Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

against death was led by Joseph Crescent.
Under the leadership of Crescini such
food as remained in dinner pals when
the men realized that they were en-
tombed was brought together. The men
were nut ON short rations In this and
subsequent measures taken to safeguard
their lives an EngliShman who had mad
previous experiences of the kind shared
leadership with the Italian.
F. Zaranini, one of the rescued, SAID
that he and his comrades shared the
sausage and rye bread in his dinner pail,
but it was quickly gone. Pogat's con-
tribution to the common larder was
bottle Of beer.
The men after eating up all the food
in their dinner pals had subsisted mostly
on bark torn off the pine posts which
were used to support the mine walls.
Lunch Pail Did Not Last.
George Siemitz's inexperienced efforts
to make the contents of his lunch pail
the extremities at which the prisoners
were for food.
Siemitz's pail contained four slices Of
bread one piece Of pie and huge dill
pickle. Siemitzs estimate of how long
this food would last proved woefully
wrong. Deducting what he gave to
others it had all disappeared within
Fortunately the prisoners still had a
practically unimpaired plug of tobacco.
From this they extracted all the nour-
ishment possible and then swallowed
the guild. This diet kept Siemitz' $
stomach in SO feverish a condition that
for three days that the supply lasted
he experienced practically no pangs of
hunger. The leather band of his cap
was next pressed into service as q
substitute for the tobacco, and as 4
n oct annette served mite
we'll as tobacco. His gloves followed.
1T wasn't very sustaining. said Sle-
mitz and l got pretty weak, but it
was better than being hungry all the
time"
Mules Life Spared.
Imprisoned with the miners was u
live mule. which. owing to Slavish
superstition. is still alive.
When Cleland and Lorimer started OUT
to find more water, the departure which
led to their ultimate delivery, a dozen
or more men remained temporarily be-
hind.
IF we don't succeed in getting water.
kill the mule.
At these instructions Lithuanians held
up their hands in horror. They had 4
superstition that ii in such an extremity
they sought to prolong their own lives
even at the sacrifice of dumb brute,
take this chance they speedily followed
the trail of those who had started to
obtain water.
In one shaft blocked off from noXlous
gases, one of the entombed men became
lost last Monday. In attacking the par
ricade he inflicted on himself injuries
from which he died.
In the darkness where they waited for
seven days in agony of hunger and SuS-
pense they lost track OF time and thought
that today was Sunday.
Cleland Led Religious Service.
The highest praise for fortitude and
leadership is accorded William Cieland.
Twice daily Cleland, who is a stanch
churchman, conducted religious services
his favorite hymn, the words Of which
even some of the foreigners picked up,
parrot-like was Arise, My Soul
Twice today Clelands rich Scotch burr
arose in the dark cavern with the grand
consoling words:
arise, my soul,
Fast falls the. eventide;
The darkness deepens,
The Lord with me abide.
Twice daily Cleland likewise delivered
a blunt stout hearted sermon, cheering
on the faltering men.
"Keep I'D your hearts, lads; CD is with
lis Don't despair. Others have been SHUT
off from the light of day as We are, and
i'm Gods good time come out alive, is the
way one Of his sermons is quoted.
1.-THE Lord is with US. even mere, and
great is his mercy
Then followed the Lords prayer. in
variably.