Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-11
MINERS RESCUED
BY HEROIC MEN
Jerry and George Peterson Are
Liberated from ST. Pat
rick Mine.
BOTH RECOVERING RAPIDLY.
Work Of Determined Relief Party ls
Engineer and Phil Flynn.

Rescue was effected Of the two min
Patrick mine at 4:45 p. m. yesterday
after they had been entombed for more
than 90 hours. A late announcement
By Dr. W. Z. Ferrebee Of Murray, who
was in attendance az the moment Of
Vscue. IS TO the effect that both men
win recover after "a short rest and good
,are. The men are now in their homes
At the mouth OF Big Cottonwood can
fon In the care Of their wives, who had
Kept watch at the mine for 50 hours
without sleep, their babies meanwhile
n their arms.
70 the horde Of willing men who re-
Eponded TO the alarm and left an their
NoIk % prosecute the work Of rescue,
he succored miners and their wives ac-
cord fun credit for saving the lives OF
.he two Petersons. Without discredit TO
.he others engaged I'm the work. it IS
probably true that tho success Of the
party was directly due 10 the kin and
Experience Of Maurice Johnson of the
kewhOuse star of engineers and Phil
flynn, an expert miner also OF the
NewhouHa forces. There were others.
and TO name them would be 10 name
every man who lent aid I'M the hours Of
supreme need, who were as faithful and
Rhn worked without faltering without
deep or rest. eagerly following the
suggestions made by tfo experts who
look charge Of the work To an those
men the rescued miners and their wives
are grateful In all the word can mean.
Their efforts to express this gratitude
ast night were pathetic and told how
sincere were their words
The story OF the rescue b. one not
sgualcd boa the mining history of the
vest Cases which closely parallel this
enc are not lacking. but fortune was
moro kind Ia other cases. There were
l0t -c many dishearteuing obstacles 90
overcome There were not so many
brave men 10 respond 10 the alarm.
SKILLED MEN AT WORK.
Yestetday's work really began with
m arrival OF Mr. Johnson and Phil
FLYNN in the big Neuhouae automo-
bile AZ 10 o'clock. As soon as MI
No,yhouse wusi informed of the condi
lions D.. ordered his men TO the scene
aud placed al the disposal of the res
-ucrs his every resource without inc
lasitance of these two men, the rescue
~ DO could have been effected would have
boon much slower and perhaps ID would
hato come too late. for when the men
were taken from the mine they Wcr
exhausted and the spark of liio burno'
within them only hCeauf0 of thch
strong determination tD survive thou
awful experience.
Al an early hour yesterday 90. res
.uo party reported that only two Tee
n wet debris was between them au'
The prisoners Hope was klnile'
afrash aud preparation were made d
receive I'M men aud take them %
tlrr homes. Then came back Wou
from the tunnel that another caFe-u
mad occurred ana that the work Nd
Boz ha begun again Then when "a hi
EaIu had been made. another nutlln
fIl of rock ana gravel occurred -il
n was such fortune that rewarded lN
EFFORTS of the HtalWmt men.
Then the Newhouse party appairr
ou the scene. There WaH murnp
through the crowd and the stranger
wore hardly welcomed until the uHiuI
1f their mission became better undDI
stood ln the crowd. Ihe newcomer
f,ilel the opportunItcs A hasiy rNlH
nation of the tunnel hy Mcssfs John
tHu ana Flynn convinced ilem ih.
tmlerlnE must hD done as ono Nor
progressed. ana that tn mako haap
ine work should De- done slowly. Ihf'
were in the crowd men of 900 claas'
IF occupations. There were calN'i
tDrs. ameliermou. NlacfsmItHH minor
end lah0rarH. who NDlr 900 willing
~ choir heai 400 tafD $50 human llN.
johnson ana Flynn told lhe eafpei