The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-08-29
a Number of the Men Buried In the
Welsh Coal Pit Brought Up
Alive.
Sounds From the Mine Indicate That
There Are still Others Liv.
ing.
Several Found from Whom the Spark
Of Life Had Been Extin-
guished.

ADNuUN, Aug. <0.--AM bukuu8A tu0
might the explorers in the Parkslip coal
mime at Aberkenfg labored for the
rescue Of the imprisoned miners. Crowds
|of men, women and children remained
|about the pits mouth, eager and sleep
Hess, waiting for the news Of the::fate Of
loved oues belonging to them. Women
with babies at their breasts refused TO
70 home when urged, and while the
little ones slept in their mothers arms
the mothers watched and waited.
During the night there was nothing to
taise the hopes Of the watchers. The
Explorers were driven more than once
b give up their work. They were. met
by suffocating gas which made it nearly
Impossible to breathe and some Of them
harrowly escaped asphyxiation. Still
The thought OF the anxious ones above
Ind OF those who might be living below,
timulated their energies and prevented
heir courage from sinking. ~Stupendous
|alls In the mine increased the difficulty
X the work and retarded progress.
Il the night wore On and day
ght began to dawn without
nything from below the courage
Z the watchers went away. II is
oticed, however, that not one Of the
vives and mothers soughtrest. They
atched on and on beyond tho dawn
hd at length about 10 o'clock IN the
Morning their patience was rewarded
w
Joyous shout from below.
ineteen miners had been found alive
bid were brought to the surface. The
len were ID weak and exhausted con-
tion. but conscious. The scene that
Issued was most pathetic. Joyous cries
ingled with tears as women and
hildren, fathers, Sons and brothers
cognixed the members of their
milies. Friends Of those who
"a been savod fclI 90 their
hes and offered up prayers Of thanks,
hile others prayed between hope and
ax, that their dear ones too might be
|ved. There was an evident revival Of
Surage after this episode. Than, soon
tier, came sadder scenes, and about D
bzen bodies were brought to the sur
ice. These were the remains Of the
len who had evidently not been killed
the gas explosion. It was evident
at after the explosion they had made 9
ah for the crank shaft and had been
ertaken and suffocated by the deadly
ses. The work is still In progress.
How They Escaped.
LoSDoN, Aug. 70. The miners who
capped IN safety from the mine at
berkenfg got out without assistance.
then the explosion occurred these men
d three others took refuge in an In
med return way, which was not in
ded either BY the deadly gases or by
e, and there the large number Of them
kited until the outer workings
bre safe. Three Of them who were
patient to get away, ventured prema-
rely into the dangerous part Of the
Inc and lost their lives. The others
tiently awaited rescue. They knocked
the roof and sides of their prison to
ke notice that they were alive, and to
Emulate those engaged In the work Of
cue. The rescuing party heard the
locks and redoubled their exertions
|til 3 way was secured for the miners
escape. Twent-eight more Of the
ners have been rescued alive from the
Inc at Aberkenfg, and knoclings con-
ned to be heard, which gives notice
4 others are alive and waiting f0r
cue. The excitement among the
pple st the pits mouth Ii intense and
ry man rescued Il hailed with d shout
delight that echoes among the "a
hing hills.