Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-25
FROM THE GRAVE.
Fag RESCUE on TIE MINERS FROM JEANS
WILLIE NINE.
The Terrible Story Of the Suffering Of the Five Work
men Found Alive-1hs Rescuing Party are
HtrOss-Whst They Had TO Over
Miraculous Relief.

HsrOes-What They Had to Over
coms-MlraculOHs Relief
HAzLEToN, PA, February 24.-ln
tense excitement prevailed to-day a
Jeanesville. The men found alive il
the ill-fated mine last night, were
brought TO the surface this morning al
) o'clock: and taken to Sons of Temper
ance Hall. at Jeansville, where, when
the Associated Press representative ar
rived, Mrs. j. c. Haydon and party OF
ladies were administering To their
wants. Lime water, beef tea, milk and
wine were given TO the men in sparng
quantities.
The Associated Press representative
was Oh the ground when the four men
were brought up from the mine. An
immense crowd, wild with excitement,
surrounded the mouth of the slope.
After being carefully lifted from the
trucks at the slope, the men were carried
to the Sons Of Temperance Hall As sta
ted above 1t was glad procession, As
many of the miners had not had their
clothing of for days, so vigorously
was the search prosecuted. The half is
about one mile from the slope. When
the procession Of men arrived in front
Of their employers home some one
started to sing the "DoXology," and the
company OF miners and people joined IN
the refrain Praise God from Whom All
blessings Flow" Mrs. Hayden and
family came outside and accompanied
the party TO the hall where, upon the
beds, blankets were placed over and
around the men. A rag mOistened with
lime juice was placed TO their lips and
they ea yerly grasped it. Then small
doses of brandy and milk were given
them, but only by the spoonful at Il
time. In short time the four men
were quietly sleeping.
At 1880 the Associated Press repre-
sentative, in company with Superin-
tendent McFarlane, went TO speak To all
the men, first calling upon BOSco Frin-
ko. When spoken TO and asked how
he felt he raised his eyes, which were
sunken and dull, but made no reply.
! His body is much emaciated, but he Is
gaining strength with each passing
hour. Holm BernO, lying on the OPP
pOSte side of the room, was the next
visited. He seemed TO have 70 power
of recognition when spoken TO. Across
the upper end of the room lay Joe Mas
tuskowitch. 1t was he and TomaSk
uSky that made the response TO the
call from Superintendent McFarlane in
the breast. He seemed TO be in better
condition than either Of the other two.
although at times his mind seemed wan
dering. When first awakened. he told,
| in his broken accent. OF visit from
an imaginary friend from Dutchtown.
an adjoining village. yesterday, while he
and his companions were in the mine.
lie seemed quite positive Of the visit,
and expressed surprised that his friend
was not there now He was humored
by Supt. McFarlane, who told Joe that
his friend would come soon.
A consultation was then held with
Thomas Tomaskusky. Although he had
the Appearance Of starved man, his
skin being drawn tight over his cheek
bones, he was very bright. When spoken
TO he said: "Big boss referring to Nc
Farlane), he find Hungary man very
| sick I'm breast; soon get well; me so
hungry" and then teouSly said: Big
boss, give me piece fried meat meas
uri6g on his fingers the size he wanted.
| His wish, OF course, could not he graft
| fled, but it was very touching To hear
| his appeal. He then said. Me get
well all right; doctor say no get well;
the big boss send money to wife and
babies in Hungary; me like to get well.
His savings amount to 1878, and to this
he referred 10 his request 10 send 1t TO
] his wife He asked for the priest, and
when told the clergyman had gone home
to take a rest he said: Good, me wait.
1t is simply impossible To get clear
statement from any Of the men. Their
weakened condition prevents II, ana The
phvsician in charge, j. w. Cole, has
positively forbidden any more conVersa-
tion with them. All the men are 50
weak that a simple movement Of the
head is impossible. How they lived
through those long, weary days and
night is inexplicable. The dinner in
their pals would have sustained lie Tor
eight days, perhaps, il dealt out spar
ingly. What they lived on the remain
der of the time is variOuSly conJectured.
The oil in some of their lamps was not
entirely consumed, but in the terrible
torture of hunger they overlooked that
fact. Their dinner pals bore unmis-
tabable evidence of having been used
for certain purposes, and it was the use
of their contents that helped TO keep
them alive.
The work of the rescuers cannot be
too highly praised, as they were con
stantly i'm danger of death from SuifOca-
tion. and even imagination cannot do
Justice to the terrible scenes under
ground. When the men were found
they were all huddled together, rs II
irving to keep warm. Limbs ana heads
were so intermingled that with ann
Guilty only were they separated. Caieb
Williams aud Mine Inspector Lewis,
who were following close by, were
shouted to go for blankets, nourlsh-
ment. physicians and the priest. THIS
was done at once: Drs ID. w. MearS and
J. w. Bowman were hastily summoned
from Audenreid, and J. w. Cole and
Howard Mcclure from Hazleton. They,
with Rev. J. j. Cummiskey, were al
Ionce lowered down into the mine.
Then the men were moved TO the pump
house at the bottom OF the slope. 10
do this they were again compelled TO
bring them up the manway aud through
the dog hole. 1t was an awful journey
down through the deadly black damp OF
the breast, through mud and water
into the dog hole, where for 700 leet
the men were compelled to walk stOOp-
ing. At length they reached the pump
house at the bottom of the slope. Here
the men were placed on beds OF straw
? in blankets. and cared for by the phySi-
clans and miners. They were very
weak. but all conscious, and this morn
ING were able to stand being elevated to
the surface.
All the victims of the disaster are now
, occouuted for. and the story Is one "i
the saddest in the history OF mining ac-
+ cidents. As nearly all who perlShed had
been suffocated or slowly starved TO
death. ,.,.
ON the morning Of February 4, while
charles BOYLE aud Patrick Call were
engaged in drilling hole in their oreas'
in the lower lift Of No. slope oi >. -
O. Haydon Il Co.'S mine, they broke into
, ola No. slope that had been abandoned
{ Tor three wears and had been Hooded to
/ tbe month with water. The water
r rushed in with such Tapidity that nc
attemnt could be made To warn or res
I enc the unfortunate men working up ~
p ,bair breasts. 1t rose so rapidly that II
i've minutes time the slope, which l.
694 feet deep, was filled to the mouth.
4 Eighteen men were caught IN th'
4 mine. The body OF Edward Gallagher
I -. nr.t fnnnh II WAS remarkaOll Oll