The bee., 1908-01-23
HIONBED MINERS FREED.
RESCUED AFTER BEING BURIED
IN oIRoUx MINE FORTY
SIX DAYS.
ALL WERE WELL AND HAPPY
Men Have Been Provided with Pro-
visions and Water Through Six
Inch Pipe since the cave-In
December A.


Ely. New, Jan. 20-After having
been entombed forty-slx days in the
Alpha shaft of the Giroux mine, A. ID.
Bailey, P. ]. Brown and Fred Melon
aid, have been rescued.
At S:So O'Clock Saturday night Bal
ley was brought out Fourteen min
utes later Mcdonald came TO the sur
face. while ten minutes afterward
Brown was brought up. Whistles all
over the dlstricO blew loudly, while
crowds cheered in the streets Of Ely
and every belt In the town was ring
ing
> "Ah." This was the FIRST exclama-
tion of Bailey when he reached the
outer air. Without another word, he
tottered forward into the arms of
comrades who stood ready to assist
him and was lead to the change room
Of the Alpha shaft, where in a few
minutes he recuperated.
I Seemed Good TO Be Out.
is that you. Arthur" queried Fred
Mcdonald as his brother stepped for
ward and embraced him after nearly
seven long weeks OF separation. by
George, 1t certainly seems good to be
out of that hell hole" he said as he
was led away, telling his brother in
a high-pitched voice of his terrible
experience.
"Say, somebody give me a chew Of
tobacco" said Brown. I'm on the
bum, all right"
With a happy laugh he was led OF
by a comrade to the change room.
These experiences were character
istic of the temperaments Of the re
leased men All were supremely
happy and relieved.
News that an early escape would be
afforded by the men reached Ely
shortly after IL o'clock Saturday
morning by telephone. About o'clock
Saturday night the fact that an en-
try 10 the surface OF the debris in the
main way had been effected was tele-
phoned to the men anxiously waiting
at aAe top. The entombed men had
besn working several hours in digging
their way to freedom from the 1000
foot level, the rescuers at the same
time doing all In their power to re-
leve the earth that was blocking the
mouth of the 1,0o0-foot tunnel.
First Question About wife.
Tc the s.xious crowd which was
waiting around the shaft mouth the
ben signalled. zone, two. three. hoist
away" and upon realization OF this
fact a loud cheer burst forth from
the throng. Suddenly the bucketFose
to the surface. In 1t was one OF the
rescue party supporting Bailey. His
first coherent squestion as he was be
ing half led, half carried to the shaft
house was about his wife, Mrs Bal
lely was not present, one Of her chill,
dren being Ill. and she preferred to
ISSaa her husband at their home,
where no throng pi curious would b
watching.
Bailey soon declared himself suf
hcisntly rested to make the trip
where he went soon afterwsrd, sup,
ported on either side by a friend.
Another shout Of Joy echoed when
Fred McDenald was brought out and
given 70 the eGke Of those Anxiousiy
waiting, . brother ana several friends
Peter Brown received ts great an
ovation from the crowd az either Of
the others.
On the morning of Dec. Mcdonald
Brown and Bailey and two Greeks
were working in the bottom Of the
three-compartment shaft IS feet be-
low the pump station and 1905 feet
below the surface. The cavern oc-
CURED at 3 o'clock. ~
Tapped on Water Pipe.
AT frA It was thought that all the
faen had persisted, but "a hours after
the caveIn the three men, who occu-
pied the pumping station, managed To
make themselves heard by tapping
Upon the sixinch water pipe that
stretched from the pumping station to
the surface. It was this pipe that was
the means Of saving the lives Of the
three men.
When communication was once es-
tablished with the world above and
the men had made known the fact
that they we're still alive, food and
drink were Immediately lowered
through the pipe. A large supply was
sent down, As II was thought pos
sible that tss pipe Communication
might BE- cut on before the rescu;ug
party eould reach the imprisoned men.
but Throughout their long weeks Of
imprisonment this pipe has been in
daily use. portable telephone was
lowered and the men we're able 10 talk
with the people above. This tele-
phone has been in almost constant
use friends sending them by it's
means the news OF the outside world
and messages of cheer