The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-29

passengers later transferring around the
cut. When the Manhattan ferryboats
landed the big crowds at night the police,
R Rsd tT9ueIe K sasPhleIr re ee.r 1ne OF SiT eSs co ane
had TO call for help. 1t was dangerous
ground around the excavation, fear OF
another big cayein being present every
moment. Therefore the cops were not
gentle but initiated their brothers OF Man
haitian.
Guerin sent his fremen into the hole IN
details OF two. The space was 80 cramped
that only one man could dig at a time
his partner passing the dirt and rocks up
BY 10 o'clock at night the firemen had
cleared the dirt and rocks of Fischer to
his waist and had found that his legs, were
weighted down by several big %boulders.
They, were undermining his legs in order
TO relieve the weight when Another cavern
came. and some OF the hard won oattle
had to be fought over again. -,
Meanwhile an ambulance had been called
from the s. r. Smith Infrmary, at Temp
kinsville, with DR.. Linton in charge. Linton
was lowered into the hole and gave Fischer
a good dose Of strychnine to keep his heart
action strong.
Time after time through the night ava.
lanches Of dirt and stones fell into the space
the firemen had cleared around Fischer.
During the night Father Keegan OF the
Church Of Our Lady Of Good Counsel went
down into the pit. but Fischer said he was
getting along all right, and the priest spoke
q cheerful word or two and climbed back
out OF the hole.
A dozen times just before dawn the fire.
men had Fischer uncovered except for, the
left leg, which was ineNtricably pinned by
heavy rocks and the shovel. just as day,
light broke his wife came to the cut and
looked down. Fischer was conscious and
cheerful.
sit down and wait, Mary" he called up;
I'll be with you in a moment
ArG EIcnhnr aot Inuyp in a chair nt thn
side Of the turnpike and waited quietly.
DR.. Howard finally persuaded her to go to
the Smith Inflrmary and wait for her hus-
band there. The next two hours were sorely
trying. Fischer was all clear except for his
left leg, but the fremen couldn't bulge It.
They riggedu up a block and tackle, put a belt
around Fischer and gave a steady haul;
Fischer bit his lips and stood the pain until
it became unbearable and he had to cry
out. After that Guerin ordered his men to
go on with the work Of undermining him.
Finally the men got far enough. under
Fischer to tackle with a cold chlsel the
rocks which pinned him down. They split
them, working upward in a space not two
feet square. One OF the fremen got a knot
around Fischer's leg below the knee, made
1t fast and half a dozen men at the surface
started a strong, steady pull. They had
to stop a dozen times to let Fischer recover
from the sharp pain, but at every. pull the
leg gave a little and they slowly drew him
out.
They raised him to the surface with ropes
knotted under his arms and around his
waist, and when the crowd saw the man,
ragged, dirty, white as a sheet Of paper,
but still alive, they set up a cheer that must
have reached the steamer passing out the
harbor. Even the dignihed minister threw
up his straw hat, caught Guerin around the
neck and shouted for joy. The fremep,
dead beat and half famished, forgot their
, aching muscles and hornpiped around the
trench. Fischer came out smiling
We'll, Fisoh, how are your" said Guerin.
Fine as silk" said Fischer. What's
ne xt on the programmed"
DR.. Chase of the infirmary, who had re-
lieved DIR. Linton, took Fischer to the hos.
pital with a thousand people trailing behind
the ambulance, cheering for Fischer, Guerin,
the minister and anybody else they happened
to think of. DR.. Chase examined Fischer from
top to toe and found that the man had
no bones broken. There were bruises on
the body and left leg, but nothing dangerous.
Fischer will be out and at work within a day
or two, the doctor said.