The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
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THE PLUOKY FIGHT FOR LITE or
MINER sTEYENs,
his Rescuers Dus Through IpS Feet OF Rock
70 save Hiu'-He Tapped with lIia Hammer
Now and Then TO Let tho Boys Know ne
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Was T~herc-Denso Darkness and No Food.
DENVER, Aug. IA remarkable Instance OF
physical endurance has been brought to notice
In Arizona, where a miner was cntombed
for thirteen days In the Mammoth mine by q
cavern, and his rescucrs dug through 127 feet
OF hard porphyritic rock to save his life.
James Stevens. tho miner, stopped In Den
YER on his way to his family In Central City,
and told his story. Stevens is n man Of mo
dium size. An Englishman by birth, ho has
lived In tho mines Of Colorado for eighteen
years. during which time his habits were of tho
most regular nature. 1t was due to his past llfo
and his sturdy constitution that he survived the
ordeal OF existing in a narrow drift underground
without food or water In dense darkness for
thirteen days. Men have survived q longer
fast than that he was forced to undergo, but not
under such discouraging conditions.
IL am feeling pretty we'll now" no said,
" though kind of weak here rubbing his hand
across his stomach-'and my logs are still
phaky. I've quit gaining in flesh now, though l
still lack ten or twelve pounds Of Weighing what
I did before the cave.in. But you should have
seen me grow the first days after i was out I
could feel the flesh coming on Just the Same as
felt 1t leaving mo In the mine, / weighed 1855
pounds before. and when they pulled me out
weighed only 112 pounds. lost that weight In
Just thirteen days and ten hours
While the other miners were celebrating the
Fourth Of July, Stevens went to work on his
shift in the second level Of the mino at 8 o'clock
In the evening. AT 1890 o'clock the miners In
camp were surprised by q terrific crash, accom-
panied by great clouds Of dust arising from the
two shafts of the Mammoth mine. As the dust
cleared away 1t was found that the entire terri.
tory embraced between the original location
ahaft md fha auhannpant working shaft had
caved in, breaking down heavy timbering and
permanently closing drifts, worked.out slopes,
and connecting passages. As the miners gath
cred about the scene some one called out, Ste
vens was in No. g" and the men rushed to tho
prospect shaft to examine It's condition. They
found that tho sides had caved In and filed with
debris SO that all hope of rescue in that way was
~ DIVE shoft - = nossihls N The mouth
iI'e u us hear . poseloio ~ noo.n
of the drift in which Stevens was buried. A few
wac IN 10 da,aarorsa ,iaoa ana tho vort 1vas
was IN 700 dangerous d place. anu INC WORK was
The miners agreed that the only way to roach
- $3.50 .nNO w.. 80
away from the cave-in to make tho work safe.
This meant that n depth of lo7 feet through
solid rock of a hard quality must be reached be-.
fore the miner could be rescued. In ordinary
times such A task would REQUIRE a months timo
" " $3.50 =,
at least but the miners thought they could DO
1t In less time, and the work began. Relays were
arranged and BY working steadily night and
DAY the smart rapidly deepeneo through tho
solid rock. AS soon as depth was gained a steam
ho;u, ,y,s rjr,o5 oror ~. shoft Ia facilitate IN.
se. - - - -
removal OF the debris. Every blow struck was
done without loss of time. and every move was
calculated to advance the work. water was let
49, ~ ~ arsntrin. norhn,nn ana a. soon as
down 10 the perspiring workmen, anc as soon as
ona act urayy Iyanry fhav rxera tffe6 IN tha nur-
race ana a iresn smut cropped down.
AS Gay aiter uay went py the suspense OF the
men working above was hard to bear. After tho
tenth day had passed and 100 feet had been
gained. the fears OF the weary workers that
Stevens might be dead or hopelessly insane
made them wonder if they could make the re-
naming distance through the rock In time to save
him: Only at long intervals did Work cease Tor
a moment to give opportunity to listen to faint
knocking oGiow. when was the only way they
coaia kh o IL stevens was yet anve; ~ n.,..
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stevens tod MS story: u vi
wv neh ! wen. 70 w9rR on Su NJ o n1gnt, July
the mine were cracking at great rate and the
Etf. was nying; ina. "a hI o II mnusT THs, tImr
knew thsI uhe GaSeln must eounG some lime
PrepnratiSSns had been made to all in the stopes
win dir from the new extensions II order to
nake tnaI ou palt sato, / we "o[n,ns aiohe
IN w ,ne trn@ a. .e oiS w eStgins.o ih'o nc" srouha'
away from the oIu Morkines.
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