Evening journal., 1890-06-20
ONE CENT.
PRISONERS, BUT ALIVE.
Signs That the Farm Hill
-a Miners are Living.
THE SOUND OF PICKING HEARD.

New Hope Rises In the Breasts OF the
Gallant Band OF Rsscuers Who are Des-
Perateiy Working so save the Impris-
oned Men at Dunbar, Pa.
DUNBAR Pa, June eO.-The imprisoned
miners in the Farm Hill mine have been
heard from. AT 4 o'clock last evening the
men working in the head Of the entry
through which the rescuing party Il work
ing its way sent word down the entry to
keep quiet. Every one did SO, and in Il
moment "pick, \ "pick, 2 Tor dozen times
came the signal from the inside Then the
men went Go work with renewed vigor.
The victims cannot be reached for twenty-
four hours yet, although the rescuing party
is within few fees 81 the line leading
from the Mahoning to the Farm IIill mine.
But after that is reached they will have to
drive through seventy-fve feet Of coal 10
reach their imprisoned comrades.
No Doubt About tho sounds.
Mine Inspector Keishley went to the tel
egraph Office In the afternoon 20 secure the
loan of 5000 feet Of insulated wire. two
telephones and two batteries. lie said:
1T takes half an hour 70 send message
from the face OF the needing TO the outside
II we had a telephone all that time could
be saved. When we break through into
the Hill Farm mine we may strike gas and
the fan will have TO be turned on half
1 hour in such a case means a great deal
distinctly heard the tap. tap Of picks.
They were faint, but Il was the signal for
aid II will take us hours to reach them.
| but willing hands will make short work.
We are trying 10 keep the matter as quet
as possible, because we don't want the re-
port 70 reach the women and families OF
these people II unmans all of us to have
the women crying around and asking US to
save their husbands
The EAoItement Intense.
In spite Of all precautions the news that
the entOmbed miners had been heard from
spread quickly throughout the little min
ing town, and IN short time at least 100
people were gathered about the mines Tie
excitement grew more intense each mo-
ment, and the crowd gathered so close about
the mouth Of the pit that the coal and iron
police were finally compelled TO move them
back
About D. m. Mine Boss Gray came up
from the slope with the report that the
rescuing party might reach the party ne
any time. The sound of tapping against
the wall has again been heard The rescu-
ers are inspired with fresh courage They
do not now fear danger. and it is probable
that they will not meet with any
She burst Into Tears
At II o'clock thousand people were as
the mine. Every one VINO had friends in
the mine was there. They came with
| frightened faces. Policemen were dumb.
When a man came out Of the mines he was
silent as the grave, but the good news was
circulated around. Little Mary Smith, s
years old, heard that the men were safe
| Her father is In the mine. She came up
alone, a pretty little girl Where is my
fatherW she said, 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,
The Men Are Surely Alive.
General Manager Hazard was seen late
in the evening. You may say that the
men in the mine are alive They have been
heard from. The Catholic priests are down
IN the mine at the present time They viii
stay there till the opening is made. | have
ordered a corps Of physicians to be at hand
ready for anything You can say the COM
pany is doing all they can to rescue the
men,
In the meantime the suspense is awful
People are crowding TO the danger line
ropes, peering anxiOusly at the manway