The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-24

ath tons of stone and dirt of col.
psed tunnel Of the. Eastern Eectri.
Power company, l.. B. Hicks, the
iper who for 10 days faced death,
Is rescued at lis o'clock last night
a gang of his fellows miners who
e worked necessarily to save him.
81 more than &C feet, through rock,
ey burrowed in the race against
hath.
Hicks was neary crazy with joy
hen his rescurers drew his weakened
bdy from beneath the tram car, un-
i which he had been pinned since
Z tunnel fell in, leaving him in
rkness and the plaything for the
Ocking death. The hardened min
wept as Hicks tried to thank
em. Outside, crowd around the
nnel shaft had heard the signal.
akersfeld is in a frenzy of joy.
annon doomed and the bells in the
nurches tolled. Men and women
Ockel in the streets and there ex-
BANGED congratulations.
SCENE MOST AFFECTING.
Hicks swayed like a drunken man.
be suffering lights Of the miners
mps half blinded him, and then
ealization came to him that he was
lee. "God bless you for standing
me, was all that he could say,
ut it was enough. There in the
ayerns of the earth, grim faced n in
rs wept and an intended cheer stuck
their threats. DIR. Stinchheld
laced dark glasses over Hicks eyes,
ut the miner said that be did not
eed them as the light Of the lamps
id not bother him. Hicks joy on
is release was almost hysterical. He
aughed and cried by turns and DR..
tinchfed, fearing violent reaction,
ave him a nil sedative.
In less than II hours after being
pleased from his tomb in the caved
o shaft at camp No. l of the Edison
Electric company, in the Kern river
anyon, where he was confined for
81 days, Lindsy B. Hicks this morn
ng mouno.G saddle horse and rode
. the hospital of camp No 2, mile
nd half from the scene of the dis
ster.
He will spend Christmas at the
Ospital as the guest of DR.. Stinch
eld, physician, to whom the praise
the remarkable physical and men
al condition Hicks was found in
hen rescued is due.
TEMPERATURE NORMAL.
The remarkable condition of Hicks
sas great surprise to DR.. Stinchfled.
ne doctor said:
u found that his temperature was
ormal just after the rescue and his
use a trifie high, which was un-
letedly due to the excitement I'M
"a which the miner was laboring.
dah ace is free from any lines of fur
0n and to look at him you could
a0t see any difference from an ordin-
y working man who had lust done a
sS days work in shaft.
TELLS OF ADVENTURES.
Last night after the rescue, Hicks
Aith light supper, walked up the
lOO foot incline to thhe mouth of the
S0att' where he sat several hours con-
'erslnR with DR.. Stinchfield, Sunper
lntendent Frank Miller, Foreman
ozark and others. Hicks smoked q
elgsr and taklea freely of his adven'
'afe add the interesting incidents
eonected with it.
Yes" / had a long seige Of it, >
: aid, and now 1t is over From
'ne hrst l knew l would be brought
Su' all right. / just had that feeling
40 every one connected with the
aOlA owe something more substan
,iAi than thanks, and the best car
Is to say that l appreciate tn
@O'ts that were made in my behalf
1Hs only fear had when found tina
vas closed in was that 1 might
se' froR lack e. air wheu III
s .--oefs crashed in and q Cloud o
.us' hlled the space and neary suffo
Gated me.
TOBACCO STAFF OF LIFE.
Tobacco was my staff of life.
~ know what would have don'
= 4qO' II. Every piece Of it chew
~. made last as ong as / could AM
T no more could be got out of
Swallowed it.
ihen the milk was great and Ger