The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-05-03
SEVEN FOUND
RESCUERS REACH MINERS
AT FOUSTWELL. q
Swimmers Garry Food and Drink
Underground-But Cannot
Bring Them Out-Other
News.

News.
Johnstown, April 30.-After be-
Ing entom bed since last Friday
noon in the Berwin- White Coal Co
mine No. 3S, at Foustwell, near
here, the seven miners who were
shut off from the world by asudden
rush of water caused by the break.
Ing of a wall of an abandoned mine
were rescued at ten o'clock tonight.
The men were greatly exhausted.
Owing to their weakened condition
it was decided not to bring them
out until after the mine had been
drained.
The men were reached at 10 o..
clock by Stiney Rodon and Charles
Ream, who made a dash through
30 feet of water-flled headings.
Early in the day John Bolya, broth
er of one of the imprisoned men, and
three comrades made futile at
tempts to reach them.
They came back half drowned
and reported that portions of the
headings were still completely filled
with water and that more pumping
would have to be done before the
imprisoned men could be reached.
The efforts at pumping werei then
redoubled. At 10 o'clock the water
had SO far gone down that it was
resolved to make one more attempt
to break, through to the overcast,
where it was believed the men were
still alive. 80 - -1+
Rodon and Ream volunteered for
the service. Over an hour elapsed
before either, man was heard from
and then Ream came back swim
ming through the heading, bring.
ling the first news from the impris.
[oned seven. The trip nearly ex.
hausted Ream. He reported tina,
the seven men were alive and all ir
good condition, but that until more
pumping was done the passage te
the place where they had taken re-
fuge was impossible to those wht
could not swim. Then it was re-
solved to allow them to remain
where they were until the heading
had been pumeed out. .l5 - i15
! Ream and his comrade carried t.
the imprisoned men simply fasl
of brandy and a little water. HI
reported that Mike Bolya had, sinc'
the breaking Of the walls between
the abandoned workings, been II
charge of the movements of hi
|, comrades Bolya is acquainted
!, with evsry turn Of the mine. Whel
the food broke out, he led his com
rades to the furthest point in tn,
heading, where the overcast" wa
> situated. Under Bolya's directio,
each man before fleeing seized hi
lurch basket. When they arrived
. at the Overcast" every lamp bu
one was extinguished and one b,
!, one the lamps were each burne'
! out until, when they were reache'
} by Rodan aud Ream, there was bu
) a single light remaining, and tina
: in danger Of running low at an,
= time. if#t ,
E When stock was taken of th
3 available supply OF provisions,
was found that three baskets wer
but half emptied. This ecant
r store of rations was husbanded IN
til Monday morning, since whe
! the men had had nothing to ca,
g during the whole time they ha
| gone without water, fearing to drin
s the water from the abandone
9 workings. Haa sl
/ Read said that at the place wher
the men had sought refuge ther
o had been supply Of ties left fc
!. track-laying purposes. With thes
g Bolya and bis comrades had bui
/ a platform upon which they ha
d sought refuge and, when found
' they were not.onlY high, but dry
9 Shortly after 1 O'Clock Delane
y made his way to the place whei
: Bolya and his comranes had sougt
/. refuge and returned with more d,
i tails concerning their conditionlan
& experiences. Within after ,shol
! time after the food broke loose, al
6 cording to Delaney's story, Boly
+ and his companions had rigged q
q pump, which they found and b'
4 gan to pump the water that lay bs
d tween them and the pit mouth, Ii
E to dip en- the other side Of then
a At l o'clock this morning Ii
J. men had not been brought out
the mine, although a special trai
was ready to take the party to tt
q hosnita1. A