The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-11
LIFE IN A GRAVE.
Wonderful Escape From Death of
an Arizona Miner.
ENTOMBED FOR THIRTEEN DAYS
desperate Plight OF the suasrsr-TodlOuA
Work Of tho RsSeusrA-PHthStiO Rs
union OfwIEo And chlldrsn with Has
hand and EAthsr-Hh Delivery is oRs of
the Wonders rthe Century,

the Wondsr' ortho Century
r,.,,,r,,, ~, H., "a 1,o, ca,
NefN tF4'' NV'' EAts' ~
ems, who was saved from living grave
in Arizona, where he was entombed In
,,t,,a Co. tAIrtasn davs stanned from
'''"N
the tram Ut tue UNION uepot EesV'u"f
afternoon at 5a5. He was greeted with
tha fond embraces OF his wife and two
,.,,s- a., ,,,,.o ,horo 30 ,,oat hin,
ou''Heh VIZ" "s'N 'tN'S w '"ss - -"
The scene was aHectlhs' stevens WIG
came down from Navadavllle Yester-
dsy and WAS ar the depot fully an hour
49, ~, ~. Nh, A.. ,o,
before t'ie Tram ""S uue' ""e" .'o FH'
seugers appeared she respectfully stood
at one side OF the big gate which was
swun,. oman IN LET the arrivals mass. She
$3.50 IN, .,ro,r,r, o,os ,ow,,ds tho
'DNsH 80, - sS - t - ,,,,
cur piati9 s., SN snruo ;,aeIS nv tSo
en,S's's 49, 49," oaH,s a or,, "a Jasbed mast
gIounu sue sJV =, Az t, s,na ION III, !,
Uhe sate suaIu s 70 nv t.ayH1' IN 'n,
sne 49, 49, oS sue re, Sat,,arad No., ~ HE
strstcheu arms. ' eS ,l,I me Az. ~ 80 m''
neau' ne huu toiisp Sentn %e ~
noiEots ahu ~ utI ~ - t s 10 nt,n ~ ~
Irse ar ne was avIe 80 NJ ~ euP W
nepplhess py sreet'ns Hls iah.n n,I ma" ~,
VINO naa more th'n once autlhs mat
Lryins oFueai st'.n H, H., ~ ~ IA ga an W.
chiiareh, ooS anu hIri' iour anu oi,u,
mai s SsnS,s N,s s nv thnr ts,her II
were iohuly hlsssa ey ulelF lalnei'
10 enS W say nv ne, SsV ,,o,s r ttsr
the haPplest IN De"Vu' yes ~ 40
noon, ,, iLy sam t,ara1 ora,,nS nor beeJ-
croWo whlcn sdthereu urOuiu ~ nj "ee ,I,,
CO .he n', ,,,n,S 40 4o,. ~ nra;n boing
tnoughts were Oh Wy az asa ILL.,, usii Is
ohiteo stssens, s,o a i.'' ISaos,,ya and
Mas, psAy ,a 80 10 III 49, 10
an wig MN o 10 - H. HI,
ueI essJ "a S oS.nSnS ..ss,,,, since
-, 49," .,aS.,,,no ,oontLs 60
nc Ae'' Hei "'h' .no"s"0 usV'
story OF he aepufchre'
The mine was worked by forty-nVe
men, but In the spot where stevens was
placed there was but one on each SHIT
Stevens had the night shit. inc plaSe
was away from the main saaIi anu
was accessible by an Old one Ihe en-
trance was made through TINS smart lot
the reason that caving was gong on
between the main SMART ana the drlt'
where Stevens worked.
"on the evening OF the Fourth OF
July at Q o'clock" said Stevens; Il took
my lunch bucket ana canteen and
climbed down the ladderway OF the I'M
used shaft to the level where mad
been working for Two weeks. The spot
was but q short distance from lhe
base OF the shaft, which Is one hundred
and twenty-five feet deep heard the
cracking OF the timbers in the vacated
portion OF the mine over towards the
main shaft, but had no idea that II
would extend to the smart where was
at work. worked steadily until nine
o'clock, when decided to look around,
and walked toward the base OF the
shaft, winding my watch. noticed that
the cracking Of timbers was getting
nearer and the idea entered my mead
that would take my bucket and CLIMB
TO the top. l went back to work. now
ever. and at 1885 l again noticed the
caving getting nearer and decided 20
60. put my candles in my pocket ana
approached the shaft and was hesitat-
log about passing an unsafe place when
heard an awful roar and cracking oil
tfmbers. The sound was terrible ana !
never wish to hear another like It.
knew at once that the cave.in had ex-
tended TO the smart anu by listening
coulo near u SUI ShEins a wa w
hheau' hhu" SINI s,'S $40. 10. ~,
squeezed Uose'her anu WuS ~ sis
pFtsoneo man; uiu hot tea' ~ ts's ., -
OF tail on my hlloes anu pray; ~ 800 ~,
Inc situation Was appGtnls, oue e, IA
Oily salo WHAT 1901 was 'no' NC s'
not go up 70 lhe toP Wnen e,lihc W w ~
mouth OF lhe sha,t ~ SloSN' UNI ~
next minute zen " Sna sliI,,e my ~
cnat mad not slart ~, 70 etli'lp w 'IS
taduefs JUST oetore tne Crash esltne a. -
nad Woulu nave ueei Sius.gu W
ueath. l thought over tne sIlud'i W u'
once ana knew tttt i'lS Sonl''u1 ,S IN ~.
would make an eIlort 10 save ule II my
haa heard the clVe-ih on lop' 4 uilew
myself at inc base OIL She CaNIrih anu sui
waited TO near some sisnal teiIiIs nie
that they knew mat ! was lilPl,s 's,11-.
AFTER Ions walt utaru uis tIlo
humping Which seemed 10 CoHne LUiii
an air box wnieh EXTENDED rom uio
level was IN GOWN 70 leVeI sINIS -LNa NY
feet below. seizeu my ililI,,iieI ~
pounded against me wooden piIltI WIN
all my might. me pounuing was ,', IN
swered ana knew 4 was uiSeo'e'eu'
and would possibly pc saved
On short hationa.
The cave had extended at least TWEEN
ty-fiye feet over the spot where the air
box entered my level and / knew that II
/ could get 90 this air box could aid
myself somewhat. The air box was but
ten inches square. but 1t would be large
fsnltlWn 10 get food ana water llTOukD.
7 49, ~ M, ahirt aud dug Naked 10