Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25

Cherry, H., Nov. 21.-The gamut
from deepest despair to the hysteria
of hope was run yesterday, when
twenty miners entombed a week, were
rescued alive. There was, in the sui
fering and heroism of their resource
full leaders, revealed one Of the most
thrilling stories of the black history
of mining disasters.
Forty swollen, scorched dead bod
les had been brought up, most Of
them identified, when the marvellous
report shot through the PROSTATE com
munity-"They have found them
alive"
In a moment the morgue was de-
serted, and scarcely revisited while
the crowd insane with the hope which
famed from the ashes of despair,
rushed to the pit.
It took six hours to bring the sur
vivors to the surface. Meanwhile the
report spread that seventy or more
were alive in the far reach of the
mine, cut off from escape by q bank
of black damp between their barrt-
cade and the main shaft.
But two oxygen helmets remained
at the mine, the others having been
started back to Pittsburg yesterday
morning With the scant equipment
two experts began new explorations.
At nine last night they emerged,
their oxygen tanks exhausted, and
reported no success.
There were other resOurceful lead
ers among the missing and they, like
Waite CIeIland and others, may have
led their men to comparative safety,
said States Attorney Eckhart last
night. "The search is now for the
living"
Less optimistic notes were sounded
by others: but the women, with hope
born afresh, refused to believe any
thing but the best, and haunted theI
mine far into the night, selling fran
tically at every straw of encourage
ment offered.
Still Hope for Others.
Late last night DR.. Weeks, one of
the physicians in charge of the sur
vivors said:
81 have talked with all the rescued
men. They say they are convinced
that many still are alive, but it isl
impossible to estimate how many.
May be fifty, or a hundred or less. It'll
seems that the men scattered to all
parts of the mine. If others barricad- |
ed themselves as these did, they still
are safe.
"At ten o'clock the men from below
said they had heard signals in dis
tant parts, but these sections still
are cut off by distractions. Some,
however. are within reach and beingI
given medical attention. They will
be brought up as rapidly as possible. .
Cherry, Ill. Nov. 21.-Seventy-e eight
men yesterday afternoon were found
alive in the mine. In one section
in another eleven.
Several were brought to the sur
face, others were too weak to be
moved.
News Of the rescue spread like
wildfre. Great crowds pressed on
the mine grounds. Yells and cheers
arose. When one of the men with
face thrust his head out OF
the car, the crowd became very
demonstratfve. The sheriff mounted
a platform and said:
Good people, please be quiet, wait
till we get out others, any noise or
too much cheering may do harm. Be |
as patient as you can while we take
them out
Among the rescued was George
Eddy, mine examiner for the COM
pany The greatest credit is given
him for the work in saving the en-
.ombed miners. The scene around
the shaft and the company's offices
was one of the widest jubilation.
The names of the men rescued |
we're shouted from group to group
DOWN the railroad tracks and into the
village, which was suddenly elevated
from the depths of despair to the pin
nacle Of hope.
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