The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-01
SEVEN MEN In MINE
REACHED LAST NIGHT
Had Been Entombed Since Last Friday
and Many Believed That They
Had Perished.

Johnstown, Pa. May 1.--After being
entombed since last Friday noon in the
Berwynd White Coal company mine at
Foustwell, the seven miners, who were
shut off from the world by sudden
rush OF water caused by the breaking
of a wall OF an abandoned mine. were
reached BY rescuers late hast night.
Never in the history Of the mining re-
gion has such Joyous scene been wit
messed as when the un sortunate men
were reached alive. Hundreds of per.
sons who gathered about watching the
work OF rescue, eheered, laughed and
cried. Many believed the men had per
ished.
How Rescue Was Affected.
The men were reached at ten o'clock
BY Stiney Roden and Charles Ream, who
made dash through fifty feet of water
filed headings
Earlier in the day, John Boyla, brother
OF one Of the imprisoned men, and three
comrades made futile attempt to reach
the imprisoned men. These rescuers
came back half drowned and reported
that portions Of the heading were still
completely filled with water, and that
more pumping would have to be done
before the unfortunate prisoners could
be reached. The efforts at pumping were
then redoubled. At 10 o'clock the water
had so far gone down that IT was re-
solved to make one more attempt to
break through 70 the overcast" where
II was believed the men we're still alive.
Stiney Roden and Charles Ream volun.
teered for the service. Like the party
that set forth earlier IN the day, they
left the pumping crew and plunged out
into the water and darkness over an
hour elapsed before either man was
heard from and then Ream came swim
ming back through the heading, bringing
the first news from the imprisoned men.
The effort had nearly exhausted Ream.
He reported that the seven men were
alive and all in good shape, but that un-
ill more pumping was done the passage
TO the place where they had taken re-
fuge was impossible to those who could
not swim.
When the news was received that the
seven men were alive, II was resolved TO
allow them To remain where they were
until the heading had been pumped out.
Ream and his eomrade carried to the
imprisoned men simply flask of brandy
and little water. He reported Mike Boil
va had, since the breaking Of the walls
between The abandoned workings, been in
charge Of the movements Of his comrades.
Bolya. who is a mine contractor, was
acquainted with every turn of the work.
When the food broke out. according to
the story he told Ream, he led his com
rades 10 the highest pointin the heading
where tho eoverease5 was situated. I'm.
der Bolya's direction, each man, before
| fleeing, seized lis lunch basket When
they arrived at the Overcast every
lamp but ono was extinguished, and one
BY one the lamps were each burned out,
until, when they were reached by Roden
and Renm, there was but single light
remaining, and this in danger Of running
| low.
When stock was taken of the available
supply Of provisions it was found that
three baskets were but half enptied. This
scanty store of rations was husbanded
until Monday morning, since when the
men had nothing to cat. During the
whole time they were imprisoned they
had gone without water, fearing to drink
the water from the abandoned workings
Roam said that at the place where the
men had sought refuge there had been
supply Of ties left for track laying pur-
poses. With these Bolya and his COM
rades had built a platform upon which
they had found safety from The flood