The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
RESCUED MINERS.
-FOUR MEN WHO HAD BEEN
EMTOMBED IN A MIME
FOUND AFTER NINETEEN DAYS
G.sey Wsro So Weak as Not to be Able to
Ealse Their Heads or Speak.

HM,graN, Pa, Feb. 23.-The intense ex-
,,ivtu, ei the last night is increased ten
foid today at the fated mine at Janesvile.
fopr yictins of the fatal explosion We'd
uesjay we're found slive after period of 10
days 500 hours entombed from the out
side world. Last evening at about S:3"
white thc exploring party consi -ting of
3urt. McFarlane, Joseph Kelsaw, VIM.
Mell, al x. Morten, JarneS Sterling and
David n son were making another etfor
10 reach the bodies of the four remaining
,iolims Of the food, they were ineXpress
ibiy p.addened to find that the men they
sought were alive. The air was terribly
~ waded through mud and water waist
deep, sought entrance to No breast and
were driven back by the foul
ali, Again thev sought entrance
aud were forced TO retrear
before HE terrible damp The then went
to No breast and renewed the effort again
when they were met by their deadly enemy,
the black damp.
SUPERINTENDENT McFarlane called out
Iioud 70 Uhat he supposed were the occu-
Gauts Of The breast alrt ady cold in death.
70 his and the party's surprise the call
mst With a response. The Joy at the
moment Of discovering life after all hope
had been aba ldoned was ineXpreSslble
They returned to their work again. 1t their
lansns and again made des arae efOr!
10 reach the voice they heard. After al
almost sUperhumane effort the rescuers
CatClrd their way through the
deadly damp and got above the water
line i. TO the fresh air again. They
'alled and again came response
and this time close at hand. On they
9Ushed Guided by the sound of the voice
from the dark tombs and keeping to the
uOp breast of No. in the cross heading,
eleven Yards in length, between breasts
four nud ave were founo the bodies OF four
rugG in = narrow cell ur by four They
we're Joe Mastus Witch Thomas, Thomas
musEy, ohm BerEoll and Rosk Frink.
Muttsr.., Drayer- were at once offered up
"a the r,ta er vino doec'th all things well and
lmqed uly every man dropped on his
Irses Ie men were all huddled together
as e r. ng to keep warm. Their limbs
auo hpsa, were so intermingled that with
iifj,g- only were they separated.
Gn!e0 w Jams and Mine Inspector Lewis
VINO ye.. following close by were shouted
TO 90 fcr blankets, nourishment, physicians
and rrir Is. This was done at once
HocrN,s ere hasti summoned from
Audeur.p and Hazeltcn. They with Rev.
II, Cul nins were at once lowered down
INTO inv line. Then the men were moved
10 he .alp house at the bottom OF the
slnpe. t. do this they were again COM
-s.ied bring them up the man way
sud bro, RI the dog hole. AT length they
renaf1t t.e pump house at the bottom OF
she g,npe. Here the men were placed
.Jl, geGs of straw in blankets and
cared iDr w physicians and miners. Ihey
,var.yprg weak, but all conscious. They
.grs brought to the surface this morning
,rto,r,Uck and taken to the Sons OF lem
Dar3rce rail- at Jacksonville.
1gbeo ,e Associated Press representative
arrived W. !. G. Hayden and a party OF
ladi,g 3 administering to the men lime
,gstsr neaftea and mix, and wine was
,,Ien ,..s., in sparing quantities. When the
-7,r.,.,.s., of men with lamps burning in
t%.,, ng hats and their black and glis-
-.s.,i',. ,.-r,,. hing shimmering in the moon
i;,,,-f ,,. ed in front of their employers
16n1e .n, estarted to sing the dox logy.
Ircuar.e it is simply impossible to try
a., oet a Il. ttement from any of the men.
,yEeir or, tened condition prevents 1t and
,-ba I,rys' ians positively forbids any con-
Jersntion With them. All the men are SO
-yeaf that simple movement of the head
/, II, no. gible. How they lived through
tI4ge lcrg days and nights is a question :
sThs .ini. RS in their pals would nave oeen
arrT.,iar,c 10 sustain life for eight days per
hara II daalt out sparingly. What they
tyad on the re remainder of The time Is varl'
,uslg cor ctured. The il in some OF their
;amps was not entirely consumed but In the
.erribi. tg rture of hunger they overlooked
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