The Daily Tombstone., 1886-05-29
FOUL AIR.
Overpowers Four Men in
 The Grand Central.
Rescued From Death by
 Fellow NiRfiei'rz.

from the Grand Central mine with the startling intelligence that an hour or two previous, Charley Leach, fore man of the mine, Lou Anderson, boss carpenter, William Bishop, shit boss, and MT. Taylor, assayer, had entered the mine for the purpose of discover ing what damage had been done by the recent fire. that their stay lad been protracted much beyord the time set for their return, also that a party sent iu quest of them had fail ed to find them and 1t was feared they had been caught by foul air in some of the drifts and asphyxiated. The news spread like wildire. and soon stream of humanity on foot, horse back, ana in every available vehicle was hurrying to the scene of the al leged catastrophe. A seat in MT. Tweeds caryall was offered the TcMB- STONE reporter, and in d very short space of time the Grand Central mine was reached. Upon arrival it was learned that the party mentioned had entered the liiiiie Ey what is known as the Naumteag shaft about a fourth of mile south of the main shaft, and here was found gathered several hundred persons, anxious ly awaiting news from several parties who had gone down in quest of the missing men. It Was. the universal opinion that the whole party had met death from foul air In few min utes however, Messrs. Anderson and Bishop emerged from the mouth of the shaft, in an almost fainting con- dition, and when sufficiently, recovered to answer questions, stated that the party had descended to the two hun dred foot level, and then gone west in the direction of the Naumkeg mine. After proceeding along the drift about two hundred and fifty feet, Messrs. Leach and Taylor some feet in ad- vance; dizziness struck hins and Bi hop, and realizing that they were about to be overpowered by gas or foul air, they started to beat a retreat.
 
 With the utmost difficulty they man. aged to ge: out of the noxious yapor. and regain serra firm. Mir. Anderson farther stated that the last he rccol- iected 5f Taylor and Leach, the
 FoRIEk HAD FALLEN,
 and the latter was reeling. The news was received by the fast swelling crowd with bated breath, and with one accord the missing men were given up for dead. In the meantime some of the most experienced miners in the camp, most of whom were fam iliar with the underground workings of the mine had gone below to make search for Inc lost; among them were Messrs. McCloud, Radovich, Kearney, Bradshaw, and several others whose naraes the reporter failed to learn. Accompanying them was pr. Good fellow, who had at once hurried to the scene, upon learning of the dis aster. In the meantime Dr. Willis, who was also on the ground was min istering to the wants of Mesgrs. An derson and Bishop both of whom were suffering severely from the ef- fects of the inhalation of foul air. About tie mouth of the shaft still clustered the crowd awaiting with byeathless interest some news from the deptAs:
 Some half dozen miners had gone down the.shaft since Anderson and Bishop had come up, and grave fears were entertained that in prosecuting the search, the late goers might have found the lifeless bodies of those who had gone in advance to hunt for Messrs. Leach and Taylor.
 While the excitement was wrought to the highest pitch, the stalwart l form of Jim Kearny was noticed climbing the ladder. He was one of the first to enter the mine, ard nut have news of the missing ones. What would his report be? Had death claimed them? Step by step he mounted, and when he reach ed the mouth of the shaft and voiced the glad tidings that the men had been found alive, rescued; that Char lie Leach had sufficiently recovered