The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-26

s'Why, we all said goodby to each
other, 1 and my brother were together.
At first the English among us sang
songs and the Italians were all the
time praying, but after a while we
were all too weak to move about. No
body reached us today-we reached
them. We wanted more water and we
erawled over our own barrier and
started. We did not know where we
were and we walked about 10 feet
apart, so as not to fall on each other.
The last "fall-in" nearly blocked the
passage and we had to worm our way
through a long aperture just large
enough to hold us. We were dread
fully weak.
owe had breathed much poison.
Then we saw the rescuer who had come
down. There was no cheering. We just
sat down and let them take care of us.
That was all. Nobody had voice
enough to cheer, and hardly enough to
talk"
Subacus was the only man allowed to
go to his home for several hours, the
doctors fearing that the men would eat
too much. But the Lithuanian grew so
excited at being kept from his wife and
children that it was thought best to
allow him to have his own way.
Eddy's Letter to Wife,
George Eddy, a hero among the
boroau wbO aoooDad frouo 4ba NINA IN
the darkness and despair of his prison
made shift to write a few words Of
courage to his wife. The letter fol-
lows:
November 14-Dear Wife and Chill
dreD: 1 write these few lines to you,
and 1 think it will be for the last
time. 1 have tried to get out twice,
but was drove back. There seems to
be no hope for us. 1 came down this
shaft yesterday to help ave the
mems lives. 1 hope the men 1 got
out were saved. Well, Lizzie, if 1 am
found dead, bury me in Streator and
move back. Keep Esther and Clarence
and Jimmie together as much as you
can. 1 hope they will not forget their
father, SO 1 will bid you all goodby, and
God bless you all.
GEORGE EDDY"
On the reverse side of this letter,
on a leaf torn from a note
book, was the following from Walter
Waite:
November 1--we, the undersigned,
do not blame anyone for the accident
that happened to pen US in here, and
believe that everybody has lone all in
their power to relieve us. With best
to all concerned. Frank Waite,
John Brown, Tom White, John Lori
mer, Jack Higate, Salvador Higate,
Lawrence Frederick, Q. A~ntoniore,
A. Zanarinin, Leopold Demond,
Rogtgari, George Shimits,
John Shimits, William Clelland, Fred
Bieraski, Frank Preraski, John Beronas,
Eddy, Walter Waite"
Find No More Alive.
Twenty saved, 90 known dead and 1913
was the record at the st. Paul
nine Sunday night. Ten dead were
to the surface Sunday and 81
more dead were located in the second
evel, but were not brought up on &C.
of black damp.
What. had promised to be Cherry 8
cal day of thanksgiving ended in a
light of hope deferred, or despair.
Sunday night no living man or boy
lad been added to the list of 20 res
ued Saturday. I
All day the tolling of church bells re- !
ounded in Cherry and Spring Valley.
bodies were inferred. At the
line a dozen cofined victims remained
waiting removal, while a score Of cas- !
cts were piled nearby for bodies !
7hich are to come up. !
Services for the dead were held out. :
ide of the churches into which Coroner
Lain deemed it inadvisable that the :
odies be taken. d
Chances Grow Less.
Each hour that passes now is looked q
pom by the watchers as making the t
onan0 of aoanHn lee