The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-27


The rescue of L. B. Hicks, the en-
tombed miner, in Kern River Canyon,
Cal, was safely effected in the manner
described below and in the accompany
ing picture. A 60-foot pipe was driven
to the place where the man was caught
and through this he talked and was
| fed:
/ BAKERSFIELD, December 1.-THE
rescue party running the tunnel to
! Hicks, the entombed miner. is tonight
directly above him, but despite this
| they will not be able to take him from
his cave for many hours yet, on &C.
! count of the great danger that a false
| stroke of the pick or too hurried prog
| ress will precipitate the loosened debris
| on the miner
| Early today the rescuers drove
| through the last seam of granite in
| which they have been working for
some time and broke into the loose
dirt and rock of the cave-in. Calcula
tons We're made and it was deter
| mined that they We're directly above
Hicks. Through the pipe the miner
shouted to the shaft above that he
could not hear the rescue party, but
I1dI care DluSC Dc ldhGI! HI SlIhlH5
the last few feet, as a great boulder
hung loosely above him, and that the
slightest jar might release it's great
weight on his helpless body. Accord
ingly the last few feet of earth will
be bored cautiously. The rescue will
probably not be consummated before
daylight.
VOICE FROM THE TOMB.
DR.. Stanchf1eld was telling Hicks the
news today when the entombed man
interrupted him with: What. let the
japanese come into our schools? No,
sir! They are no better than Chinks.
know the pest. I was in Japan"
"Shut up, Hicks, You are fool and
a lucky one. Cheer up and strike up
a tune that makes you feel like a
prince-0h. the sun shines bright on
my Old Kentucky Home, it's sum-
mer-'"
He sang the song through, CHEEKY
ringing voice from the grave in the
granite mountain ard then for fifteen
minutes he attacked that part of the
Presidents message relating to tbs
Japanese question. The doctor had
read him portions Of the state docu- |
ment shortly before. applause from
a surreptitious listener at the top OF
his ''feedpipe.'O
You caught me did you, old man."
he shouted up. You need not think
I'm crazy. do little spelling to
myself once in a while just to pass the |
time. These first few days when you
would not have traded a corpse for
me and give five cents to boot, I de-
livered more orations than Dan Web
ster.''
There was a long silence and then
he was heard laughing. It gives one
a queer feeling to be keeping in touch
in such a strange manner with the
actions of a man buried alive. You
are in the sunlight and he is down
nearly 100 feet below the inside of
a mountain in a little cramped trap,
blacker than night. and everywhere
his hand is thrust it touches I'M
yielding rock and earth. He continued
to address remarks to the walls OF
his sepulcher.
God bless you. God bless you,'' he
shouted. II hear you coming. That
must be Bill working in the face, its
pretty hard around there Another
long silence, in which Hicks must have
been straining his ears.
SAYS HE WON'T SLEEP
God" he exclaimed, Il thought they
had stopped, but heard them driving
IN the tagging now. I amt going TO
sleep a wink tonight Tomorrow I'll
be lying in bed at the hospital
He raped on the pipe and DR..
answered.
What you want, old man?" the doc
.or asked.
Doctor, how can I go up to the
hospital when I haven't got any clean
,lothes?" he complained. 81 amt fit .