Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-27
ENTOMBED MINERS SAVED.
NINETEEN RESCUED FROM THE
COLLlERlES IN WALES.

A Weary Night Search Rewarded by the
Finding of Both Living and Dead.
sad and Joyful Scenes.
IBy Telegraph to the Evening JournaLl
LONDON, Aug. 2z-All through the
night the explorers in the Parkslip Coal
mine at Aberkenfg labored for the res
cue of the imprisoned miners Crowds
of men, women and children remained
about the pits mouth, eager and sleep
less, waiting for the news of the fate Of
the loved ones below. Women with
babes at their breast refused to go home
and while the little ones slept in the
mothers arms the mothers watched and
waited
During the night there was nothing to
raise the hopes of the watchers. The OK
plorers were driven more than once to
/ give up their work They were met by
suffocating gas which made IL nearly i'm
possible to breathe, and some of them
narrowly escaped asphyxiation. Still the
thought of the anxious ones above and
of those who might be living below stim
ulated their energies and prevented their
courage from sinking
Stupendous falls in the mine increased
the difficulty of the work and retarded
progress. AS the night wore on and
daylight began to dawn without any
thing from below 20 encourage hope
many of the watchers went away. II
was noticed, however, that not one OF
the wives and mothers sought rest. They
watched on beyond the dawn.
About 10 o'clock their patience wa,
rewarded by joyous shout from below
Nineteen miners had been found aliv,
and were brought to the surface Thl
men were in a weak and exhausted con
dition, but conscious
The scene that ensued was most
pathetic. Joyous cries mingled with tear
as women and children fathers, SON
and brothers recognized the members o
their families. Friends of those wit
had been saved fell ON their knees an,
offered up prayers of thanks, whil
others prayed between hope and fear
that their dear ones, too, might b
saved There was an evident revival o
courage after this episode
, Then, soon after, came sadder scene
and about a dozen bodies were brough
to the surface These were the remain
Of the men who had not been killed by tn
gas explosion. IL was evident that afte
the explosion they had made a rush 70
the crank shaft and had been overtake
. and suffocated by the deadly gases. tn
| work is still in progress.
, How the Men Were saved.
, When the explosion occurred the re:
cued men and three others took refug
e in an inclined return way, whic wa
I not invaded either by the deadly gasse
+ or by fire, and there the large number ,
them waited until the outer working
were safe.
Three of them, who were impatien
got away, ventured prematurely into tl
E dangerous part of the mine and lost the
lives. The others patiently awaited re
cue They knocked on the roof and sid'
p of their prison TO give notice that tn,
J were alive and to stimulate those engag,
y in the work of rescuse. The rescuin
party heard ithe knocks and redouble
f their exertions until way was secure
4 for the miners TO escape.
+ TwentY-eight More Rescued Alive.
' Twenty eight more Of the miners ha'
= been rescued alive from, the mine, al
l. inockings continue to be heard, whi
give notice that others are alive al
e awaiting for rescue. The eXciteme
Il among the people at the pits mouth
7. intense. and every man rescued is hail
Is with a shout of delight that echo
Is among the adjoining hills.