The sun., 1894-10-14
HosIE's WONDERFUL ESCAPE.
Caught by a Cave-in Two Miles from Day.
Hight, He Came. .Out Unnided.

PIrTsroS. Oct. O.-The wonderful escape from
their living tomb OF the four miners, res
cued from the cave-inIportiOn OF the Northwest
mine at arbondale recalls "a similar occurrence
that took pl lace in the same town In the trs,
first opened the Northwest mine were James
and John Hosie. and, by a strange coincidence.
the reSoS was ans tbs nre
Mr. Hosie. who died at Scranton some ten
coal regions, from CarbOndale TO Pottsville, as "a
man OF the most quiet and retiring disposition,
age. that were demonstrated by his escape un-
aided from the caved-in reeesses of a mine To-
Gated but a short distance from the Northwest
cOllieTy, the scene OF last weeks rescue.
Mr.. Hosie was assistant superintendent of the
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company's mines
at CarbOndale. and on Jan. l2 1916, early in the
morning, went into what was known the No.
mine, at the request Of fellow superintend-
ing signs OF squeeze" the technical term for
an impending cave-in of the everything rock
strata. He had reached a point two miles distant
from the mouth OF the tunnel, when. stepping
aside TO allow the passage OF a loaded car on its
position which he had taken, waiting for the
noise OF the recedinR car TO die out in order to
detect, II possible, the cracking noises that are
wont 10 precede and foretell TO experienced
miners the coming caving in OF coal workings
As he stood alongside OF the track with his back
against the pillar OF coal that formed the side OF
the gangway, there came a sudden aud fierce
rush or air, ana Ike huge missile hurled from
amlghty gun loaded car from back in the re-
mote work ings shot by him, roaring, crashing
sound a. IL the mountains were being nuFed
down. for second filled the air. ana then Mr.
blAckest night, prisoner surrounded by hcav-
ing and groaning rocks that threatened every
instant 10 close down upon him and To crush the
breath OF life from his body.
Pressed between the fallen rocks and the hot
tom 81 the Rangway there WAS scarcely room
left for his PROSTATE body. About forty acres
OF the oEerhanRing roo Ks and earth had caved
In; imprlsoning with him fifteen others, none OF
whom ever again saw the light OF day, the CON
cussion OF the fall killing them
Mr.. HOse, however, escaped instant death by
the refuse coal which Is ordinarily left on the
bottom Of the mine. As ID was he was pressed
between the fallen rOSAs and the bottom Of the
mine with barely space for his prOstrate body.
In utter dar kness, with nothing hut his bare
hands TO work with, for twenty-fOur hours.
every one Of which seemed an age, he dug for
his life, throwing behind him as he advanced
the fallen debris and refuse coal upon which the
fallen mass rested. His fingers We're worn to the
bone, and bore the marks 9f his thrilling expe-
Al length he reached place where he could
stand up, only TO find however. he was still In
airshaft. but failed, IL finally occurred to him
that by following the break in the Oyerhanging
rock made next to the line Of solid coal he
S tPsnes % FoiloH4ng "S sh, HI thdasht siG fn he
hnslly; after being literally buried in
this living tomb for seyenty-two hours.
dead, as it was known he had stepped aside for
the first car to pass, and had spoken 20 the mule
driver as he Vas passing Just previous 10 the fall.
Of miners. before rcachinG the entrance, who
had entered the mine for the purpose of digging
for his body; Instead, they found pretty lively
preaching them. The news Of his escape srnta
thrill OF JOY throughout the country, and il
would be impossible for pen 70 describe the feel
had begun life With him. who had given her
husband up for lost, when the glad tidings Of his
deliVersnee 1eEs boEns y hsE.