Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-22
@East Gallery at Cherry
Still Holds Back Fear
fur Secret.
LIVING DOING WELL
Removing 81 Bodies Found Yes
terday Begun-Authorities
Are CenSured.

Cherry, m, Nov. 22.-Fwo- exploring
parties today found indications which
lead them to believe there are large
number of living men still in the mine.
The searchers at a. m. were able to
pass far into the galleries, and their
hope springs from the fact that where
they expected to find large NUMBER
of dead, none we're found.
Nearly 200 men are still unaccounted
FOR, dead or alive Their bodies have
not been found nor of course have
they been seen alive.
Woman Dies of Grief
DR. L. D. Move visited today all the
survivors taken from the mine Satur-
lay and reported them gradually work
ng toward recovery. Mrs. Charles Do
van, whose son still remains in the
nine, died today of grief.
No More TappIngs Heard
Rumors Of hearing the signals of
living .hiners from the east gallery
spread about town today and were
promptly discredited by the mine Off
ials No indication, save the absence
4 the dead from the east gallery, has
.ointed to the existence of other living
snen
Several interments took place today.
Blamed for Delay
The delay in bringing out the dead,
whose bodies were seen in the black
lamp yesterday, caused rumors of un-
due cautlcn on the part of those upon
Il aom hundreds cf women and chill
dren depend for the rescue of mem
hers OF their families, dead or alive.
Tbs ce.n 3r1n.fer- of the mffftia made
an investigation and warned those in
rharge if the work was delayed by
faCtional strife the governor would aD-
eoint q supreme authority a. the min2.
Assurance was 5ivcn the difficulties
were only technical ard the course
now adopted is believed will be effect
i've in recovering the victims.
Taking Out 81 Bodies
Cherry. Ill, Nov. 22.-The work of
taking out the 81 bodies first seen y
he rescuers yesterday began this af-
:ernoon Reports that many of the
bodies were still warm and that death
aal occurred only a few hours before
we're denied by these who found them.
Many of the bodies are badly decon- /
posed.
Find 7s Alive
Cherry. Ill. Nov. 22-Seventy-eight /
men Saturday afternoon were found /
alive in the mine. In one section there /
we're 67 and in another II. Several
were brought to the surface, but the
others were too weak to be moved
Among the rescued was George Eddy. |
mine examiner for the company. The |
greatest credit is given him for the /
work of saving the entombed miners. |
The scene around the shaft and the |
company's Office was one of widest |
Iubilation.
village to Pinnacle of Hope.
The names Of the rescued men we're !
shouted from group to group down the
tracks and into the village,
which was suddenly elevated from the
depths of despair to the pinnacle of
hope.
Every shopkeeper Joined the throng
Of women and children in hysterical
rush to the scene.
Since last Monday no expert either
Of the schools or practical mining be-
ieved a soul remained alive.
Inspector Crawford of the state board
,f health, after being in the mine half
an hour, reported that 67 of the live
men were so weak that they were un-
able to stand the exertion of being
,noved All the doctors on the grounds !
and In the village were hurried into
he mine, where a temporary hospital
was arranged.
Survivors, Story.
William Cleland, one of the survivors,
after drinking a bowl Of soup, appear.
He said: GAS soon as we discovered
asst Saturday night that there was no
,ope of escape, we retreated to a safe
,Iace, where water was found. For
unately some timbers behind us burn
d out; this let earth and rocks fall,
utting US of from the heat and gas.
low the time went, we don't know.
We must have been unconscious part
4 the time. I remember drinking
Quantities Of seepage that dripped
own into a gutter. and eating my
lnch After that, some of US pulled
ff bark, chewing 1t. We didn't realize
ow serious our condition was; in fact,
ONE of the men joked about it. After
ye drank all the water and seepage
~. we began to pound on the wall to ,
auss more to drop down. Soon after I