
c. With loud cheers Of encouragement
If the men above drew it slowly u
ward. Oh, the agony to the wa.
as ing heart, which now for the fiji
I'd time was unveiled, for Nellie knt
Y. beyond doubling, that she Low
lg Allen Trevor.
lie At last-at last, the end of t
rope, and fastened to it. pallid q
?, nearly life,ess, the form of
as brave man who had nobly risk
Of his life. Risked it in behalf Of I
iy rough uncouth men, who, as I
We death-white face Of their preser-
appeared above the awful cha
ed rushed forward, and wounded a
me bleeding as they were, lifted /