The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-25

The blankets over the bodies OF the
men hid their faces and prevented
Identification from the crowd. Not
receiving reply, the women tore to-
wards the sleeping cars, imploring
and begging any one to give them
good news.
Eddy's Letter TO Loved ones.
George Eddy. a hero among the he.
roes who escaped from the St Paul
nine IN the darkness and desr,llr Of
his position made shift to write a few
words OF courage to his wife. The
letter follows:
Nov. 14-Dear Wife and Children:
write these few lines TO you. and
think It will be for the last time l
have tried to get out twice. but was
drove back There seems to be no
hope for us. came down this shaft
yesterday to help to save the mems
lives. hope the men got out was
saved. Well Lizzie, II am found
dead bury me in Sueator and move
back. Keep Esther and Clarence and
Jimmie together as much as you can.
| hope they will not forget their
father. will say go6d.by and God
bless you all GEORGE EDDY"
On the reverse side OF this letter,
written on q leaf torn from note
book, was the following from Walter
Waite:
Nov. live. the undersigned, do
not blame any one for the accident
that happened to pen US In here, and
We believe that everybody has done
all in their power to relieve US. Best
wishes TO all concerned Frank Waite,
John Brown, Thomas White. John
l.orimer, Jack Pigatc. Salvador Pr
gate, Lawrence Fredick, Q. AntonoTe,
Frank Zanarini Leopold Demoud.
Bonflo Rogeardi. George Shimits,
John Shmits, William Clelland Fred
Bierask. Frank Preraski, Joe Beronas.
George Eddy. Walter Waite"
From survivors who were seen. the
highest praise for fortitude and lead
ership is accorded William Clclland.
Twice Clelland who is staunch
churchman, conducted religious ser.
vices. His fayorite hymn. the words
Of which even some OF the foreigners
picked up parrot-lke, was Arise, My
Soul"
Twice a day Clclland's rich Scotch
burr arose In the dark cavern with
the grand consolng words:
Arise my soul,
Fast falls III" evontIde.
The darkness deepcus,
The Lord with me abide"
Twice daily. likewise. CleIland de-
livcred a blunt. stuuthcarted sermon,
cheering on the faltcriuE men,
Keep up your hearts, lads God Is
with US Don't despair Others have
been shut of from the light OF day
as We are and In Gods good lime
come out alive" is the way one OF his
sermons was quoted
The Lord is with US, even here.
and great his mercy; then followed
the Lords Prayer. invariably.
Imprisoned with the miners was a
live mule. which. owing to Slayish
superstition, ls still alive.
Feared to XIII Dumb Brute.
When Clelland and Lorimer started
out to find more water, the departure
which led to their ultimate delivery, a
dozen or more men remained tempo
rarily behind.
III we don't succeed In getting
water, kill the mule
At these instructions Lithuanians
held up their hands in horror, for they
had superstition If in such an ex-
tremity they sought to prolong their
own lives, even at the sacrifice OF
dumb brute, they would surely die.
Rather than take this chance they
speedily followed the trail OF those
who had started to obtain water.
George Semmerich's inexperienced
efforts to make the contents Of his
in,rb pan inpg nneafIln