The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-11-23
FORTY SAVED
Alter Seven Days Of Horror Miners Are
Rescued From the Mine
THE MEN COULD not SEE
When Brought to Light, After Their
Imprisonment - Great Rejoicing
Among the Relatives Of the Men
When They Are Brought AS From
Death to Life.

When They Are Brought AS From
Death to Life.
At two o'clock Saturday afternoon
it was reported that forty men were
| alive fns the coal mine at Cherry,
nj. The men were reached after
a wall of debris had been broken
down. At first the men were sup
posed to be dead, but one of them
raised his hand and the rest were
found to be breathing.
The living men were at once
brought to the hasting shaft and
stimulants were administered. One
OF the men after b" "'-g brought to
the sun light after .eve ndays en-
tombm was only able to mutter
incoherently. His face was black
from the smoke and slightly scorch-
ed. 1t appears that the men after
discovering their predicament, walled
themselves in.
The accident in the st. Paul
mine occurred at p. m. Saturday
| November 13. The men taken out
alive at p. m. Saturday were there
fore in the mine 166 hours.
The fight against death was led by
Joseph Crescini. Crescini was one OF
the two men brought up in the cage.
He reported between 80 and 40 9TH
er men alive in the south wing. In
the darkness where they waited for
seven days in an agony of hunger
and suspense, they lost tract Of time
and thought that today was Sun
day.
Before reporters could be allowed
personally to interview the men
brought to the surface, doctors or
dered that they should be given
nourishment. This was administer
ed in the form Of milk diluted with
water and administered in small por-
tions until their stomaches could re-
tain 1t.
The next trip of the cage brought
seven other survivors. They were
smiling and healthy save for weak
ness due to lack Of food. News OF
! the rescue of these men Travelled
with lightninglike rapidity and the
| change from despair to hope, which
swept over the crowd was most dra-
matte and impressive.
When Spogatta was led to the din
ing car he fairly ran into the arms
of his wife and two children. There
was a short hysterical torrent ol
endearing words poured from her lips
and then the mother turned and kiss
ed the feet of the man who had
brought him out. Then she pulled
her children down and they perform
ed the same ceremony Of gratitude
The wife of another man tainted in
her husbands arms.
At 1920 o'clock rescuers came to
the surface and reported that fire had
temporarily cut of the rescue work
A call for fresh volunteers was Is
sued and Immediately score of men
shot downward again. 1t was be-
lieyed the fire would be eXtinguisheo
shortly.
A man just brought up called out
! from the car window that he DelieV'
ed $50 men were alive in the east
shaft.
When the last man was up, wo
men who had found none they rec
ognized, walked about distractedly
again and again returning to attacR
the military guard who guarded the
house.
The live men were first discover
ed by superintendent Powell, OF
Braceville, III. When the men were
reached, some were talking and Jok
ing, apparently mentally affected b!
their long Imprisonment.
William Cleland was rescued DI
Robert. his own brother, who car
ried the man to the surface without
recognizing who he was.