The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
Great Rejoicing at Mine
When Three Men Are
Broughtto Surface
BURIED ALIVE
SINCE DEC. d TIL
Caught by Falling Debris, ths8
Miners Managed to Comrnuni-
cate With Friends BY Strik-
ing Upon a Pipe When
Rescue Work Was 's
Begun.

ILL, NlcN., q january sl9.--A1Ler8i n1vssS
ing been cntombed forty-six days 1905
feet below the surface In the Alpha
shaft of the Giroux Mine, a. d. Bailey,
p. j. Brown and Fred Mcdonald were
rescued last night Whistles all over
the camp blew loudly, while crowds 4
lcheercd in the streets of Ely to the
ringing OF bells.
the first to reach the outer air. He
tottered forward into the arms OF COM
rades. who in a few minutes recuper-
ated him. E
rs that you, Arthur?" quertcd Frod
Mcdonald. as his brother stepped for-
ward and embraced him after nearly
seven weeks of separation.
''By George, 1t certainly seems good
to be out OF that hole!' he said, as fe
was led away. telling his brother OF
his terrible experience.
| Somebody give me chew Of tos
| bacco." said Brown. with laugh. as
he was led from the mine shaft to the
change room Of the mine, where the
/ three men were made comfortable.
Crowds Greet the Men. Z:
The news that rescue was near e
hand reached Ely from the mine short.
lily, after.11 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 en-
toulbed men and their rescuers dug
vigorously to remove the earth that
blocked the mouth of the 1.00o-foot
tunnel. Finally the anxious crowd
around the shaft heard the bell signal
"hoist away" and q loud cheer burst
forth.
The basket soon rose to the surface.
bearing one of the rescuers. support
| ing Bailey. Mrs. Bailey was not pres-
ent, as one OF her children was sick.
AS soon as Bailey was provided with s
clean clothes he hurried home, sup
ported by friends. Another shout OF
| Joy greeted Fred Mcdonald, and when
the last man. Peter Brown. came out
| the crowd became almost hystertcal,
realizing; long entombu,ent was
ended.
story of Accident,
On the morning OF December 4tli
| Mcdonald, Brown and Bailey and two
| Greeks We're working In the bottom OF
q shaft S5 feet below the pump sta
tion and 1.0s5 feet below the surface
The shaft caved In. swapping the cable
used to haul the shaft and hurl!ng
thousands OF tons of rock and timbers
into the shaft. From the bottom of tho
compartment In which the men were
working to the pumping station. q.
series OF rlckety ladders offered the
| only means of egress
| sas5N ltn 5s Ialllng rOcKS s89 ana 81 6tlmher9
I, streaming down on them the five men
/ struggled up these ladders. Half way
/ Iup failing timbers knocked the two
Greeks from the ladders, killing them. 5
\ Bailey. Med Donald and Brown reached
| the pump station. Its timbered root
withstood tie rock and timber that
cume down the shaft, and offered them
q safe prison. where for a whole day
| the men crouched, while at Intervals
trocks and .timbers kept crashing about
them, threatening lnomentertly to
crush the deep tomb. ts:
Food by Pipe.
At first 1t was thought on the sur.
! face, that all five OF the men had per-
! ished, but twanty-fD four hours after the
! accident the three buried men managed
to make themselves heard by tapping
4 on six-inch water pipe that reached
! iron, the pumping station to the sur-
face. Communication wa 8 established
with the world above. and food aud
drink were plenteously lowered
i through the pipe. "A large supply was
might be broken before the rescuera
could reach the imprisoned men. But
throug hout the long wee eks OF imprison.#
\ ment this pipe was daily used. A por-
table telephone was lowered and tEeS
i men were able to talk with people
above. This telephone carried from
friends news Of the world and mess.
i men reports OF their condition.
Clearing the debris was slow work
as timbers. rocks and earth were So
twisted together that a new shaft had
A to 5besc cut forSmost OF the 1000 feet AZ
4 no time did the entombed men suffer
greatly except for the astefulness
OF their forced seclusion.