The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-05-08
The Rescue Of the Miners.

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oming Valley was in a state OF intense
excitement while sturdy band OF
miners tunneled through rock and
slate and coal until the imprisoned
men were reached and all brought
out alive. The CORES ondent Of the
New York Herald has given
a graphic description Of the rescue
from which we make q few extracts.
They were rescued on Wednesday
MOI ming of last week. The Herald
says: "At length, at Z o'clock, the
shift came up with the news that but
q few more inches OF the coal block
remained to be pierced. The crowd
was growing now. A hundred warm
hearts throbbed quickly at this infor-
An hour passed. People
we're coming on foot and by every
vehicle that could be pressed into
service. Repres natives OF the best
gentlemen with their families,
and miners and laborers in their
dusky suits. The throng was very
large: but orderly. Conversation was
conducted in a low tone OF voice.
"rHEY ARE ALL ALIVE"
1t was just four minutes TO 9 o'clock
when strong knocks in rapid success
sion were heard upon the trap door
that leads to the dismal abyss. The
utmost silence prevailed. Men with
bated breath awaited the opening of
the mouth OF the messenger. 1t
might be a voice freighted with ex-
cessive joy; it might be weighted
down with the bitterest woe. The
famil ar head garb OF miner ap-
peared at the hole. It was Dasiel
Lewis, aud he cried out, They are
all alivel" Never have the rock rib
bed hills Of Sugar Notch echoed with
joy as they did in response to this
intelligenc. Huzzah after huzzah was
waited out on the atmosphere, and
the people in the valley came out OF
their houses and gazed up to the
place where the devoted men had
been laboring upward OF six days in
succession without stoppage for the
rescue OF their fellowmen. Speedy
messengers were dispatched to Ashley
for physicians and restoratives. Miss
Riley, sister OF one Of the rescued
mer. tainted. While men raised their
voices in cxultaiion, women cried
with Joy, and thanked God for the
blessing. Old Mr.. Green, upward OF
70 years OF age, started off at once for
his home with the glad tidirgs. De-
spite his old age aud intirmities he
bounded over the hills with step as
Ii sht as youths. There was reioic-
ing all arouad, and all gave express
sion to their feelings, and congratu
lated one another upon the result OF
their protracted search.
"HERE THEY COME"
Hardly had the cheer died away be-
fore another rap was heard at the
trap door, and another miner came
up with the shout upon his tongue
Here they comet" Twas true, one
after another OF the imprisoned mer
was helped through the trap. AS fast
as they came up they fell into the
hands Of friends with unalloyed
pleasure. The meeting was one oI
those scenes that cannot be faithfully
portrayed. To the friends who had
waited so long for their return II
seemed as IL the dead had risen. The
rescued felt then, il never before. the
blessings OF friends and the glor
iousness OF Gods sunlight. They
were all strong and healthy. notwith
standing their long Imprisonment
They had heard the efforts OF thei
comrades on Thursday while blast
ing the block OF coal. and on that da,
killed the mule, and prepared som,
OF it to lie eaten. The air in the min,
was good, and they were enabled tC
cook .heir mule meat by a fire. WheI
they came up they brought SOM
pieces OF the meat and the stone
upon which 1t was cooked.
One of the miners said. We ate vi
all the food on Tuesday night, expect
ing. of course, to get our breakfast a
home ia the morning, but it was
long time till that morning. All da
Wednesday We tried and worke'
every way to got out and didn't thin
much OF eating. but on Thursday W
began TO got pref hungry.
KILLING THE MULE.
what was to be done, was tn
question. We held consultation
and it was unanimously agreed tha
the mule must supply our food. w
had tied the old fellow up. for he wa
getting hungry, too. and eating tn
props and timbers. Besides, when
mule gets mad he will attack mar
We led the poor old fellow out, and
} knocked him down with q hammer
and Billy Kinney, his driver. cut hi
neck with an axe. We had no sal
} but it was Godsend that we had th
mule. We would have starved IL b
had not been there.
Did you pray?
"Yes, We Lad prayer meetingI
Some prayed and some sung hymn.