The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-25
The Awful
SUPFBRIHGS OF The FOUR NBH
Who We're Found Alive in the
Jeanesyille Mine after Being
IMPRISONED EIEBTEBE DAYS
Without Food and Water in a
Narrow Space far Below
the Ground.
The Thrilling Story Of Their Rescue
Heroic Work of the Searching Far.
ty-A IIeartreudIng Scens-Re.
markabIe Physical Eadur-
aucs-SlcEcuing
"Details.
IMPRISONED EIEETEBH DAYS

yiclims Of February were found alive
alter period OF nineteen days and nine
teen hours entombed from the world.
Last evening at about $3.50, while the
exploring party consisting OF superin
tsndeut McFarlane, Joseph Kedsbawk
william Hale, Alex. Morton, Jamet
Sterling and David Nelson were making
an extra effort to reach the bodies Of the
four remaining victtms, they found thai
the men they sought were alive.
AFTER HEROIC EFFORT.
T,ey had aglin descended into the
lower left by means of doghole. The
o,uyways while empty Of water wore in
9,,,able because of the mud, debris,
rrecEed cars, etc, and the air was terri.
bic with blackdamp,
The exploring party, Wading through
mud and water waist deep, sought en-
trance 10 the No. breast and were
driven back by the foul air Again they
sonyht entrance aud again were forced
m Tptreat before the terrible damp.
They then went to No. 5 breast and re-
neScd the effort, when they were met
nv their deadly enemy, the black damp,
McFaTlune aud his brave men, every
nne a hero, passed up through the damp
ffteeu wards, until their lights were ex.
tinguished and they were being rapidly
oTercome. Retreat was again certaiu,
and in the almost hopeless idea ol re.
ceiyiuQ a rssponse, Superintendent
McFeFlane called out TO the occupants
Of the breast, as he supposed, already
cold in death. =,
To his surprise tho call met with q re-
spouse.
littheir lamps and again made desper'
ate effort to reach the voice. Failure
was again the result OF this effort, al
though Superintendent MacFarlaue
went through the black damp distance
Of sixty feet without light or anything
to guide his footsteps.
INA PERILoUs PLACE.
Again the attempt was renewed after
a breathing spell, and the providence
that bad dealt SO kindly with the men
eutombed and had directed the rescuers
thus lar, did not desert them.
After an almost superhuman effort
the rescuerB battled their way through
the foul air and got above the water line
into fresh air.
Again they called aud again came the
response and this time close at hand.
On they pressed, guided by the sound OF
the voices from the dark tomb, and
Crept to the top Of the breast OF No. 3,
Tbere in q cross heading, eleven yards
in length, between casts and 5, were
found the bodies OF the four men I'M q
narrow cell, four by four feet. They
were Joe Mastuskowitch, Thomas
TomSskusky, John Beane and Bosco
Frinko.
Who can describe the Joy OF that su-
preme moment2 Pen fails, Imagination
cannot do justice to the scene. .,
The men were huddled together as u
trying to keep warm. Limbs and heads
were SO interlningled that with difficulty
only were they separated:
Catas Williams and Mine Inspector
Wells, who followed close behind, were
called to 20 for aid. Physicians and
priests were summoned at once. At
length the party reached the pump
house al the bottom OF the slope, where
the men were placed on beds OF straw
in blankets and cared for by the physl'
Ciargand miners.
They were very weak butall conscious
They were brought to the surface this
morning at s o'clock and taken TO the
Sons Of Temperance ball at Jeanesville.
a TOUCHING CONVERSATION.
When the Associated Press represen'
tltivo arrived, Mrs. j. O. Hayden and 4
party Of ladies wero administering to
their wants.
Lime water. beef tea, milk and wine
were given the men in sparing quanu'
iies. In short time the four men were
quietly sleeping. Al tho upper end ol
the room lay Ioe MastuskoWitCh. u
was he and Tomaskusky that made the
response TO the call from McFarlane ~
the breaat. go,
lie seemed to be in better condition
than the others, although at times, his
mind seemed wandering. A eonsa!ta'
iiOn WIS held with Thomas TomaskusSy
Although he had the appearance oil q
starved man, his skin being drawn
tightly over his cheek bones, be wa
bright aud clipper. 49,, 80,
When spoken TO he said: "Big b9st
(reterring to MCFarlane) he fnd Hun
gary man very sick in breast; soon ge'
well; me so hungry" sud then piteous
iy he asked, "Big boss, give mo piece
fried meat2" measuring his fingers the
size he wanted.
His wish Of course could not b
granted, but It was indeed touching =
lIT his appeal. He then said; IN,
yet well, all right, doctor say no get vel
Big hos$ send money TO wife aud banlel
in Hungary, hut mo like TO get we'll"
His savings amount 10 $50, aud y
this he referred in his request TO send
TO his wife. He asked for the priest AM
when told the Clergymen had gone HON
10 take rest in bed, he said GOOD, m
wGit."
OF couse II Ia impossible to try to q.
aBtatement from Suy Of the men. Thel
weakened condition prevents i and tn
physicians in charge have forbidden an,
more conversation with them.
HOW TMRY LIVED.
How they lived through those lon
weary days and nights is inexplicabl'
The dinner in their pals would hav
sustained life for eight days perhaps,
dealt out aparnGly. What they live
on the remainder oi the time is Variousl
oconjectuTed.
The oil In some Of their lamps was nG
entirely consumed, bnt in the terTtbI
torture Of hunger they overlooked thI
fact. =.
Their dinner pals bore unmistakeab
evidence Of having been used a. urinal
and 1t was the use OF their contents
gether with the excrement from the
bodies that kept them alive.
Itis clear that the portion Of the mil
where the men were found was Gus
iOnRdu nv fresh air. Alter the terfib