The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-11-24
After Seven Days Of Honor Miners Are
Rescued From the Nine
The MEN COULD NOT SEE
When Brought to Light, After Their
Imprisonment Great Rejoicing
Among the Relatives Of the Men
When They Arc Brought As From
Death to Life.

At two clock Saturday aiternoo;
i, was reported that forty me7 wer'
alive in ,hc Goa! mine 1t Cherry
III. The men Wee reached af'e;
wal! OF debris had been broker
down. AZ frs; the men were sup
posed TO be dead. but one OF then
raised MS hand and the rest weT.
found 20 be breathing.
The living men were ~ once
brought TO the hasting shaft and
stimulaats were administered. One
Of the men after being brought &c
the sun light after seve ndays en-
tombment was only able 10 mutteE
incohereat!y. His face was black
from the smoke and slightly sco1ch-
ed. 1t appears that the men ate,
discovering their predica1eot. walled
themselves IN.
The acc.deo: IL the St. Paul
mine occurred a. 2. n. Saturday.
November 13. The men taken ou:
alive at p. n. Saturday were there
fore II the mine lsS hours.
The fight against death was led By
Joseph Cresciu!. Crescin! was one OF
the two aea brought up in the cage
He reported between 80 and 40 9th
or men alive In the south wing. n
the darkness where they waited for
seven days in "a agony OF hunger
and suspense. they lost tract Of time.
and thought that today vas Sun
day.
Before reporters could be allowed
personally TO interview the men
brought to the surface. doctors or
dered that they should be given
This was administer
ed in the form OF milk diluted with
water and administered IN small Dor-
tons until their stonaches could re-
tain Il.
The next trip OF the cage brought
seven ether survivors They were
smiling and healthy save for weak
ccss due 20 lack OF food. News OF
the rescue OF these men travelled
with lightniagl!ke rapid!ty and the
change from despair TO hope. which
swept over the crowd was most d.a-
matte and impressive.
When Spogatta was led 10 the din
.nG car h. fairly ran into the arms
If his wife and two children. There
was a short h:sterica! torrent OF
sndearing words poured from he. lips
md then the mother turned and kiss
ID the feet OF the man who had
,roush; him out Then she pulled
her children down and they perform
I'd the same ceremony OF gratitude.
The wife OF another man tainted IN
her husbands arms.
AT 3::20 o'clock vescuers came TO
ne surface ld reported that tlr. had
temporarily cut OF the rescue work.
a cal! 70: fresh volunteers was is
sued and immediately a score OF men
sho, downward again. Il was be-
ieved the fire would be extinSGishec
shortly.
a man jus; brought up called out
rom the car window that he beiiev-
I'd l50 men were alive in the east
shaft.
When The last man was up. wo-
men who had found none they rec
,snlzed. walked about distractadly.
again and again returning 20 attack
The military guard who guarded the
lous"
Tt. live men were s.st d.scoTer-
ed BY Superintendent Powell. o.
H. When :he men were
reached. so0e were talking and Jok-
lns. apparently mentally affected By
their long Imprisonment.
William CielanG vas rescued oE
Robert. his own brother. who car
-ied the man 70 the surface without
who be was.