The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-25
Fond Evenly Divided.


taken to safeguard the prisoners. an
Englishman, who had had previous ex-
perences of the kind, shared leadership
with the Italian.
When the explorers, led by Duncan
Mcdonald, president of the Illinois Fed
Grafton of Miners, broke into the tomb
Ike prison, the men were all seated, but
with the ray of light which shot into
their prison from the lights of the
searching party they jumped TO their
feet and gave feeble cheer.
The excitement which prevailed among
the reScuers far exceeded that in evi-
dcnce amongst those snatched from the
Jaws of death. They said that when the
lowering temperature showed them that
the fire was out they had started to dig
their own way out, their barricade hay-
ing been almost impassaby reinforced by
u cave-in.
Women Faint on Ground.
When Spogatta was led TO the dining
car he ran fairly into the arms of his
wife and two children. There was Il
short hysterical torrent of endearing
words poured from her lips and then the
mother turned aud kissed the feet of the
man who had brought him out. Then she
pulled her children down and they per-
formed the same cert mony of gratitude.
The wife Of another man tainted III her
husband y arms.
Rescued by Brother.
Among others rescued were John and
Joseph figetti George and John Semrich
and William Waite, a mine boss, and
William Cleland. Clelaud was rescued
by Robert, his own brother, who carried
the man to the surface without recognlZ-
ing who he was.
Iclls and cheers went up from all
sides and when one OF the men with
blackeued face thrust his head out Of
the car, the crowd became SO demon
strative that Sheriff Skoglund mounted
the platform and said;
Good people, please be quiet. w ait
till we get out the others. Any noise
or too much cheering may do harm. Bo
patient rs you can while we take them
out
Among the rescued was George Eddy,
mine examiner tor tho company. Ihd
greatest credit Is given him for his
work in saving the entombed miners.
Dies of Injuries.
In one shaft blocked off from noxious
gases, one of the entUmbed men became
lost last Monday, and he attacked the
barrcade, intlicting upon himself in
juries from which he died.
The scene around the shaft and the
company's Offices was one of widest jul
'Monalmn is out" Billy Heinze is
ulive" These and other names of other
men rescued were shouted from man to
man, from group to group down the rail
road tracks and into the village, which
had suddenly been dragged from the
depths of despair TO the pinnacle of hope.
Not shOpkeeper in the city remained
at his post. They joined the thrOng OF
women and children in the mad hysterl-
cal rush TO the scene of what to the eX-
perts is regarded as a miraculous out
come of the disaster.
Lives Hang in Balance.
Inspector Crawford of the state board
Of health, after being down in the mine
for half an hour, reported that siSty-sev-
en- OF the live men were III a critical CON
diton. They were 50 weak they were
unable TO stand the eXertiOn Of being
moved All the doctors on the ground
and in the village were hurriedly called
and arrangements were made for them
to rush down into the mine where tenn
porary hospital has been arranged
Some Of the men are so weak they can
hardly gasp" said DIR. Crawford. They
are unable to take any solid food. Such
artificial stimulants are being admins
tered as our small force VIII permit"
William Cleland, one of the survivors,
after drinking bowl of soup, appeared
none the worse for his experience.
I'VE made the most Of our situation"
he said sitting in the car and surround
ed by nurses. AS soon as we discOv-
cred fire last Saturday and that there
was no hope of escape, we retreated to n
safe place where water could be found
Fortunately some of the tmbers behind
us burned out and this let earth and
rocks fall down, cutting us off from the
heat and gas How the time went we do
not know. We must have been uncon-
sCious rart of the time.
rho,y park from posts
rrInehlp'f Soon al'cr we ahut III VI
drih@IhS sreat qI"1l,,'r9 " 'itt S'ep"Ec
an. ,f eating nv lunch After that some
If n. nuiloI nff tho barl, and kent
.boU.;n, if
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wished they had n poc5 of cards II was
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EAPe'ts Ate As'ouhueu'
Since Monday there has been no eX-
pert either of the schools or practical
mining who believed n soul remained
alive The condition of the bodies
brought up showing suifcation and the
fact that there was still food in their
dinner pals seemed to indicate that
every life had been snuifcd out in one
hidcous blast of noXious gases.
Only last night one Of the most ex-
perienccd Of government experts ex-
planned to reporter how the st. Paul
mine differed from others whore some
had escaped death. The construction of