The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-07-17


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Earth to save ths Liy-s Of Thslr Fsi-
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Johnstown. Pa. July ii.--This has
been a day Of heroic rescues % the
fatcd rolling mill mine Of the Cam
bria Steel Co. Thrilling experiences
attended the efforts Of 20 brave and
daring fellows who went down into
the bowels Of the earth stirred by
very faint hope that stiIl they might
he In time 70 restore 20 life some of
those who are entomhed Death
iurlsed everywhere around them, but
undauntrd they Aurged forward,
hwayed with the RobleHt Of human
purposes.
The reward of their efforts was the
saving Of the lives of u uf their FOL.
low men and bringing them again
into the sunlight and back 10 loving
families.
Dead and MANNED bodies were lo-
Gated, but no effort was made 90
bring them ont Of the vast thenter
Of death until every human energy
was put forward towards seeing that
no living soul might escape their aid.
That dcne, the dead were attended
TO and put In train cars. brought up
and exposed TO the morbid gaze while
being transferred 90 wagons In which
10 be taken 10 the morFuc. Eighty
seven dead bodies were recovered
from the mine between daylight and
nightfall. still n party of officials
and miners battlcd on, three miles in
side the mine. Occasionally word
would cone 20 the surface by some
mysterious means that another heap
Of remains had been been exposed to-
the vision Of the searchers. There re-
main dangerous headings in the
Klundike section OF the mine yet %
be reached. No one knows how mary
more dead win be found there. The
mine officials refrain from guesswork
on the subject. The impression pre-
walls among the outsiders and certain
employees ~ the mine that $50 10
low estimate of the casualty list.
Johust0wH usrFor-stVirken.
Fnted Iohnstown spent the day huT-
'oT-stricken. Great throngs surFed
about the pit mouth, the improvised
morgue at the nrmory, and about tho
stricken homes of the dead. Exag-
gcrated rumors of all kind prevailed.
One report gained circulation that
disaster had overiakcn the Fsscuing
party which entered the mine short
~ after nine O'Clock, This was not
disproved gntii word finally came
from the men In the mine.
II is difficult tu picture with any
degree approaching It's full worth the
work of rescue how the brave men
went into the jaws of death In it's
most horrible form, encountered their
fellows transformed into rsyiRF mani
acs by hours Of waiting in the pitch
darkness Of the enrth's interior, lift
ed them moaning from their beds Of
fallen rock, and then, bending and
crawling on all fnurs, carrying them
quarter of a mile underground tn
where cars could be reached 20 take
hem outside.
scene af DesaIatiea.
Along In the early part Of the eft.
srnoon cheering word came from the
lnncrmost reeesses of thr mine that
life yet fingered in some Of the
bodies found. The rescucrs made
drst for No. 4, the left heading which
they had been unable to reach the
night before. Desolatc even for ths
scene Of a mine interior was the view
that stretched out before them. Falls
Of roofs almost ehoked the heading, but
through and over the debris the brave
men pushed their way. In the front.
young Patrick Martin, bis brother
Peter, Philip White and several eons-
lns Of the Martins made their way.
Suddenly, in an open space they were
startled by a maniac laugh which
emanated from blackened form that
rushed at them out Of the darkness.
The man grasped firmly q piekhandla
and tried In his frenzy 20 beat down
his rescuerH. He was overpowered
and dragged back to the main head.
ing, TO the cars. Thirteen other liTs
ing men were found In this chamber,
and physicians were quickly taken 10
The spot.
wssk for the AmbniaHees.
At D. m. the train of nine cars
came to the pit mouth, where waiting
ambulanecs stood. Eight men werc
lifted over the sides Of the cars, and,
half carried, weaded their way 10 the
ambuIauces. They were all Poles.
One big. atrapping fellow among
them collapsed as he reached the
ambulance, and doctors spent several
minutes resuseitnting him. AS the
men were driven hurrIedly 10 the
Cambria hospital the trais 0f coal
cars with the physicians re-eatered
the mine.
AwfaE DEATH AEsases.
AZ that time three more headings,
believed TO be filled with this dead.
were unsearehsd. TIeIriy-nine bodies
were lying In reach Of the main head
ing. These were brought out at a:3s
p. rn. Their badIeH were piled high
In the coal cars and covered with
canvas.
These resnaisx we're In . terrible
state, showing that there had been
slow death In each case. One 0f tho
men had hts mouth and nose tied with
9 towel. The rest Of his face wna
barned hrypbd rec0gnitian. Tho bod
ies were aii twisted.
One cf the volunteers rescurre who
came out with this load Of dead
stated that fire waH raeias IN parts of
the mine. Mcaa Of those who wera
bFaurht cut alive this afternoon had
saved themselves be crawling into
chamber end turning . rAIys an lhs
compressed cir pipe line which runs
along the entry. nns man waa found
dead sTssh his hands nisstehed 10
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