Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-07-17
The Noble Miners of Johns.ovl
Doing Heroic Work Of
Rescue.
Macy ARE BeIns 1auusar OUT \
rhrtiitnG gsp>rs~.~~s atte-s--a TIE =
Of the Br~~e sna D2rinx M~a
West Ds-s late n. Bsw.l. 4
E.rsh 20 save the Live .s rse<s,
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attended the Efforts Of ~ brz-
daring fellows who went dowu
the bowels Of the earth stirred
very faint hoPe that still they
b in time to restore to life SOD
those who are entomb~d
lurked everywhere around thera
undaunted thev surxed fort
swayed with the nobl-st OF ID
purposes
The reward Of their efforts "
saving Of the livesvof IA Of th>
low men and bringing then
into the sunlight and hack TO 4
families.
Dead and MANNED bodies wed
Gated. but no EFFORT was maid
bring them out Of the vast
Of death until every human es
was put forward towards .e~in<1
no living soul might eseap- thei1
That done. the dad were sttz
TO and put in train cars. broux3
and exposed to the morbid gaze
being transferred 70 wagons in
TO b taken to the morgue-
seven dead bndie< were rero(
from the mine between daylirhG
nightfslL Still 4 party of e
and miners battled on. three uzik
side the mise Occasionally
would come 20 the surface h-
mySferious means that another
% remains had ben he~r expox
the vision u the s-areh~rs. Th-
mai, dangerous h-afingS in
klonGiks ~ectioa Of th~ nine
BE- reached No one k-o~r ho-
more dad viii - fou-s tker--
mine oeieiaIs refrain from I'D
On the subject The iu-Pr~~xio1
vails aunrx the ogfsi.i~rS a-d 4
employees of the nize thr 80
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stricken homes Of -A~ a~s1
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disaster k@1 o.-r-.k-n sae Il
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zsxhf b@farr- D~sasz-@ even 4
scene Of zfa- f--<-7s- "a. -
that s-rxteh~-s a-r h--fa-~ rh--
Of ro.ofsal=osr ehakess ~ 80
through and over -he a~h-l. ths
men puSked rh~ir wzy IN rae
young Patrick Marta ks
Peter. Philip Whi-e ard s-r~rzl
ir< % the Martins rzass~ rh-f-
Su1derlv- N IN open spac~ rh~w
startled bv a maniac laugh Z
emzuzted from a blaeken@f foru
rushed al them ont af rh- -
-.r $1,000 =---rw 49,
and tired in hiS frenzy 70 h~s-
his r~~eu~rx- He vas or~rpyj
and dragged back TO .h- main
ing. 80 the cars Thirteen osh<
ing men we're found in this eh1}
and physicians were Quickly rzk
the spot
work for the A1ssaasees
At ; D m the train Of mad
came 90 the pit mouth. where VI
arbulzneeS stood Eight men
lifted over the sides of the czr
half carried. wend~i their wzv
ambuIauees- They were all !
One big strzpoinr fellow
them collapsed as be reache<
ambulance. and doctors spent :
minutes resuscitatinS him n
men were driven hurriedly ID
Cambria hospital the train Of
cars with the physicians RED
the mine
Awful Death Age.ies-
At that time three more head
believed to be filed with the
werr unsearehed. Thir-y-nfne l
were lying in reach of the main
ing. These were brought out a
D. m Their bodies were Piled
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