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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-23
will never get up alive.

will never get up alive
THAT was true. L administered the
last sacrement and in a minute he was
dead.
81 then joined the others anc
walked through toward the shaft.
There occurred then one OF the great
est acts of heroism L have ever heard
or read OF.
TT can hardly be believed Walter
Waite, one of the men we rescued, on
hearing that there were others alive
in another part of the mine, threw OF
the blanket with which we had COW
cred his head and shouted: We'll, then,
by God, 1 am not going out Of this
mine until / get the Others
1--WE demonstrated, saying that for
him to remain down there longer
would mean his death.
1--WE will take you up to the fresh
air and give you some nice warm food
and then maybe we will let you help
us to do the rest of the work, VIC said,
but Waite protested and we actually
had to use force to get him into the
cage All the way up he shouted:
Let me go down and help get up the
others
"AlI this time those on the surface
had, as during the last three or four
in the mine was dead. Nobody con-
ceived of any other possibility. 1t was
great joy then to cry up the shaft:
We've got some men alive. Hoist her
up quick
Up we went like a shot and rushed
the men into a Pullman car standing
near"
LETTER AS FROM THE DEAD.
Joe Pigati while he was being revived,
brought out with a smile letter he had
written on a piece of brown paper on the
fourth day of his Imprisonment when he
thought there was no hope of escape.
The letter was addressed to his wife and
freely translated from the Italian read:
This is the fourth day that we have
been down here. That's what 1 think,
but our watches have stopped. I am
writing in the dark because we have been
eating the wax from our safety lamps
also have eaten a plug of tobacco. some
bark and some of my shoe. 1 could only
chew it. hope you can read this.
81 am not afraid to die. Oh, Holy Vir-
gin. have mercy on me. l think my time
has come,
you know what my property is. We
worked for it together and it is all yours.
This is my will, and you must keep it.
You have been a good wife. May the
Holy Virgin guard you.
Il hope this reaches you some time and
you can read it. 1t has been very quiet
down here and 7 wonder what has be-
come of our comrades. Goodbye, until
Heaven shall bring us together.
JOE PIGATI"
Another man, who was brought to the
surface. very solemnly requested that his
wife be kept from the car.
I've been away seven days think
can apologize better to her at home" he
said.
From the top of the hosting shaft to
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-23
WEDDING PARTY
WRECKED IN AUTO

? CUTHBERT. Ga, Nov. PA big auto
mobile touring car. which was carrying
a wedding party TO Fort Gaines last
night, plunged of the bridge OF the Geo
trail OF Georgia railway TO the tracks
below. resulting in the death OF the pros
pective bridegroom and the chauffeur,
and the serious injury of the bride-to-be
and a friend.
The dead:
HORACE SHEPPARD, OF Edison.
prospective bridegroom
CURTISS WILLIAMS. OF Fort Gaines.
chauffeur.
The injured; Miss Helen Mattox, Of
Coleman. the bride-tO-be, and James
Lumley, OF Edison
The big car. which was driven by Cur
tiss Williams. contained James Lumley.
Horace Sheppard. Misses Helen and Mary
MattOx. Sheppard and Miss Helen Mat
tcx had been to Cuthbert TO be married
but falling 10 secure the license, had
started 10 Fort Gaines. accompanied by
the other young people
Soon after leaving Cuthbert, Williams
IS said 10 have lost control OF the car
while attempting to light a cigarett1.
The big car kept the road until il reached
the bridge. when IL dashed into the rail-
ing and fell 20 feet to the tracks below.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-23

the sleeping cars drawn up on the sidings
was a distance of about 15O feet. Here
the crowd, held back by militia, formed
a line. 1t was along this route that the
women, looking from the lines, gazed into
the faces of the survivors as they pass
ed.
EXPECTANCY OF THE CROWD
AS night drew on the whole scene was
revealed only by a pale moonlight and
the pickering lights of torches worn on
the caps of the rescuers. A hundred feet
overhead stood the skeleton frame
work OF the mining machinery Each
time the signal sounded from the hoist
for the cage to come up from the mine,
the noise of the crowd subsidized into muir
muring expectancy.
'Ioist her up" came from the depths.
Hoist her up repeated the engineer
overhead.
1.-THE men and women pressed forward
against the line of soldiers and ropes, de-
termined to get as near as possible, to
peer into the faces of the survivors as
they marched by.
Everybody be quiet please don't cheer
whispered the guards. The machinery OF
screeched as the cage came upward.
Hearts beat faster.
would there be in this load a live one
who had been mourned during seven
days as dead?" This questioned flashed
through 100 minds. The gangway mar
rowed as each anxious locker instinct
lively pressed forward.
Here they come now, look sharp"
A woman who could not see held up a
child and cautioned it, Look and try
If you can see papa when they pass"
CRITICAL MOMENT FOR MANY.
The machinery stopped. The cage was
up and a dozen torches shed a dingy
light on the contents Of the cage. There
stood the rescuers, wearing shiny rub
Der coats and white caps. Between them,
wrapped in militia blankets they held the
rescued men, some standing, others car
ried in arms. Slowly the procession moved
through the gangway. A burst of ap-
plause started from the crowd, but a
raised hand from a militia man brought
silence.
It was a critical moment for the hopes
of many. Mothers and wives stretched
forth their arms. murmuring 'Billie," or
Frank" or "oh. Andy, are you there?
Speak to me, I'm here
The blankets drawn over the heads
of the men hid their faces and pre-
vented Identification from the crowd
Not receiving a reply the women
moved toward the sleeping cars, i'm
ploring and begging any one to give
them good news. Overcome by ap-
peals, a rescuer called out the name
Of the man he was escorting. George
Eddy" he shouted. We've got George
Eddy here"
ooh! George" came a woman's cry
from the crowd. "Is it you? Come
here, George. Here 1 am waiting for
you"
Eddy, who was a mine inspector,
was too weak to reply and could only
submit to the escort, who carried him
silently to the car.
A dramatic moment came when
William Clelland was brought up. At
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-23

the news of the disaster a week ago,
Robert, a brother, and also a miner,
rushed here from South Wilmington,
III. He was informed on arriving that
all the entombed men were dead. He
offered his help as a r~7cuer and de-
clared he would remain " until ev-
erybody was brought up.
Today he was in the resCding party.
As the survivors were brought
through the gallery to the hosting
shaft, wrapped in blankets. Robert
assisted in the cage.
In the first load that went up was some
one whom Robert did not recognize be-
cause Of the blankets. Because the sur
vivors were put in the sleeping car UNI
der the care of nurses and doctors, anc.
Robert went down the shaft for another
load. He was coming out Of the cage
again when a friend stepped UP and
tapped him on the shoulder. Bob
don't you know that VIII is up?'
Robert turned pale and staggered.
You don't mean"
Eyes, alive. He's up alive. Why. Bob.
you brought him UP yourself, wrapped
in blankets"
Robert was so overweight he had TO
be relieved from rescue work and was
himself taken into the sleeping car. In
a little four room cottage, three doors
from the livery stable across the street,
Mrs. George Subacus became the enYie1
of all at nightfall, for her husband, Of
all the rescued, was ready to be taken to
his home. Subacus and his brother John
were among the first survivors 20 reach
the surface.
In a bed room were subacus on the
bed, the three youngsters the oldest
four years, peering at his blackened faco
and arms through the bars at the foot
Of their fathers resting place.
FIGHT AGAINST DEATH. E,
The fight against death was led by
Joseph Crescini. Crescini was one OF the
two men brought up in the cage. He re-
ported between 30 and 40 other men alive
in the south wing. In the darkness where
they waited for seven days In an agony
Of hunger and suspense, they lost track
OF time, and thought that today was
Sunday.
Before reporters could be allowed per-
sonalIy to interview the men brought 70
the surface, doctors ordered that tney
should be given nourishment. This wss
administered in the form OF milk diluted
with water and administered In small
nortiona until their stomachs could TO-
tain it.
when spogatta was led to the dinirg
car he fairly ran into the arms OF his
wife and two children. There was q
short hysterical torrent Of endearing
words poured from her lips and then the
mother turned and kissed the feet Of the
man who had brought him out. Then she
pulled her children down and they per-
formed the same ceremony Of gratitude.
The wife of another man tainted In her
husbands arms.
At 2:3O o'clock rescuers came TO the
surface and reported that fire had tern
porarily cut off the rescue work A call
for fresh volunteers was issued and irn-
mediately a score of men shot downward
again. 1t was believed the fire would be
extinguished shortly
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-23

Williams neck was broken by the fall
and Sheppard received injuries from
which he died later.
Miss Mary Mattox, the sister Of the
bride-to-be, escaped injuries.
Mr.. Will West took the ladies to his
house and telephoned to town for doctors
to meet the injured men at the Contra!
depot.
PLANNED MARRIAGE,
With the purpose of being married,
Horace Shepard and Miss Helene Mat
tox, accompanied by Miss Mary Mattox,
a sister OF the bride-to-be, secured an
automobile from Harsts garage at Fort
Gaines late yesterday afternoon and
were quickly driven to Cuthbert by
Curtis Williams After being unable to
secure the services OF a minister the
party hastily left town. Speeding along
at a rate of thirty miles an hour, and
while attempting to light a cigarette,
Chauffeur williams lost control Of his
machine crossing a bridge over the
Central railway, and the party was
dashed to the railroad tracks below, the
machine falling upon Shepard and Will
liams.
NECK WAS BROKEN.
Williams neck was broken and death
resulted instantly. Shepard was fright
fully injured and died later. Miss Hell
enc Mattox was severely bruised and her
face and arms were badly lacerated. She
also received internal injuries. The Ia
dies were removed to a neighboring farm
house. The men were brought here on a
hand car. Williams was q years of age,
and married.
A negro witnessed the accident and
rushed here to tell the story.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-23
20 Men Brought Up
From Living Tomb

CHERRYVILLE. ILL.,, Nov. 20-The
gamut from deepest despair to an
hysteria Of hope was run here today
when 20 miners entombed in the st. Paul
mine for a week. almost to the hour,
were brought to the, surface alive.
The story of their sufferings and the
heroism of their resourceful leaders is
one of the most thrilling in all the black
history of mining disasters.
Dawn broke with the bearers of
stretchers moving in from the pit mouth
to the tent which served as a morgue.
with bodies swollen and scored almost
beyond human semblance. Forty of
them had been brought up and most of
them identified when the marvellous re-
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01
Returned From Ireland

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. l. Felix k. Boyle of Texarkana was yesterday in iLtt,e Rock return ing from his old home in Ireland where he attended the reunion of the family, eight brothers and threee sisters, who cam from @
 parts Of the world to be present at the reunion. Three went from the United States, a brother who resides in Newark. N.J., and Fatn CT Boy,e of Texarkana, besides F. k. Boy.e of the same city. Two of the brothers are newspaper men one of Dublin and the other of London. One has just returned from government service in India kama and the other in Ireland:
 1.-two are priests, one at Texar- kama and theo ther in Ireland.
 The sisters are all in the sister, hood and have been for number of years. On the return voyage F. K. Boy.e was robbed of his purse containing S125 and the thief escaped without detection.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01
Important Criminal Case

Ft. Smith, Oct. L. William Bow man, Cherokee Indian, who was sentenced to be hung today by Judge Hon on August 6, after hav- ing been found guilty of criminal assault, is still permitted to live on account of an appeal made to the Supreme Court a few weeks ago. 1t will be some time before the case will be decided by the Supreme Court. Bowman is close y confined in the jail as he has made several efforts to escape.
 Few criminal cases in the state have attracted more attention than the Bowman case. The crime of which he was found gui.- ty was committed on a strip of land adjacent to Fit. Smith imme- diate.y adjoining Oklahoma.
 The strip originally belonged to the Indian Territory but because of criminal gangs which infested the district Congress ceded the strip to Arkansas in 1888 so that eF't Smith cou.d have police juris- diction. The laws of Arkansas provide that all new territory must be accented by constitution q amendment. This was not one with the strip of land, and when the indictment against Bowman was returned by the grand jury, Judge Hon quashed the charges, as in his opinion the state had no jurisdiction in the matter. The case was carried to the Supreme Court which decided that the state had a right to the land and BCwman's trial followed.
 When edged in jai, after commit ting the crime over year ago he came very near making his escape by saving through a steel wall O. his ce with a saw which he made from a shoe last.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01
Institutions Open Wedn sday

Litt'e Rock, Ark, Oct. l. The state institutions, the Arkan sas Deaf Mute Institute, and the B ind Schoo,, open next Weuhes~ day and the chances are that the' attendance wi. be much smas1f this year than ,ast year. At the Bind School the attendance Wlil
 be about 12O. It was 16o last wear and the out removed o2 but about 155 new pupils were admit ted Afterwards which will make
 the number more than was at 1lrst ovractef Supt. Lucas is ol thV' opinion that the school will nave
 very prosperous year in spite of the reduction in the allowance for the institution. He says that the school wil be filled with work CTS and better results can be ob- tained with them, ''When the re- auction in pupi s was made says Prof. Lucas."we cut out all put the pupils who were totally oiliiu The finances of the institution Will not permit the taking in ot pupi s for treatment. We are now re- ceiving letters from a number ol parents of children we expected to have back this year stat'nT that they cannot come as they cannot afford to pay the railroad fare and supply clothing during the term. Heretofore the state has furnished railroad fare and clothed the chi .dren, The pupi 8 who really come for work do not find the restrictions of the school burdensome and are coming Dack. The pupils we lose are the ones who have been accustomed to nc ing the schoo, for home and not thing more. The parents sent their chi dren here to have them clothed and fed eight months oi the year. Now that they have to c.othe them just the same the par ents are going to keep them at home and the schoo, loses none oI the pupils who want to earn. l expect great things from the school this year and believe that Gov. Donaghey in his reduction has he.ped the school rather than lowered it's standard. We nave sacrificed quality and quantity Tn
 the pupi.s.'.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01
Another Diamond Mine

Ashdown, Oct. 1.-WSfat is ext pected to prove one of the richest diamond mines of this section was discovered 30 years ago by T. J. Jester of Arden whi,e out deer- hunting. The mine is in Montgom- cry county and Jester thought nothing of his find until the Pike county diamond fields began to be deve ,oped. He then went back. remembering the stones he had picked up years ago and has secur- ed a number of fine stones from a well he has sunk on his place.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01

5S of tn eyear before tn east
 the Warrants finds it's way pack to the treasury. The warrants are ike so many individual, checks scattered broadcast over the en- tire state to find their way back through the home banks, and then the banks of Litte Rock. So far the treasurer J. l.. Yates has redeemed S33O,OOO Of the
 16O.0O sent out, paying the local banks $30OOO dai vi. At tn < rate it wou I take on y few days to get al the warrants in but when S45O.O00 is reache the war rants will come in very SOW y.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01
A Unique Post Card

Wi,iam Stoddard, candidate Tor commissioner of mines, manufac- lures and agriculture, has pre- pared for campaign purposes, a ro'der post card of considerable in- terest which he will distribute ov- CT the state. The folder disp. avs the map of Arkansas showing by signs, the products of the counties The map will be sent out of the state a so in advertising the nat ura, advantages of Arkansas.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01
All But Eight

Litt,e Rock, Ark, Oct. L.
 eight county clerks of Arkansas counties have fled their reports on forfeited 'ands for 1906 in compliance with the state law which saysth report must be fled by the first of June of each year. The de.inquint counties are Dallas, Desha Mississippi, Nevada Ouachita, Saline, St. Francis and Ye These lands were sod by the sheriffs in 1906 for taxes.
 Thry then rem aimed on the books for two year s, if not so d., and r.. redeemed at the end of that time the .aw requires the county p ark to certify them to the state commission of lands as forfeited to the state.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01
ANOTHER DISAS-
 TROUS FIRE
The Large Home of Wm. Gee Was De. StrOyed by Fire this Afternoon Together With Most of
 Its Contents.

One of the most disastrous fires that has visited the residence DOT tion of Prescott in years came suddenly this afternoon about 2 o'c ock when the home and CO tents of Wm. Gee were entire y destroyed.
 The fire originated in wood shed, an out house situated about six feet from the main building and it's origin is unknown. The b.ack smoke arising from the she , was plainly seen from the busiG~s section of town but in the absence or any alarm from the power house nothing was thought of it..
 The fire spread from the wood
 he'd to the main building and that, too, together with most Of the contents was soon consumed.
 The residence was one of the most handsome in the town and was erected at cost of S7,0OC It was elegantly furnished and Mr. Gees loss will readi y figu- 5000 on which he carried OF '" S2,500 insurance.
 The house of A. H. Smith, Ca Burke and Sid Chappe caught from the flames but were eytin" guished without any damage to either of these properties.
 F. F. Davis, superintendent at the power house, in a statement to the News says that the arm was given within three minutes af- ter the fire was phoned in and that de'ay was caused by tn cord breaking as ha pu,-c1 th whistle.
 The cousa or thn de ay S evidert' v from the fact that the power house can't hear tn e telephone from thhe engine room where the men are at work. An arrange ment that would place the phone nearer the men wou d make met ters more satisfactory,
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01
Wants Arkansas Bishop

|Farmott, Ark. Sept, 3O.- Rev. Isl Cannon, pastor of the Metho-
 st church at Monticello, one of Se leading members Of the Little Ick Conference, passed through Bre yesterday on his way home .m Conway where he went to leach the opening sermon for endrix College. In an interview |r Cannon expressed himse.f as kng of the opinion that the bree conferences of the state |pqi make an effort at the gen kal conference next year to se- bre the election of an Arkansan the bishopric. He considers lev. Stonewall Anderson Presi- fnt of Hendrix College, or Rev. K. Sharp, pastor of the church Litt,e Rock as being the mos kai abe men in the state. to eie- hte to that, the highest position the church. 1t is believed that be fact that no Arkansan has ev- filled that position and that be state contains some of the kr0ngest men in the hurch will make it more probab!e hat the general conference will Fok with favor upon the propo- |tion to elect a bishop from this tate. l. eading Methodists of his section highly favor the plan
 ai 1t is not improbable that the latter of endorsing someone Tor he place will be taken up at the peatings Of the three annual con- lrences this fall.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01

Capital Stock, Paid Up, 35,00o.OO
 Surplus, SS,750.00
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01
Will Cease Deals Soon

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. l. H. F. Auten yesterday received a ,etter stating that Harry B. Gard ner, the St, Louis insurance repre'' sentative who was recently il the city and offered to make .oans aggregating to about S3OO,Ooo on Litt.e Rock property for tha purpose of putting up .arge buildings here, among them an opera house and an addition to ot' Vincent's Infirmary, wou 1 return next week for the purpos o' c os' ing the dea's.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01
Has a Motor Buggy

Warren, Oct. 1.-W. $. Kicks to- day began delivering mail on R F. D.. No 3 which was established short time ago but service was de'ayed until today. Kicks has a moter buggy, the second oi the kind to be used by a letter carrier in the state.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01
COZ IS PRESENT
 COTTON CONDITION
That of Arkansas Is Placed at 5 2,564, O0O Bales w. re Gianed Up to
 September 25.

Memphis, Sept, 3O.- The report of the NatiOna. Ginner's Associa- toin issue dhere today, gives the condition of cotton as 60.2 and in dicates that 2,564 900 ba es have been ginned up to September 20.
 The ICi ort Oy stGtes fO Ows:
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01
Pension Checks Going Back

Litte Rock, Ark, Oct.1.
 The getting back of the pension | arrants issued to the Confeder- ate Veterans, is large business and it will probably be after the
The Prescott daily news., 1909-10-01

I. II. Sheppard returned trom Prescott today having Ilnlsheu his wel driiling contracts there' -Gurdon Times.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-30
Resolu tons of Respect.

Evergreen Camp II. N. A. No. 23l7.
Whereas, 1t has pleased our heay.
enly Father, In His infinite wisdom,
To remove from our midst our beloved
member, Ruby Sherwood, therefore,
be II
Resolved, That we tender the be
reaved family our heartfelt sympathy
In this their hour Of sorrow and com.
mend them to the care of Him who
said, "Come unto me and will give
you rest" Be IL further
Resolved, That as a tribute CT
respect our charter be draped for a
period OF thirty days, that a copy Of
these resolutions be sent to the famI.
ly, a copy sent to the local paper for
publication, and that they be spread
on the records Of our order.
MATTE WALKER
CATHERINE BoURN
WINNIE FORD, Com.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-30
Causes Of War.

The horrors of the Indian mutt
ny will still be remembered, and
the cause which led to it is a mat
ter OF history. Cartridges creased
with cows fat were served out to
the sepoys, who refused to use
them on the ground that the COW
was a sacred animal. Almost with
out any warning the terrible massa-
ores followed, which were only
avenged at an enormous expendi-
ture OF lives and money.
The war which deluged Austria
and Prussia with blood in 1866 en-
anated in the former failing to an
swer question asked by the latter.
In the spring of that year the Aus
TRANS began to arm very speedily
and powerfully, and the Prussians
wanted to know the reason. To
this they would give no reply, and
Prussia, thinking it was an un-
friendly and menacing action.
brought about the CORY campaign.-
London Tt-Bits.