Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-01
MEN
IN TUNNEL
NOW SAFE
Comrades Go to the
Rescue Without
Flinching
Deep Water Encountered
but Danger Is
10 Over
Entonnbed Miners at FoustweII, Pa,
viii Be Rescued Today-Food
in Lunch Baskets Saves
Lives

PITTSBURG, Pa, April 30.-After be-
ing entombed since last Friday noon in
the Berwynd White Coal company mine
No. 3S at Foustwell, near here, 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 rescued at 10
o'clock tonight.
The men we're 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 Roden and Charles Ream,
who made dash through fifty feet of
water-filled headings. Early in the day
John Bolya, brother of one Of the I'M
prisoned rhen, and three comrades, made
a futile attempt to reach them.
They came back half drowned and re-
ported that portions of the headings
were still completely filed with water
and that more pumping would have to
be done before the imprisoned men could
be reached. The efforts at pumping
were 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 Il
was believed the men were still alive.
Stiney Rodon and Charles Ream volun-
teered for the service.
Over an hour elapsed before either
man was heard from, and then Ream
came swimming back through the
heading, bringing the first news from
the imprisoned seven.
The effort had nearly exhausted Ream.
All Alive and Well
He reported that the seven men were
alive and all in good condition but
that until more pumping was done the
passage to the place where they had
taken refuge was impossible to those
who could not swim.
Then 1t was resolved to allow them
to remain where they were until the
heading was pumped out. Ream and
his comrade carried to the imprisoned
men simply flask of brandy and a
little water He reported that Mike
Bolya had since the breaking Of the
walls between the abandoned work.
ings, been in charge of the move
ments Of his comrades. Bolya is ac-
Quainted with every turn of the mine.
When the flood broke out he led his
comrades TO the IdrtneSt point IN
the heading where the Overcast" was
situated.
Under Bolya's direction each man
in fleeing seized his lunch basket.
When they arrived at the Overcast
every lamp but one was extinguished
and one by one the lamps were each
burned out until, when they were
reached by Rodon and Ream, there
was but single light remaining and
that in danger Of running low at any
time.
When stock was taken Of the avail
able supply Of provisions it was found
that three baskets. were but half emp
tied. This scanty store of rations was
husbanded until Monday morning,
since when the men had had nothing
to eat.
During the whole time they had
gone without water, fearing to drink
the water from the abandoned work
ings.
Ream said that at the place where
the men had sought refuge there had
been supply of ties left for track
laying purposes. With these Bolya and
his comrades had built a platform
upon with they had sought refuge,
and when found they were not only
high but dry