Evening star., 1908-01-20

ELY, New. January 20.-After having
been entombed forty-six days, 1,OOO feet
below the surface in the Alpha shaft of
the Groux mine. A. D. Bailey, P. ].
Brown. and Fred Mcdonald were rescued
last night Whistles all over the camp
blew loudly. while crowds chered in the
streets Of Ely to the ringing of bells
All" was the only word of Bailey, the
first to reach the outer air. He tottered
forward into the arms of comrades, who
in few minutes recuperated him.
rs that you. Arthur" queried Fred
Mcdonald as his brother stepped for
ward and embraced him after nearly
seven weeks of separation. BY George
it certainly seems good to be out of that
hole" he said as he was led away. tell
ing his brother of lis terrible experience
Somebody give me chew of tobacco.
said Brown. with a laugh. as he was led
from the mine shaft to the change room
of the mine. where the three men were
made comfortable.
The news that rescue was near at hand
reached Ely from the mine shortly after
IL o'clock yesterday, and many citizens
went to the mouth of the shaft to greet
the men. Many hours passed while the
crowd waited. and the entombed men anG
their rescuers dug vigorously to remove
the earth that blocked the mouth of the
l.O00-foot tunnel.
First Man Out
Finally the anxious crowd around the
shaft heard the bell signal: Hoist
away" and loud cheer burst forth. Tn.
basket soon rose to the surface. bearing
one of the rescuers supporting Bailey
Mrs. Bailey was not present. as one OF
her children was sick. AS soon as Bailey
was provided with clean clothes he hur-
ried nome. supported by friends.
Another shout of JOY greeted Fred Nc
Donald. and when the last man. Peter
Brown, came out the crowd became al.
most hysterical. realizing that the long
entombment was ended.
On the morning of December 4, Me
Donald, Brown and Bailey and two
Greeks were working in the bottom of q
shaft eighty-five feet below the pump
station and 1,OSJ feet below the surface
The shaft caved in. swapping the cable
used to haul the cage from the shaft. anC
hurting thousand OF tons of rock and
timber into the shaft. From the bottom
| of the compartment in which the meI
were working to the pumping station
| se.ies o. rickety ladders offered the only
means of egress.
With falling rocks and timbers stream
| ing down on them the five men struggled
up these ladders. Half way up fallins
| timbers knocked the two Greeks from the
| ladders killing them. Bailey, Mcdonald
| and Brown reached the pump station. It,
| timbered roof withstood the rock anC
| timber that came down the shaft and of
| fered them a safe Prison, where for
whole day the men rrouched, while al
| intervals rocks and timbers kept crash
| ing about them threatening momentarilN
| to crush the deep tomb
Dug 1000 Feet.
| At first it was thought on the surface
| that all five of the men had perished
| but twenty-four hours after the accident
| the three buried men managed to make
| themselves heard by tapping on a six-:ncl
water pipe that reached from the pumping
station to the surface. Communication
was established with the world above ant
food and drink were plenteously lowered
sent down. as II was feared the p.p
| might be broken be ore the rescueI
| could reach the imprisoned men. Blu
| throughout the long weeks of imprison
/ ment this pipe was daily used. 4 port
able telephone was lowered and the mer
were able to talk with people above
This telephone carried from friends new.
| OF the world and messages of cheer ant
from the buried men reports of neither
| conditions.
Clearing the debris was slow work, a.
/ tmbers. rocks and earth were so twist
/ ed together that a new shaft had to b
| cut for most OF the 1.GOO feet At M
time did the entombed men suffer great
| ly except for the distastefulness of thei
forced secluSion.