St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-20
ENT0MBED, YET ALIVE
A Signal From the Miners
Imprisoned in the Dun
bar Pit.
Faint Tapping Within the
Wall Of Rock Heard by
ReScueps.
Fathers, Mothers, Wives and
BARNS Gather at the
Mines Mouth.
No Hope Of Reaching the
Thirty Odd Men Before
This Evening.

DUNBAR, Pa, June 19.-The fmpriS-
oned miners have been heard from. At
O'Clock this evening the men working
in the head of the entry through which
the rescuing party is working its way
sent word down the entry to keep quiet.
Every one did so, and in moment
"Pick, pick'' for dozen times came
the signal from the inside. Then the
men went to work with renewed vigor.
They cannot be reached for twenty-four
hours yet. The rescuing party
is within few feet of the line leading
from the MahOning to the Hill farm
mine. But after that is reached the men
will have to drive through seventy-five
feet of coal to reach their imprisoned
comrades. The best authorities in the
rescuing party hold that it will be after
IL o'clock tomorrow before the men
are reached. Beth Worman, the former
superintendent of the mine, was
seen at his house this even
ing. He had first come down
from the mine to eat bite. He said:
II was sitting down the heading short
way when the word was passed to keep
quiet. Of course l kept quiet, and then
the word came from the face Of the
heading that faint
Rapping Could BE Heard.
We can't reach them for tweuty-fOur
hours yet. l have always held that they
could be saved, and am more thank
full that we are so near them"
The news that the entOmbed
miners had been heard from,
spread quickly throughout the little
mining town, and In short time the
mouth uof the Mahoning mine was
crowded. At least 500 people were
gathered there. 1t was composed of
men, women and children. The excite
ment grew more intense each mOmeut,
and the crowd gathered so closely
about the mouth of the pit that the
iron police were finally compelled to
move them back. At o'clock mine
boss Gray came up from the slope
with the report-that the rescuing party
might reach the party at any time. The
sound of tapping against the wall has
been heard. The resuerS are inspired
with fresh courage. They do not now
fear danger, and it is probable that they
will not meet with any. At IL O'Clock a
thousand people were. at the mine. In
some way or other the news spread that
the men were safe. Every one who
had friends in the mine was there.
They came with frightened faces. An
air of mystery swept over the place.
Policemen were dumb. When man
came out of the mines he was silent as
the grave, but the good news was cir
cuIated around. Little Mary Smith,
eight years old, heard that the men
were safe. Her father is i'll the mine.
She came up alone, a pretty little girl.
ssWhere Is My Father 2''
she said as she came up to the mine bar
riers. "He is not out yet" said man
who stood BY" The little girl burst
into tears. She was disappointed. Dis
appointed was not the word. 1t was
more than that. 1t was grief only such
as is seen under the most distressing
circumstances. General Manager HaZ-
Zard was seen late in the evening.
"You may say that there are men down
in that mine alive. They have been
heard from. We do not expect to reach
them till or o'clock tomorrow MORN
ing. They will be taken care of. The
Catholic priests are down in the mine
at the present time. They will stay
there until the opening is made. l
have ordered corps of physicians to be
at hand ready for anything. We donot
want TO let Ghe people KNOW outSiue, uc-
cause the excitement would be too great.
We will reach the men. There will
be no explosion, When we find the
men, we are assured they are
living in there. You may say that the
company is doing all it can to rescue
the men," Late tonight Bert Worm
ley came out of the mine. He said that
for some time the men at work in the
MahOming mine had not heard sound.
1--WE will not reach the mine before to-
morrow morning." said Mr.. Wormley.
II am sure that only two men can work
at time where we are digging" In
the meantime the suspense is awful.
People are crowding to the danger
line ropes, peering auxiously at the
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