The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-08
ALL THE TOURISTS ALIVE.
PRISONERS IN THE GAZE BRoUGBT
10 THE UPPER WORLD.

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GRATz. May THE detachment OF ssppers
and miners who have for days been trying to
relsase the imprisoned tourists from the sta
lactite cave at Lugloch succeeded this morn
ing In forcing = narrow passage into the cav.
ern. The members Of the party were found
alive. but VERY much exhausted. The physi-
clans attending them believe they will survive
The unfortunate cave explorers presented =
Rhastly spectacle as they we're brought Into
the daylight. go weak from exhaustion that
they were barely alive. The church bells Of
the village OF JuRloch rang out joyous peals.
and the diver to whose efforts the rescue was
due was carried on the shoulders OF the vii
layers. The rescued tourists were In condi-
tion so near to death that o report arose that
ak OF them we're dead. This. however. proved
untrue Mrs. FashinRs. one Of the party. gave
premature birth to . child while In the cave
and j. NJ Zwaier was driven mad from des-
pair and fright.
The statement that the party was Imposed
OF eight persons was erroneous. There were
only seven. and all OF them were taken out Of
the cavern alive They were at once put
under the care Of physicians. who express the
opinion that all will recover. though II will be
some time before the full effect Of their terri
BILE sufferings will disappear.
=. 1t was almost 5 o'clock this afternoon when
the last member Of the tourist party was taken
succeeded in reaching them at i0S this morn.
ing. Six OF the seven persons who were in the
to walk. They still had small supply OF bread
and cheese when they were found. and they
When the diver " made his fipst descent to the
mouth OF the cave he reported that the en-
and small nood Debris that i would Be n ne
sery TO use dynamite to clear Il. Accordingly
several cartridges were exploded. but the sx-
charges should be used. as heavier one might
ofrock. and the explosives were not effective.
This morning several more csrtridCss were
entrance to the cave. He was gone longer than
usual TIL: time and everybody expected him
t. s., hs tho n.x: Ss the; h
sS h sSst cund h .ss ,CS
They had kept a candle burning in order to be
The prisoners lad heard the attempts to res
cue them. but the slow progress the rescusrs
they would die before they could be rsscSsd
apt their ANXIETY, and terror we're intense.
sion Of the dynamite blasts. but the n oeSs
were 90 violent that they were in constant
Tear OF bein: Killed By falling rocks The
tourists have all been made as comfortable as
possible. and every attention is being shown
to them.
Emperor Francis Joseph. who has been kept
informed OF the progress OF the work OF the
rescuers was at once advised that the tour
lists had been found alive. and wired the CON-
manding officer OF the engineers expressing
his satisfaction at hearing that their work had
been 40 successful.
VIENNA, May THE rescue Of the Lugioch
tourists has thrown GrAtz Into q ferment OF
excitement. Residents mutually unaea uAint-
ed embraced AnOthRr and won't In thA
streets. There was hardly less excitementi In
Vienna. Everybody was asking for or giving
Information OF the rescue.
The Emperor Immediately telegraphed con-
CALCULATIONS to the rescued and rescuers.
Among the latter are Engineer Fischer and
Can't. Stsindl. one Of the long distance riders in
the race between Vienna and Berlin. Fischer
was severely benumbed by his i'm mersion.
box Of provisions noated into the cave and
reached tho imprisoned tourists on May 2.
They ate some candles also. The worst suf-
ferer was tho youth, HEIDI. The others are
likely to recover speedily.