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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08
NEW ANAEsTHETlc
Rumanian Surgeon Demonstrates Use
of Stovaine

New York, Dec S.-A majority Of
the fifty or more surgeons who saw
DIR Thomas Jonnesco, the Rumanian
operator, demonstrate his use Of sto-
vaine and strychnine as an anaesthe-
tic yesterday were delighted with the
results obtained.
Folr subjects we're put on the ia
bic yesterday in the hospital of the
New York society for the Relief of
the Ruptured and Crippled, No. 1856
LAST AID street three children and
one woman. A combination of stow
aine and strychnine, about four parts
to one. was injected into the spinal
column of each. and although in
every case the patient knew what
was going on and was able to con-
verse with me surgeons no pain was
felt
One boy on whom DR.. Virgil Glib
ney operated for paralysis of the
right leg was not five years old but
wnen the operation was over and the
bandage was removed from his eyes,
he said to DR.. Gibney Il feel fine
now"
DR.. Homer Gbney operated on a
thirteen year old boy for club foot
In this case nearly double the first
dose of stovaine and strychnine was
used, the amount being increased
with the age of the patient. A wom-
an was operated on for fracture Of
the hip received the maximum dose
ten milligrammes of stovaine and
one of strychnine
During the day an abdominal oper-
alton was performed with the new
anaesthetic. This consumed about
10 minutes and seemed entirely sue
cesstul.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08
TRUSTEE MEETING
All Members of Board Present-Sev.
eral Bills Paid

The regular monthly meeting of the
village trustees for December was
held in the town rooms Tuesday eve
ming. Every member of the board
was present. The president, Fred C.
Martin, and clerk. w. P Hogan were
also in attendance.
The trustees voted to lay on the ia.
Bile communication received from
DR.. F. w. Goodall in regard to land
on County street The bill of NJ. b.
Middleton was also left to be discuss
ed at subsequent meeting.
A motion was carried to allow the
New England Telephone and rele-
graph company to place poles on the
north side of Union street according
to plans submitted II was also vot-
ed to pay John Weber S36.75 for ex-
ira work done on the sewer contract.
The list of bills voted to be paid is as
follows
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08
TO ABANDON TROLLEY LINE
Company Wishes to Take Up Its
Track in Hoosick Falls

The Second District Public Service
commission has received petition
from the Bennington and North Ad-
ans Street Railway asking approval
of declaration of abandonment of a
portion of its constructed road in the
village of Hoosick Falls. The com
pany asks that the order made by the
commission in November be amended
so as to allow the abandonment of
the line commencing at the junction
of Main and Church streets and run
ming northerly on Church and Willard
streets and also asking permission to
exercise its franchises to lay addit-
ional tracks in The latter thorough
fare
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08
2s4 MILES TO GROSS ROOM
What Letter Must Travel IL Mailed
at Office on Border.

Newport VT, Dec. IA trip of
294 miles is the journey a piece of
mail must take to go from one side of
a room in the same building to the
other If it is sent from Beebe Plain,
W., to Beebe Plain, p Q both of
which are on the international boun-
dary line. The plain old-fashioned
store building contains the postoifice
of the United States and Canadian
governments.
There are separate entrances to
each, but both are in the same room
without even a partition. using the
same lobby If sent by the mail
from one postoffice to the other, a let
ter must travel 81 miles in Canada
and 227 in the United States in order
to be delivered through the proper
channels.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08
TO ADD TO NATIONAL FOREST
BalIinger Withdraws Entry Land
Near PIumas Park, Cal.

Washington, Dec. S.-As a proposed
addition to the Plumas National For
est California, Secretary Ballinger
has withdrawn from all forms of dis
position under the public land laws,
except under the mineral lays the va
cant unappropriated public lands is an
area approximating 1851 acres. The
lands withdrawn are in the Sacrament
to and Susancille land districts.
About 10000 acres of the area sur
veyed included within this withdraw
al are embraced within timber and
stone entries.
The withdrawal is made upon the
recommendation of the secretary of
agriculture.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08
WRESTLER AT RUTLAND

Bob Somervihe nternational-Cham
on Lightweight Located in That City
Rutland, Dec. S.-Bob Somerville,
champion lightweight wrestler of the
United States and England, expects
to train in Rutland during the COM
ing winter and it is probable that
there will be several boxing bouts in
this city. He trained at Barre last
winter and is rather well known in
Vermont Arthur w. DAILY proprietor
of the Colonial bowling alleys was in
strumental in bringing him to Rut-
land.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08
CONVENTION DATE CHANGED
Vermont Missionary Union Will Meet
Last Week in july

Essex Junction Dec. Sat an ex-
ecutiye committee meeting of the
Vermont Missionary committee meet
ing of the Vermont Missionary union
held here it was decided to change the
date of the annual meeting in Fair
fax from the first week in August to
the last week in July.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08
ANOTHER STRIKE ON
Employees Of American Locomotive
Co. Joined the Ranks Yesterday

Schenectady, n. Y, Dec. Six
hundred boiler makers and black
smiths, employed by the local branch
of the American Locomotive company
went on 2 strike yesterday.
The strike was due to the presence
OF men in the shop who have been
employed to take time on work done.
1t is regarded as a preliminary step,
so the men say, toward the socalled
standard time system.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08
NEW PRESIDENT FOR PHOENIX
Company in Good Financial Condition
Despite the Million Dollar Loss

New York, Dec. ST. T. Gray for
merly auditor of the Continental com
pany has been made president of the
Phoenix Insurance company, succeed
ing George p. Sheldon. 1t is stated
that the company is still in a good f.
nancial condition despite it's million
dollar loss, and will at once attempt
to place itself on a sound basis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08
BLACK HAND EXODUS
American Officials Watching Arrivals
from Geneva.

Geneva. Dec, S.-The police con-
firm the report of the departure of
many members of the Black Hand,
who mean to find new field of oper-
alton in America. 1t developed also
that sixty of such men, forty of
whom had been expelled from Swift
zerland, are making their way by cir
cuitous routes to the United States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08
A Blow in the Rack.-An oYercoat is a

Blow In the Back-An overcoat Is
necessary nuisance and the tendency to take
it off on warmish days in late autumn and
winter is as strong as it is unwise. A
treacherous wind hits you in tho back and
the next morning you have lumbago. RvD
well and often with Perry Davis Painli !,
and you will be nstoa she'd to find ~ y
quickly all sore-cSs-i ..--4.--sl.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08
STOCK QUOTATIONS

Noon Quotations from J. r Wllllstor
& Co 20 Bennington Security Co
The following noon quotations were
re :eive6 today by the Remington Sc
curity company from J r. Williston
4 Co. OF New York by special wire:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08
W. AsToR DRAYToN ROBBED
Knocked Out With Blackjack Found
by Policeman

New York, Dec. S.-William Aston
Drayton, nephew of John Jacob AS
tor, was blackjacketed and robbed
yesterday at about 18th street. He
was picked up unconscious in the
gutter by policeman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours

For eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair and much colder to-
night. Gold wave in central and
southwest portions. Thursday fair
and continued cold.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-08

f. Z. Larrabee Mgr lights $4,000
Patrick Brazel police 5000
Richard Hurley, police 900
Frank Carey driver 1000
c. H. Dewey. bonds 100000
c. H. Dewey, interest 233.75
John S. Holden Est straw 1928
H. w Putnam, feed 1900
John Weber, sewer 355 90
W. H. Nichols, care fire alarm 5000
NJ B. Middleton, locating hy-
drant line 300
A. r. Dunn. highway 250.67
A. r. Dunn, sewer 1894
A. r. Dunn, curb and gutter 1850
A. r. Dunn 5000
H. W Myers & Son coal 300
J. II. I-oring & Co. coal 5000
Dan Mccormick 1888
e. II. Holden, costs 1929
Jas. p. Boice, rebate on lie. 1910
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-02-19
MOTHERS

should know. The troubles with
multitudes of girls is a want Of
proper nourishment and enough
of it. Nowadays they call this
condition by the learned name of
Anemia. But words change no
facts. There are thousands of
girls of this kind anywhere be-
tween childhood and young lady
hood. Disease finds most of its
victims among them. Some of
them are passing through the
mysterious changes which lead
up to maturity and need especial
watchfulness and care. Alas,
how many break down at this
critical period; the story of such
losses is the saddest in the his
aory of home. The proper treat
ment might have saved most of
these household treasures, if the
mothers had only known of
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
and given it to their daughters,
they would have grown to be
strong and healthy women. 1t
is palatable as honey and con.
tains all the curative prop
critics of pure Cod Liver Oil,
extracted by us from fresh cod
hvers, combined with the Com
pound Syrup of Hypophos-
phites and the Extracts of Malt
and Wild Cherry. Search the
world over and you will find
nothing to equal it. Taken be-
fore meals it improves the nutri-
tive value of ordinary foods by
making them easier to assimi-
late, and has carried hope and
good cheer into thousands of
darkened homes. The Abigail
kindergarten says: " Your prep
aration Is a sure cure for the
most violent cold, if properly
taken. In treating children. il
has proved in many cases under
0ur observation a sure proven
tive OF the progress of pulmo-
nary affections, and has in every
case OF incipient consumption
acted an a stay Of that dreadful
disease" 1t will not disappoint
you. Sold by all chemists here
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-02-19
Cooling Towards Successor.

The President believes in Mr. Taft,
ms he always has, and leaving Wash
ington, will wish him well. But, after
all is said, he is not so enthusiastic now
about the work of his successor in Of
fee as he was three months ago. This
may be due quite as much to the praise
that Mr.. Roosevelt S enemies have been
extending to Mr.. Taft as to anything
Mr. Taft has done himself.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-02-19
INVITATION to Sec ne Militia.

An invitation from Adjutaut General
Jones was read, asking the members 10
make visit of inspection at the mil
itia review at Moanalua on sunday,
at 10 a. IN.
Afternoon Session.
Bills, resolutions and messages pour
Die Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-19??, 1909-12-02
Sur SeadItung.

Rah oem auSlauos iUeroen Bettun9eu mar
gegen 8orGusSdhlung uerianot.
@eloienbuHgeu ibnHeH bur6 Eoits ooer 6ts
preBsRoner Oroer, bur BaHt Draft OoGr regtriers
ten Brief gemadt Ueroen am etHfatiten uuo billt9s
ten 1T eme itsNpHensS sSroer uno empfeplen iuir
GebrOud Su maiden. Idn ienoe ME pcri0Hlide
BaHtsGhefs.
BET abOnnemPntS8Gb GblunQeu ueunc man
Sors uno 3uuameu iomie oas Defiant. BON weldlem
bic 8eitung be5pgen lUtro, In iebr oeNtItder Strt.
Bet aore6duoeruugen uenu6 INNER bic
dte uuo bic ncue Bot Office. Sbue Nngabe oer alten
8OitCiiice t5uneu mir teiue aoreiie duoern.
aprreipsnoenteu uno HqentFH tperoen
erudt. Ramen BON 8eriOnen urb SrthaitPu immer
iehr oeutidl 81 inreben. BET @ripdbuuu9 uOn Gbonz
nentcn tets oeren BOioiRce 5u neHnen uno Oletirte
@eloer prompt einSuienoen.
SIR ben SuhGlt Der eluaeiduoten aorreipprs
oenbPn hbernimmt bic 6eoattton eine SeraHtm0rtuug
Die Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-19??, 1909-12-02

9a bic &orreiponosns uuieres merit
eeiddBten &orreiponoenten Serrn Sa=
lob 8roBmam etluas lang 9eraten,
unisr Raum oieie @o6e aber iebr
bsidrdntt 1T, 10 wsroen mir pisislbe
in unisrer udditen glus9abs fortieBeu.
(glum. b. Reo.).
Die Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-19??, 1909-12-02
Kcrrefpcnden1er aus
Sid -RuBland
SpesiaI' &orreiponoens.
neudcrf
26. Sftober 1909.
(22. Seritbt)

@erte Bot!
gDem @ott Mill cine 8unIt ertUeiieH,
ben ihift er auf peite Reiien; barum
Mill i'd slei6 beginnen. slm Rittwo6,
ben l9. 9lusuit b. g., mOr9ens I'm
5 llbr traten mir, 2ebrer SatOb Seer
uno i9 bic &eiie mad 8naosnfelo,
@orms uno Robrbad an, uuier 5ubr'
mann iuar gbriifian WeBler. gs III
Elm lpeitsr Weg bon bier, Bis l40 8erii
unb bod freute ih mid, meine alte
lisbs Ssimat @orms au ieben, ben
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@rdber meiner Gltern iino, uno &Obr=
bad 1T bic Seimat metner Sluet S6pe=
fern gliiabetb uno Sophie, eritere bat
,u ibrem @bemann SatOb adermann,
Sobn oes &obrbader NnIieolers 6rie=
orid gldermann uno lebtere SObann
&otb, Sobn oes ebenfalls RObrba6er
Fglnfeoler8 Sobann &otb.
llniere erite Station mar Soiinunss=
tai bel Serrn Sobannes SOlswart, ss=
senmdrtis CberidulS. Sier fanoen
mir cine freunoli6e Qufuabme. gta6
3peiititnOigem glufentbalt fubren mir
our6 Berlin, um benz oOrti9en Srts=
FILTER SatOb @eBler einen tllrSen BE-
JUDI abfatten su t0nnen. 2eioer trafen
mir niemano an, auBer Der alten
Sdp'e9ermama 6rau Seer uno eini=
gen &inoern. &oQe9e Satob @eBler
uno oefen @befrau baben tbre SO6ter
n06 8rOBliebental gebra6t, in Die OOr=
ti9e MGo6eni6ule. Na6osm uns bic
6rau S6wie3ermama NIT elmer 9lrbuie
erfrii6t bate, fubren mir peiter. IS
berri6te etue afritaniide 0iBe. Sn
3ilmta tr1ntten mir Die pferoe, bel
msl6er 8elegenbeit mir au9 uniern
etgeuen innern Weniden rffaurierten.
9a trafen mir NIT elmer 6rau Suiam=
men, pel6e AUDI aus WOrms 9ebiirti9
lit. @itpe oes pertorbeuen giers. 60
triift man nit Setannten uno 2auos=
leuten 9GuS unermartet Sulammen. I'm
gefdbr na6 elmer StlnOe bre6en mir
auf @naOenfelO gu. Ser Weg iii6rte
uns our6 oas Gut oes perltprbenen
Satob @uB. Sas Gbutor bat nod
oielelbe 8eltalt, iuie Su ben 2tbSeiten
oes oerltprbenen Wtrtes, nur eine
9ampfmilble baben Die Grben auiaes
ridtet niht melt pom SOi. Der cine
9rOBe Iteinerne, nit &Obr 9eoette
S6afItaa 1T abgebrannt, mas in oel,
3eiten Der llnruben paiiiert III. Qeioer
1T Der i60ne Sbit9arten unpeit oes
alten 0obnbauie5 ni6t mebr porbau-
ben; nur nod etni9e ueberbleibiel Des
8artens liebt man. I'm 6 llbr abenos
errei6ten mir 8uaoenielo. Die S6fe
Der 8naOenfeloer mareu poll BON @ea
treioeihObern. Die Sreidmaidinen
batten bier tii6tis su tun. IS oroiben
SIS Maidinen. Die Gnaoenieloer
betOmmen tOloiial,8etreioe. 9ei benz
Sruoer meines &Ollsssn @ottlieb Seer
ianOen mir ireunOlide 9lufnabme uno
Serber9e. glm anoeru Sage gan,
Die Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-19??, 1909-12-02
Siaig =, perfa,lfen*

aReiue 5arm, 8 Neileu nurb6id bon Glen llain, g.
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afer nO cin9r5aunt 9ieieS 2anO muB 9eleben werben
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lit einc Der ben III Der llm9egenO @en llan uO Sc
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1T inter S'ioern 9eiagt $25 biz $50 per Nder we men
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Tell mB in Saar geSab(t weroen fir Den eit gebe 9ese1
cute Eapere ,3ct 5db braud]e GeO, OeSbub 10 biai9.
Die Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-19??, 1909-12-02

0fiiSieues 9lutt uon WcYbsriou County,
Siib :0atota.
Die Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-19??, 1909-12-02

Entered at the Post Office at Eureka. s. d.
"a second-class mail matter. ...
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20
Death of Jacob sehiffman.

Jacob Schiffulau was born in Swift
zerland January rs, 1888. and died in
La Junta. Colorado. March II. 1903.
He passed the half century mile
stone by single year. But this life
Is short at best. And earlier than
We think the Psalmist's declaration
is verified in every life, For it is
soon cut off and we fl. away
Jacob Schiffman reached the end
of the pilgrim way just as the hands
Of time were pointing to new day
BIB a. IN.
\ native of Switzerland. yet ham
pered by the narrow limits of the
little mountainous kingdom. he cary
sought the larger opportunities that
Americas broad plains afforded. He
came TO the state OF Iowa while yet
a young man. 1t was there he found
his life companion and was married
to Marie Scheef at Mount Pleasant,
Iowa, March -. 1892. \ single daugh
ter blessed the union. and Marie,
aged sixteen years. mourns the loss
of an ideal father.
About eight years ago the family
emigrated from their Iowa home and
located in Charlton county. Missouri.
Ii was only about three weeks ago
that they came from there To La
Junta, hoping the change would prove
beneficial to Mr.. Schiffman. who for
more than year has been in declin-
ing health
The funeral was held from the
home in Otero addition Thursday
afternoon. Rev. r. H. Ayres. of the
Methodist church officiating. The
Modern woodman order was present
in a body and used the ritual ser
vice at the grave. A large company
of sympathetic friends were present,
In behalf of the bereaved wife and
daughter the writer extends thanks
to the members Of the lodge and to
the many friends for their kind as
sistance.
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20
Harding as a Humorist.

John Harding, OF the White House.
has developed into full-fledged hu.
morist and is already achieving fame
and notoriety in the East. as well
as advertising La Junta and letting
people know that we are on earth.
He recently sent one of his latest
puns TO the Chicago Record-Herald,
and it appeared in the issue OF March
18th. as follows:
THE following actually happened
in our store:
Storekeeper to boy-"What relation
is your mother to your father?''
After few minutes thinking, the
boy answered:
Il don't know. didn't know his
name before he was married"
La Junta tribune., 1909-03-20

At that place. No particulars we're
given. Mr.. Barley accompanied by
his father. S. II. Barkley. OF Rocky
Ford. left Thursday morning for Salt
Lake City The remains will be
brought to Rocky Ford for final in
terment.
Mrs Emma Casteel sold her big
pasture in the Holbrook country one
day this week TO Messrs. Field Bo-
hart and Edward Paul. of Rama, Lin
coin county. Colorado Mr Bohart
was formerly with the Kansas City
commission company OF Thompson.
Bohart q Emmert, and with his part
ner. Mr.. Paul, is at present engaged
extensively in the cattle business in
Lincoln county. Five thousand cat
tie are 10 be placed on the big pas.
ture in the Holbrook country at once.
D. L. McPhilimy. OF Fowler. passed
through La Junta Thursday morning
on his way home from Hot Sprin 3,
Ark. where he has been for the
past four months taking a course OF
treatment for eczema Mr. McPhil.
imy has improved somewhat. but
not to the extent that he hoped for
and expected He thinks the Ia
nous Fowler water viii do him as
much good as the aqua fortis on zap
at Hot Springs.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-07-03
ATTEMpT At RESCUE
f. COSTS THREE
TRIES TO SAVE SISTERS
FROM DROWNING AND ALL
GO DOWN TOGETHER.

Helena, July 2.-News was received
here tonight of the drowning of two
young women and a boy in Lake Sc
we'll, just above the Missouri river
dam at Canyon ferry. They We're
Sadie, 20 years DID, Elsie, 16 years,
and John, IA years, all the children of
Charles Mueller, a rancher living two
miles above Canyon ferry They
We're members Of q party of bathers
who had gone to enjoy themselves on
the beach during the hot afternoon
Both of the girls walked off the bank
of the lake into deep water and their
young brother made a heroic effort
to save them, but they dragged him
under and all three were drowned
Help was Immediately summoned
from Canyon ferry The bodies were
recovered with graphing hooks at
about o'clock and taken to the
ranch home. Mrs. Mueller, mother of
the children, is prostrated with
grief over the accident.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-07-03
TERRIFIED COW KILLS
WOMAN
MRS. VICTORIA PRACHT, WHILE
LEADING COW AND CALF AT
QUARTZ, is WOUNDED

Coroner w. d. Kendrick yesterday
received word from Quartz that Mrs.
Victoria Pracht, who was seriously
injured by a COW Thursday evening,
had died, and that her husband,
Michael Pracht, who was in Missoula
was to be found and notified Tt ap-
pears that Mrs. Pracht was leading
a COW Thursday evening, and a calf
followed behind. While going peace
fully along, a yearlng came up to
the other cattle and the COW took
oftense, humping into the yearling,
which knocked Mrs. Pracht to the
ground The COW, which was not
vicious one, lost her head and jump
ed on the nrostrate form of the Wo-
man, her hoofs striking the woman
over the heart injuring her serious
ly. Mrs. Pracht fingered through the
night, but died at o'clock yester-
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pracht We're we'll
known people of the Coeur d'Alenes,
as they had lived in the valley for
the last Is or 20 years. Mrs. Pracht
was 50 years of age. Her husband
is a cigar maker and is well known
in this city, where he was selling ci.
gars at the time of the tragedy. Mr.
Pracht accompanied by Coroner
Kendrick, Will leave on the Coeur
d Alene train this morning for
Quartz
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-07-03
twenty ARE BURIED
BY A SUDDEN
CAVE|N
WoRkMEN EMPLOYED AT BOT.
TOM OF SixTY-FOOT TRENCH
AtE ENTOMBED.

Newport, Monmouthshire, Eng.
July 2.-1t is estimated that 20 men
perlshed today by the sudden collapse
OF the west wall of the new lock at
the entrance to the Alexandra dock.
The extension of the dock work has
been in progress for some time. Fifty
men We're working in a trench 60
1eet deep preparing for the laying of
a concrete foundation, when the
heaVy Snoring timbers suddenly gave
way IN the middle and the entire
structure collapsed and carried down
with it thousands of tons of earth.
the railway lines on both sides of
the trench, many cars and four trav-
cling cranes.
The men at the bottom of the
trench had no chance to escape, but
many OF those working nearer the
surface were uninjured Three men
We're taken out alive and the bodies
OF some of the dead We're rescued
later. Late tonight four men still
living We're pinned in the debris in
the trench. The incoming tide made
the work of rescue difficult.