The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-07
MINERS CLOSED IN.
Two Men Imprisoned Ia treast at Packer
No Coliery.

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At about II O'Clock yesterday morning a
large fall Of coal occurred in breast of
Packer No coliery operated by the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company, at Conuors patch clos
ing u Anthony Pahutski, the miner and
Mike Oleshelski, the laborer From what has
been thus far learned. neither of the men
has sustained Injury from the fall, other than
that attending the privation of being i'm
prisoned
The men are residents Of this town Pah-
utski is a years old aud has wife aud six
children. They reside on West Poplar
street Oesbefski is single man 81 years
old and resides with bis brother. Peter Ole.
shefski at 81 West Mayberry alley.
Charles Gadlewski, of All West Mulberry
street, is butty Of Pahutski, the miner
working cross shift with him Gadlewsl,i
was engaged in the work Of rescue last night
At about four O'Clock this morning he raped
with drill on the outside of the fall and the
sounds Of raps came from the inside in replv
Gqdlewski then shouted to Pahutski. asking
him, Are you all rightY The reply re-
ceived was IAN right" The imprisoned
man said something else. but his remarks
were not distinct. chute is was driven
through the fall to reach the imprisoned men.
but the work proceeded slowly, owing to the
necessity for close timbering as the work pro.
ceeds
The men were rescued at ten o'clock this
morning after being entomed little short
of twenty-four hours In order to reach them
the coal was frst pulled out at the battery.
but this was abandoned, because it was feared
another rush might take place and kill the
men, although il was not known at the time
that the men were alive. After consultation,
in which Mine Inspector Stein, Foreman
Morgan price and Elias Cooper, L. Mcdonald.
VIM. Thomas and Geo Bush, ire bosses,
took part, with number Of miners, it was
concluded to construct manway upon the
side of the chute to the heading where it was
supposed the men were entombed They
also drove a heading from the outside of the
chute with view to crossing the COB, should
they not be successful iuathe manway up the
east side Of .he chute. After working
while they raped to see if they could get an
answer, which they did. The work was then
pushed ahead with all effort possible until the
men were reached. just as the final opening
was made Pshutsld, one of the entombed
men, asked that pick be passed into him.
This was done, and he assisted ia completing
the work from the inside Both men were
in the dark when found their oil having
been consumed. They were uniniured, hut
ready for good meal
The rescued men were taken at once to the
compauy's central office at Lost Creek
Division Superintendent Rickert then or
dered lunch to be served and the rescued
men partook of it with aviditv The men
then came to town on a Schuylkin Traction
car, accompanied by Inspector Stein and L
V. Policeman H. II. Crumm, the latter also
having been present during the work of
rescue.
Edward Mcdonald, one of the fire bosses,
tells story that leads to the conclusion that
the fall was occasioned by an eagerness to get
cheap coal. He says he warned Pahtsli and
Oeshefaki, just before they started work yes
terday morning, not to mine any more coal
in the breast. The men say they were drill
ing hole and had a cartridge prepared for
firing shot when a rush took place and
closed them in. The fall extended to the
surface and carried down some of it. Several
hundred tons Of coal, rock and wash were in
the fall.