New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-25
PRICE THREE CENTS.
BURIED TWENTY DAYS.
WONDERFUL RESCUE OF FOUR IMPRISONED
MINERS.
BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE ALIVE AFTER ALI.
HOPE HAD BEEN GIVEN UP-THE MEN
WEAK AND EXHAUSTED, BUT LIKELY
TO RECOvER-THE STORY OF
ONE OF THEM.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

ONE OF THEM
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.I
Wilkesbayre. Penn. Feb 24.-The marvellous
rescue of four entombed miners has thrilled the
whole community. Twenty days have passed
since the awful mine horror at GAINESVILLE when
sev.oaeea men imprisoned by the water
which was washed in upon them without a mo.
melts notice. The slope. which is $50 yards in
depth, was filled to its mouth in a few minutes and
it with much difficulty and confusion that
seven of those employed in the workings escaped
with their lives In all the caamitous history Of
coal mining the frightful accident over at Jeanes.
vile furnished last night an incident that 10
practically without a parallel Last night be-
tween the hours of 4 80 and o o'clock an ey-
ploring party Of four went 10 the mine to hunt
for the bodies of more Of the missing men. This
party went up the breast pitching 30 degrees
for a distance of about seventy or eighty feet.
They found fresh marks. such as footprints. and
this kindlcd hope in their breasts They hardly
dared TO harbor the thought that some Of the
men were living after eighteen days imprison-
ment They went to work vigorously. however,
but the black damp was too much. They came
back to Mr. MacFarlane. the superintendent, and
told him that they believed some of the men
were alive Then Mr. MacFarlane and Caleb
Williams joined the party, which set out again.
Mr. MacFarlane outran the others. lie rushed 70
the top Of the breast and followed by Will
lam Kelshaw. kclshaw the first at the top.
He found John Tomaskowitz lying on the ground
alive.
4 shout went up: g He's alive" Eagerly the
rescuers gathered around him. Mr.. Macgarlane
took hold of the rescued man and carried him into
n manway. lie gave him some brandy from a
flask he carried, and the stimuant gave
new life to the man. In the meantime William
Hale came back with Wasel Frankie in his arms,
weak and emaciated, but alive. Then the SUPER
intnndent was called TO David Neston who
sisted Mr.. Hale in bringing out the body of Joe
Nctuskiw,z. Mr.. Hale was unable to return
alone on account Of the bad air. The only missing
man WAS John Baro, and Mr.. NestOn said he
would 90 and bring him. Other help was prompt
L. forthcoming. aud soon John Barno was brought
out to where Mr. MacFarlanc and the Others were.
Then the four men were taken - a heading where
there was return current Of air. II soon
felt that il would be too cold for the men there.
They were rolled in warm blankets. Restoatives
and stimulants. such rs milk, whiskey and coffee,
were given 10 the rescued men, and the rescuers
will never forget the look that shone in the eyes
Of the sniercrs when they found that they were
saved from tie most frlghtful death imaglnablr.
DR. NIears then took charge of the men, who
wcIr carrie T. tie bottom of the slope. At abont
80 tse first man taken up and placed IN
the b0iler-hOuse near the steampipes ana wrapped
in blankets one by one they were brought up
TO the surface. Drs. Cole, Mears and Bowman
were soon at their side and did all IN their power
| to help them.
The rescued men were kept in the boiler-hocse
until 3 O'Clock this morning, when they were
moved TO the Sons of Temperance Hall, where
Ia ba6c had been DrOVI1ei
ladies' Of the town. ON these beds hy the forms
of the four rescued men, unwashei and covered
with coal dirt Just rs they came from the NINE
50 weak were they that it was not deemed safe 10
disturb them by changing their clothes or wash
inc them. One. Wasel Frankie, was in terrible
state Of prosration, and the physicians III charge
are filed with apprehension as TO the result He
cannot move a limb and barely rolls his mead.
In marked contrast to this is the cohultloh VI
Joseph Metuskiwtz. or " Big Joe as lie Is gen.
ora,L known. In physical strength he was
giant. and though now 50 weak that ne can hafu'
ly move his limbs. his general condl'ion Is "oh-
dermlly good considering his awful experience.
He is the only whom the doctors Wouiu diio"
- sneok lie speaks fairly good Enslsh, puI
con only talk minute or two at 'lnie' III
brolcn sentences he tried to tell The tribune cor
RESPONDENT something of his experience. lie S.'i
had nothing % ,a', 0ay S, '4' m tWo T'5 dayS Then
oiS =, rctnimy We scratched bark fr the tl,
icrs and clcwcd it, We lad ne, ne lsnt ire a',S Si.b hts
the oil burpcd ont. We Luu ny m'So ,,ar
,t fr,n. the tmherS and boiled tle ,.aP"IvT 'rlj
rhst made ii lct,'r. but wa, NC, G", down 20 get
sy yr ard ,lc rrc went ont and we In't nnt lay
teec ami couldn't movcTe So 1o Sot crazy some.
lime, and laughed and nS, be nsp hclart lodt me- Tor
IN, men coming 70 g' bg',e t'el % "I eWf'l time.
.3"I1 i"Ii would lie sometimes. l seemed burnt up
with thirst. ,u, ,,.o,,d
DR.. J. H. Mcars. the physician IN charge "ouiu
allow no further conversation. as Joe was weaNeh-
n, himself with the effort The other men
were unable to tall, intelligently, partly because
tLry knew little English, and parity because VI
tLcir cXccs>ive weakness. The doctors however,
have little doubt Of their recovery. except as "
! FRANKIE WHO is in a critical condition. .t.
~, sso"nr on the surface when the news that
,he 'ocn ,yrrc still alive first became known was
one that has never been wl'lesSeu & ~ Ii, y,th ry
clt@ncnt. ana fully 1000 people were sa.h.rua ,ros
round the coiery an hour after the news wa.
known. Every step made M t Ine rsscIs =, the surface
thrnuch lines of pickctS, ana was sIcWwptSe" 4.
rousing cheers by the crowds above Wne9 ~
became known that the four men haa oe,i :, ~ ~
oscmcd and were AZ the foot Of the smart Iis
aycitemcnt grew intense. and the people cromu.u ~.
round the mouth of the slope expecting ai Inem ~
T., hrourLt nm At last. about midnight. SupNrlI-
tordcnt Wacfarlanc and the rescue party came
wp As fhey stepped of the carriage theN @ Meiv
erected with wild cheering that , lao,ea hanr m,n.y
minutes When he could make hlmfei i,rr, Iearu, "a,
W"rforone cried " They wouldn't he Drou9ht w
III, morning, The doctors say they couldn't stand
it, it, Let's go home boys" Then he ordered err b tne
scucrs 10 form in line and headed rd.Ss 0E nI, ,b~r
,nr,cicd i down town In front of the companys
"Gce thcy halted. and Suddenly the rescners
stardirg barchcaded amid the crowd. now swonen .n
- 400 ucoplc. struck up the familiar hymns
Praise God from whom oil BLESSINGS s. low,
II wa, aiken up hv 1000 voices. and INC siierce %
or thc night was broken by the grahdes' cho'"'
ever heard on these hills.
sryaTOR ELECT BRICE'S BACK TAXES.
Columbus. Ohio. Feb. "a (speciaD'-Ine dc'r,'"n
~ the supreme Court. I'm the case OF TAX Ina's' :"
voryortholer to compel the Auditor Of MI county 20