The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-25

William Gildsau, William Nelson, James
Pearson, Evan Williams, Daniel MuIherin
Joseph and Frank Stall, William r. and
Thomas Homer. These men, with the res
cuing party mentioned, encountered un~
told difficulties in the way OF mud,
water and broken timbers before they
could get the bodies of the men out Of the
man-war. Thomas Tomastusky, when
asked how long he was under the ground,
replied: "Me down two weeks, TOO much
long, too cold" The men had noexact idea
OF the time they were entombed, but knew
that 1t must have been several weeks from
their condition and exhaustion.
NO IDEA OF cANSIBALIsM.
There we're no traces of any practices of
cannibalism, and the meu, who were all of
hard constitution, weakened and became
exhausted gradually. IL 10 evident that the
idea of subsisting on one OF their number
did not come to them at all Hall is about
one mile away from the slops. and the road
passes the residence Of ]. @. Hayden, the
operator of the mine.
SINGING THE DoxoLoGY.
When the procession of men with lamps
burning in their hats and their black and
Clustering clothing shimmering in the
moonlight, arrived in front of their ern-
ployer's home, some one started to sing the
doxology and the company of miners and
people Joined In Praise God from whom
all blessings fow.n Mrs. Haydon and FAM
lily came out and accompanied the party to
the hall.
First lime water and then small doses Of
brandy and milk were given the men. but
only by spoonful at a time. In short
tlme the four men were quietly sleeping.
Il was Tomastusky and Big Joe who re-
piled to Supt. McFarlans's call.
ToMAsTUsKY CALLS FOR MEAT.
At that time Joe seemed TO be in the best
condition Of all, but he has since collapsed.
while Tomastusky shows the greatest signs
OF improvement. Although he has che APP
pearance of q starved man, his skin being
drawn tightly over his ohsekbones, he Is
said: "Big bossn referring to McFarlane),
'he find Hungary man very sick in
the breast; soon get well; me 50
hungry" and then piteously he asked
"Bfg boss, give me piece fried meat, meas
uring with his fingers the size he wanted.
His wish, of course, could not be gratifed
But it was touching to hear the appeal. He
then said: "Me get well, ell right; doctor
say no get well, big boss send money to wife
me like to get WELL" His savings
amount to 1915, and to this
he referred in his request 10 send it to his
wife. he asked for the priest, and when
told the clergyman had gone home to take
q rest he said: "Geod; me wait" Caleb
Williams has the lamp Of one of the men
containing a small supply Of oil.
CAME NEAR BUILDING FIRE.
He also has a piece of wood taken from a
small pile where the men we're found. This
wood had been gathered for the purpose of
building fire with which to keep off the
chill of the water. Why the fire was not
started remains in doubt. Exhaustion may
have overtaken the men and prevented the
consummation Of the project. At any rate
it was providential, for had they built fire
the air weuld have soon become vitiated,
and they would have persisted, as did Ball,
Reed and two other victims, Of sutfocation.
STARVED TO DEATH.
The bodies of some of the dead show that
they starved to death. Four who were
found together, Ball. Reed and two others,
were much emaciated, but they had evil
IDENTIFY died from suffocation, as they had
built fire to warm themselves, and had
thus exhausted the oxygen in the air. When
this happened the fire went out and the
men suffocated. Others had drowned at
once. The body of one Hungarian, who
had starved, was much emaciated and
showed no signs Of decomposition. He had
evidently died very recently.