The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-02-28
THEY WERE ALL ALIVE BUT VERY FEEBLE
A Morley Procession Singing "Praise
God From Whom All Bless
lngs Flow"
The Rescued Men in Demand for Elk.
hibitiOn PurpOses--They Will
Probably Pose as Freaks
in a Side Show.

HAzLEToN, Pa, Feb. 24.-An Associated
Press representative was on the ground
at ) O'Clock this morning when four men
were brought up from the Jeanesville
mine. The immense crowd, wild with
excitement, surrounded the mouth of the
slope. After being carefully led from
Il e trucks at the slore, the men were car
ried to the Sons of Temperance hall. 1t
was a strange, but glad hearted procession.
Many of the miners mad not had their
clothes off tor DAYS, so vigorously was the
search prosecuted.
The hall is about a mile from the slope.
When the procession If men with lamps
burning in their mining hands, and their
black and glistening clothing glimmering
in the moonlight, 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" For indeed they were but echo
ing the sentiment of the entire region.
Mrs. Hayden and family came outside
and accompanied the party to the hall,
where, upon beds, blankets and comforta-
bles were placed over and around the
men. A rag mOistened with lin'e-juice
was placed to their lips, and they eagerly
grasped it. Then small doses of brandy
and milk were given them, but only IA
spOOnfull at Il time. The men are too
weak to make any statement. Caleb
Williams has the lamp of one of the men
containing Il small supply of Oil. He
also has a piece of the wood
taken from a sm,ll pile where the
men were found. THIS wood had been
gathered for the purpose of building IA
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 IA con-
summation of their project. At any rate
1t was providential, for had they buiIt IA
fire. the air would have sOon become
vitiated and they would have persisted
AS did Ball, Reed and the two other
victims, of suffocation. This afternoon it
is said Joe Mastuskowitch is rapidly
growing weaker and may perhaps not re-
cOver
The terrible tale of their nineteen days
suffering will hardly be made public for
several days, as with the most favorable
improvement hoped for, nom of the men
will be strong enough to talk. Much
comment is heard as to the future move
ments of the rescued men should they be
to health and strength. Already
parties are eager to secure them and ex-
hibit them from place to place and have
them relate the awful story Of their suf-
ferings. The men had no exact idea of
the time they were entOmbed but knew
it must have been several weeks, from
their condition and exhaustion. There
were no traces of any practices of can
nibalism end the men, who were all of u
hardy constitution, weakened and became
exhausted gradually. 1t is evident the
idea of subsisting on one of their number
did not come to them at all.
LATER.
The rescued men are resting quietly
this evening. The pulse of all but Mas
tuskowitch has improved in the last few
hours. He appears to be growing weaker.
Two professional nurses have arrived and
will look after the men.