Evening journal., 1891-02-10

crowd were taken slowly to their homes
Schellings house was first reached. His
wife was standing ia the roadway waiting
for them with a child at her side. As the
wagon halted and Schelling descended sht
ran mp to him, but the stolidity Of their
nature suffered no greater expression oi
joy than q quiet kiss, and helped by tive
friends Schelling walked into the house
the wife following.
Loving Wife's Welcome.
A different scene was witnessed az John
Rivers comfortable home, built by year.
Of herd and honest toll His young wife
who had given up al hope OF seeing him
alive, came running from the house bare
headed through the driving rain and sleet
As she ran River scambled from tho
wagon and, waiting for no help, staggered
forward to meet her and in moment
covered with mud as he was, he fell int
her arms With passionate sobs OF joy
she kissed him and wept over him To her
he was as one come from the grave, and
all she could say was, THANK God, john
thank GodW
cragcl's Mind Affected.
Cragle, who is only "a years old, was chr
ried 70 his home high up on the hillside
The great shock be had suffered produced
a singular effect on him PHYSICALLY n,
was utterly helpless and his mind seeneo
confused. At one moment he would think
himself still in the mine talking to John
River At the next he would burst int
passionate and wild thanks and praise t,
God for saving him, or he would try tC
sing hymn in a queer and hollow voice
Everything possible was done TO sOotht
him and gradually he grew calmer AT :
p. m. he was out Of bed talking in a will
way to a group of friends lie was trying
to tell them of what he had suffered, but
his mind had not recovered its full balance
and every few minutes he break out al,ssu
in praise and thanksgiving to God, or eN
hortation to his hearers to trust in the
Almighty and seek him now
John Rivers Thrilling story.
In the course of recital Of his thrilling
story, John River said:
we had no food and on Thursday W.
had an awful craving for water Cragle
then began to act queerly There's a car.
he said; let's get IN il and ride away He
jumped. | went after him until we reached
the edge Of the water Cragle was gulpinp
down the water. tasted it, but it was Sc
strong and sulphnrous that it blistered nj,
tongue. It cooled the fever, and Craglt
was more rational afterwarl. Schelline
was on the beam above iibbering to him.
self in Polish. / was afraid he would loosen
the rack and be the means Of our destruc
tion. Cragle and / got on the logging
again and Scheiling became quieter.
"Cragle at one time thought bis father
and mother were with him, and got angr,
because did not see them.
A New Peril Threatened Them.
when we heard the plunk OF the pump.
we knew the rescuers were at work. ant
when the pumps We're stopped to attart
more pipe we knew the deiivererA wer,
nearing rs. While we were rejoicing II
the glad sounds Of the pumps another ter
rible danger threatened us The loose e0a
behind US began working and begau I,
crowd of orr logging II slid down nfte
q while, and we found the water had rom
back good distance
After time we heard voices and W
shouted. | saw lights, and after a tin,
the ladder took us down and we were car
ried Off on the raft
Mr. River wound up his story with evi
dent emotion, and said: yes; now weir
safe, and th9nk God for his mercy to Ia,
and my family" The only injury River
has received is that one Of hts feet, which
was cut with coal. is slightly poisoned d,
sulphur water. The cause Of the breaking
in of the water from the old workings 1.
being investigated by the mine inspectors
The mining engineering Of thirty years az,
was very lax, and the maps in the posses
sion OF the company show a solid bed u
coal in the place where the water brok,
through