The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-03-21
MINERS RESCUFD.

mlNEHS hGSSOA
Almost Miraculous Dsliysranos Of Fivs Men Near
shamokin, Pa.
SHASIoKIN, Pa, March 15.-There is
now very little hope of rescuing alive
the six entombed miners at the Black
Diamond colliery. The scene of the
accident is in the slope one thousand
feet below the surface. Hopes were
entertained of reaching two of them to-
day, but fall of coal bringing down
with it thousands of tons occurred at
o'clock this morning. 1t is believed
| that the men were then killed or will
| be killed by the coal which is constant
/ ly falling and crashing down the cham
1 Der OF suffocated for lack Of air. Mine
| Examiner McMurtrie, of Shamokin dis
| trict, reached the collierY late last
night. It is estimated that it will take
several days to drive a passage way to
the men and their exact fate cannot be
determined at the present writing.
There is bare possibility that some
| spot of the roof of the mine will shelter
him.
LATER.
Mt. CARMEL, Pa, March l5.-Five
of the six miners at Black Diamond
colliery have been rescued alive and
] well, and the sixth will soon be brought
| to the surface.
Supreme JOY reigns in the homes of
John Hall, Nicholas Bowels, Michael
Buggy, Patrick leonard and Vincent
Rokus tonight on account of their al
most miraculous deliverance from what
at this hour last night seemed certain
death. Hundreds of citizens escorted
the scene of the accident, to Mt Car
mel and streams of callers have been OF
hand ever since. Hall and ReVels
though suffering extremely from ner-
vous exhaustion, gave to the associated
press tonight the first. account O
their experience. These TIVE
% 1s% S s.bstes engaged breast IN SST d
in the south slope of the mine abou
noon yesterday, when they heard ;
terrific roar and the next minute they
experienced a shock which caused Hal
to exclaim to his partner Butty I'm.
God Nick the slope has caved in.
RevelS descended to the g8ngway ant
twelve feet from there found tn
egress to the slope cut off by hug
rocks. He called to the miner
saw Ochus crawling from tn
debris. They both Joined il
the shouts and then heard Near
shalsh calling from No. chamber TO
help. He was pinioned by large roc
and urged his comrades to come to hi
rescue. They climbed up a distance
but the danger grew so great that the
had just time to run back when
second fall occurred and no NOR
sound was heard. The poor fellow
was in iall probability kille
though a force of men al
still working for his deliverance
The five miners who were saved Sc
, cured themselves by setting props
: the gangway and they then awaited tn
= result. They heard their rescueT
. stop work outside about O'Clock las
night and growing desperate they Ell
deavored to climb up an abandone
J chamber and gain exit, but mOuntai
like boulders stood in their way. The
: returned to the gangway and endeaN
e oTed to console one another. Late
5 they heard sounds of outside wor
= again and their hopes grew
Tney betook themselves to prayer an
the sounds grew nearer. They the
| signalled five tiJues on the selid pilla
? the wives and children and hundred
D of friends at the mouth of the collier
o knew that five were saved. at lively
u clock TODAY they heard a voiC
s shouting "all are safe" the prisone
: miners answered back ''hN
t are here, one is covered.
/. The next moment they embraced the
h rescuers and shed tears of happines
S Their deliverance had been effected /
d driving tunnel twenty-nine yerd
}, Hundreds of tons of debris must
removed before the mine can be put
= working order.