The evening times., 1899-06-22
MINERS STRUGGLING
With A FORLORN HOPE
Entombed Mans Comrades
Delving to Reach Him.
Object of Their Search Buried Deep
in a Cavern.
Passarey,:iy Cholscd by Fallen Rock
and Coal-lmDrisoned Since the
Forenoon of Monday.

Nilkesharre, Pa, June 22.-With fallei
rock and coal choking the passageway fol
some fifty feet between him and the mer
who have been laboring day and nigh
since Monday morning to reach him, Ig-
natz Cosmos is imprisoned in the Gaylord
Mine. at Plymouth, while on the surface
of the ground, some $50 feet above him,
his wife and four children. with many rel
atives and friends. anxiously await tidings
from below.
Down in the passage that was closed by
the heavy cave-in of Monday morning as
many brave men as there is room for are
working every minute of the twenty-four
hours with the one hope OF reaching Cos
mos before he starves TO death. They
knew il would be impossible to remove the
mass OF fallen rock and coal in time to
save Cosmos, so a speedier method has
been adopted. The rescuers are boring
through the mass and making new,
though small, passage to the spot where
Cosmos is held captive.
1t is a dangerous undertaking. this OF
forcing a way along the old passage, for
al any time the ioosenei and broken mass
OF IoCk and coal. by its enormous pressure.
may break down the new opening or slide
and crush it in upon the men who are
working.
Constant watch is kept against this per-
il. and at the slightest sign Of another fail
the men are hurriedly called ont. Several
times had been heard the tell-tale move
ment of the mass, and the men have been
summoned back safe distance TO wait for
the rush which soon followed.
There have been several fails, hut rome
severe, ana the damage they have caused
has been quickly repaired. and the men
have pushed on again inch by inch.
How long it will take them TO reach the
cross leading in which Cosmos was work
ing they cannot say. To the point taey
have now reached the fall IVES heavy. At
any time the rescuers may come TO place
where it was light and sain haadEay rap
idly. They are pronping up the narrow
passa geway they are digging with massive
lirnbcIs and making ii as secure as 10 81
BILE.
Cosmos has been entombed since 10
O'Clock on Monday morning. Al that time
be had with him a weil-suppl!ei dinner
pail, while his lamp was newly fl led with
ssh oil. which. while not paiat5b'e. IS life
sustaining. He may not know tais, though.
Three men were shut in the Jearsyi le
mile for seventeen days and we've foUn
their bcots but had rot thought o. the Oil
il their lamEs.
Cosmos is president of the Polish soc.ety
in Plymouth and is intelligent. Ee viii
realize that it may be days b,fora he S
reached. and he will make his food last as
long as possible. He csn CuCnch his thirst
with the water that drips from the rocks,
and there is no fear that he Will not get
enough air. for it finds its way to Kim
through the fall. and an especially suong
current is kept along the passage.
II is estimated that he should he able 20
live twelve or fifteen days, which may he
long enough folr the rescuers to reach him.
At Nanticoke, three miles away. three men
lived for eight days in flooded mine sit
ting all the time astride a log and w.tl
nothing to eat, and were finally rescued,
so there is hope for Cosmos.
Everything that mining skill AMI energy
can accomplish is being done to rescue
Cosmos. and if it is possible to reach lin
he will be saved.