Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-25
X HEROIC RESCUE.
.oseAre STRUGGLE AGAINST
To rtsorrssr1-DAMP FOR FELLoW-MEN'
.... Story of the snaiehing from
n,.,s Of the JeanesVilie Miners
condition OF the Saved.
90, telegraph to the Dispatch.I

Abrams. named Thomas Tomas
=, Nasfuskowltch. John Berno,
~, 8, Frinko. Twenty-thIee men
ST. l.o mine when the water broke in.
..,s and seventeen were caught by
- .,-. Thirteen bodies have been
Tomastuskey IS IN the best
% - and vii doubtless fully recover.
O.. .r.frh. known as Big Joe "
rs,'' s,-e. Is apparently in the
a ''-s.iisn of all and may. hot live.
's' ,r .ho mine nineteen DAYS and
t.urs and owe their lives 10 the
f' tta norton of tho mine where
-riuge was cushioned" with
' a prcssurc Of water which rose
-.'s p $40 "a feet in FIVE minutes. They
u. lf, GA the contents OF their
' r. aud tho oil IN their lamps and
~ when these wero gone, upon
'. -....,r , the mine, which was horribly
w.. sulphur
.-r svlrrRINGs or TIE MIN.
.....-.,lr, tale Of their nineteen days
r,1 hardly be made public tor
s.-.'.'. }.,. as with the most favorable
* p. mont hoped for none OF the men
b.. cong enough TO talk. Much com
o.. tea-l as 20 the future movements
.I.-,s--ei men should they. be return
't'..fs and strength. Already par
p. .--1- tO secure them and exhibit
y. s-.r place % place and have them
,hs offerings Of that awful time.
--.. '..-lrr' McFarlane was the hap
.ffAruauy happy men at JeancS-
-.., To h.m Is due the credit for
...-, -1 vigorously the work of
..'-- fbe mine. reaching the bodies,
~ .-,-r the four men last night.
,rr ryEaIc WORK OF RESCUE.
o.. ,....s VA, "a he spared or difficult
II s.f o. remain IN the way OF empty
o. nine ,u the shortest possible time.
=, y.-. 'he Instructions ne received
49, q.r,dout occurred. and right
pa. .srry out these instructions.
Ind Le time 20 eat and certainly
,.... f.- loep. His men worked with
N the while without mur-
times searching through
-- 70 their waists. Eight
r.. tF. pump in the slope
..t.. lr nearer the men and every
't. ,rs,,r was lowered RAPIDLY. The
...... r-.,.o i, due TO the firm OF j. c.
Co.. superintendent McFar-
.,f -lo heroic band OF miners with
.-.. rarl's Of the black-damp death
.....-.. have 81 any time seized any
...h, searchers at the bottom of
o. ~a-w.,. The sCarchlng party CON
., Superintendent McFarlsne,
- E.lstaw. William Hale, Alexander
..-- James Sterling. and David Nelson.
-rr U5H- AGAINST DEATH-DAMP.
-.s, i,l sraln descended into tho
.-l, lt- ty means Of the dog-hole. The
--say, while empty OF water. were I'M
t lae1v-e Of the mud, Gtbris,
--,s4 cars. etc. They took their peril
e.. r--,.r down the manway by means
..,.. ana when once upon the lower
O. ,'-su o. investigate the portion OF the
-. e-o the Huns worked. The air
- .-.He with lsck-dGmp. They
80 -.r.ss % the northeast gangvaY
,- ...t. 10 explore the breasts. They
-, 'ps, hack and their lights were
.----.. ; sd many times by ulack-dsmp,
.-..- 3D. were certain the missing men
no. i5und in this locality and they
f.-.t -'ain and again.
lv..l IRON THOsE SUPPOSED DEAD.
d-- vhen feeling themselves being
rs-r .a by black-damp and certain that
- n again retreat uperntendent
TNa-s called out aloud 70 what he
were the ftNAHAAtr Va AAN
-, srasly cold III death. To bis and
= ---. urprise the call met with a re-
5-~ I.sv returned TO the good air
~ .' theIr lamps. and again made a
.s.s, o., effort 10 reach tie voice heard.
g1- a-ain met their heroic efforts,
.sgch Superintendent McFarlsne went
-,-g. the h4ck-iamp a distance OF
1.- 'est without light or anything to
| .-.-e his footsteps.
as Almost sUPLEEUNAS EFFORT.
l-a.a the attempt was renewed after a
-4'1.-c SMELL. and the providence that
- '-a: sl kindly with the men entomb-
ts al hal directed the resCuer5 thus far
. o., desert them. for. after an almost
.--t-~Au effort the rcscuers battled
r Wv through the deadly damp and
above TIE wlter-llne into fresh air.
..t, ,.-v called and again came the re-
c.-, and this time close at hand. On
.vg'-s,.l, guided by the sound of the
.s., q tL- dark.
rHE MzN POUND.
tsr-as-te4dinc eleven yards in length,
s7r-- breasts Z and 3. were found the
t-- = 'te ,our men III "a narrow cell
q, .r four The men were all huddled
be- q Z trying TO keep warm. Their
20. alI beads were so intermingled that
~ q ...'v Oulv We're they separated.
.i.t Williams aud Mine-InspectOr Lewis,
o. s,,- following close by, were shouted
t.r blankets, nourishment, physi-
20. AID tie pTlest. THIS was done at
FIEIrIANs AND THE PRIEST.
.- ,. 81. Mears and J. w. Bowman
~ t4Gl7 llmoucd from Audenried,
d 4 Cole aud Howard Mcclure, from
-..@s--. They with Rev. j. j. Cummls-
were 80 once lowered down INTO the
Il-l the men were moved 10 the
-,,-. ., - the bottom Of the slope.
--'.ts they were again compelled TO
~. ten zap the manway and through
..---..e. n was al awful journey
2. '' .g. tie deadly black-damp OF
2 .--s, through mud and water into
- -.s. .e. where for 200 feet the men
- -p..-i o. walk stopping. AZ
- '-sy r-4ched the pump-house at
.'..- # The slope.
-HE MN CARED FOR.
a~' '.e men were placed on beds OF
-s O. blankets and cared for by the
.H.r- and miners. They were very
'.a' 10 O.. conscious. They were brought
II ---',re tins morning at O'Clock and
'.- :. 'l- sons Of Temperance Hall at
e-s'.r. where, when the Associated
'Ir. ltauye arrived. Mrs. j. 4.
'' ~ AID e party Of ladies were ad-
-'.-'at 90 their wants. Lime-wster.
-''.'-. M.z and wine. were given the
ID -,-rug quantities. DR.. j. w. Cole
= barge attending 10 their wants this
.-- Dr-. Nears and Bowman were
l.tT ,lclr nights labOrs. Ihey
t.,a lGer.ug from the effects OF tho
-. 'a t-.aMp.
.tt hEN -HoyGur NOT OF cANSIBALIsM.
D. --. lsuastaskey. when asked how
Do va. underground replied Me
'H' weeks Too much long. Too
i-s men had no exact idea OF the
'a.F were entOmbed, but knew II
rave been several weeks from their
--. aN1 ,1haustion. There were no
go 4'v practices Of cannibalism. and
-... MAO were all Of hardy constitu-
- t-aArrcd and became exhausted
'---... lis evident that the idea OF
..--t ou one Of their number did not
.-. 3" ;tem "a, al.
I8E DO1oLoGY.
.-- --.l IS about one mile away from the
aI- i.r road passes the residence OF
d. n4'l'n, the operator of the mine.
r.--.'-- '-- procession Of men. with lamps
80 Yn their mining hats and their
-. al3 g.is'euing clothing shimmering
~ -1Hlh2ht, arrived in front of their
l,,'.'I home some started 10 sing the
s5ri. anu the company Of miners and
n. tl'Lei ~ " Praise God from whom
''sllg, AOw."
" M FIRST SoURIsHtiEsT.
s-,,N. -,e .hayJDn and family came out and |
-p-n.ed the party 10 the hall. First /
.i IN '1.si aud then small doses Of brandy |