The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-06-20
THEENTOMBED MINERS
TBPPINGS heard FROM TIL INTERIOR
OF THE C0LLIERY.
Feelings Of Joy and Great Excuement
at Dunbar-B escuers At work
Success MAY Come To- Night.

DUNBAR, June 20.-The imprisoned
miners have been heard from. AT
O'Clock last evening, the men working
in the head Of the entry through which
the rescuiue party is working its way,
sent word down the entry to keep quiet
Every one did so, and in a moment
pick ~ pick, for a dozen times.
came the signal from the inside. Then
the men went to work with renewed
vigor The men inside cannot be
reached for many hours yet The res
cuiDg party is within a few feet of the
line leading from the Mahoning to the
Hill Farm nine But after that Is
reached the men will have 10 drive
through sevcnly-five feet Of coal to
reach their comrades.
The news that the entombed miners
had been heard from spread quickly
throughout the little mining town, and
in a short time the mouth Of the Ma
honing Mine was crowded. At least
500 people were gathered there and the
excitement was intense. About o'clock
Mine Boss Gray came up from the slope
with the report that the sound Of the
tapping against the wall had been heard
and that the rescuors were working like
heroes.
4 CUILD's DISAPPOINTMENT.
At II o'clock 600 people were at the
mine. In some way or other the news
was spread that the men were safe
Every one who had friends in the mine
was there. All came with bright
encd faces. An air of mystery swept
over the place Policemen were dumb
When a man came out Of the mines he
was silent as the grave. Little Mary
Smith, s years old, heard that the men
were safe. Her father was in the mine
She came up alone.
Where is my father 2" she asked as
she came up to the mine barriers.
He is not out yet, said a man
who stood by.
The little girl burst into tears. She
was disappointed Disappointment
was not the word. IL was more than
that. II was grief. only such as Is
seen under the most distressing circum-
stances.
PRIESTS Down IN THE MINE.
General Manager Hazard was seen
late in the evening You may say that
there are men down in the mine alive
We do not expect 10 reach them until .
OF o'clock to morrow morning They
will be taken care Of The Catholic
priests are down In the mine at the
present time. They will stay there till
the opening Is made. / have ordered a
corps Of physicians TO be at hand ready
for anything. We don't want TO let the
people know outside because the excite
mCnt would be too great. We will
reach the men. You may say that the
company is doing all they can TO rescue
the men.
Late last night Bert Wormlcy came
out of the mine. He said that for
some time the men az work In the
Mahoning mine had not heard a sound
We will not reach the mine before
20 morrow morning" said Mr. Worm
ley. II am sure that only two men
can work at a time where we are dig.
ging.
THEY MAY BE RESCUED TONIGHT
After working with all possible energy
all night the relief parties find this
morning that there Is still 1870 feet Of
slate and coal 10 GO through before the
imprisoned miners can be reached. No
more tapping has been heard, but Il is
thought that the miners will be reached
by o or 10 o. clock tonight.
THE JOYOUS NEWS DENIED.
PITTsBURG, June 20-2Ij T.. MA
Lsader reporter has just arrived from
Dunbar and states that there is posi-
lively no truth In the statement
that signals from the entombed
miners were heard by the rescuing
party last evening or during the night.
lie states that the mine superintendent
telegraphed this morning to the officials
Of the Dunbar Furnace Company In
Philadelphia that he did not
expect TO reach the men before
Sunday, and that there is now no hope
whatever that they will be found alive.
The distance TO be dug at ten this morn
ing was about 1870 feet through rock
ribs, slate, and coal Only three men
can work at a time and progress is
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