Arizona republican., 1909-11-21

you? Is it you2 Come here. George. here. I am waiting for you" Eddy, who was mine inspector. was too weak to reply and could only sub init to the escort, who carried him silently to the car At the fOotsDf the car steps the crowd was kept back and the women almost historically chung to the hand rails, piteously inn ploring those inside to let them en- ter. A dramatic moment came when William Clelland was brought up. At the news of the disaster a week ago. Robert, brother. and also a miner, came here from South Wilmington. III He was informed on his arrival that all the entombed men were dead. He offered his help as a rescuer and declared he would remain here until every body was brought up. He was in the rescuing party today.
 Brought Up Brother.
 As the survivors were brought through the gallery to the hoisting shaft wrapped in blankets. Roberts as- sisted them into the cage. In the first load that went up was some one whom Robert did not recognize. The sur Vivors were put into the sleeping car under the care of nurses and doctors, and Robert went down the shaft for another load. He was coming out of the cage again .when friend stepped up and tapped him on the shoulder and asked: Bob. don't you know that Will is up?'
 Robert turned pale and staggered. You don't mean"
 Yes alive; he's up alive. Why, Bob. you brought him up yourself wrapped in blankets
 Robert was so overWrought he had to be relieved from rescue work, and was himself taken into the sleeping car.
 A Reunited Family.
 In a little four-roOm cottage Mrs. George Subacus became the envied of all at nightfsll. for her husband was the first to be taken home. Subacus and his brother John were among the first survivors to reach the surface His story was simple and direct At o'clock last Saturday the pit boss came to me to oversee ,my work. After he went I waited for the team to come for the coal. but in two hours it had not come. so I started to find out what was the matter
 4 Survivors Story.
 Pretty soon I saw smoke and l felt that the ventilation fan had stopped. The fire had been burning for one hour but that was the first I knew of it. l started to run then. But I met George Eddy and some others. about twenty-one in all, and MT. Eddy led us way back where I had been working. Then we tried to throw up a barrier but it was pitch dark and we did not get along very well All the time we breathed bad gas. T. had nothing to eat of my own. but l .chewed bark and drank water. We got the water by making little holes in the bottom of the entry"
 What did you do all these days you were penned in?"
 Why. we all said goodbye to each other I and my brother. we cried much At first the English among us sang songs and the Italians were all the time praying. but after a while we were all too weak to move about,
 Nobody reached us today-we req ched them. We wanted more water and we crawled over our own barrier and started. We had to worm our way through long aperture scarcely big enough to hold us. We were dreadfully weak. Then we saw the rescuers who had come down. There was no cheering. We just sat down and let them take care of us"
 Imprisoned with the miners was live mule. George Semmerich's ineX- perienced efforts to make the contents of his lunch pail last as long as pos sible shows how pressed the impris- oned men were food. Semmerich's pail had contained four slices of bread. one piece of pie and d huge dill pickle. Semmerich's estimate of how long this food would last proved woefuIly wrong for. dueducting what he gave others. it had all disappeared within twenty-four hours.
 Fortunately the prisoners still had d practically unimpaired plug of tobac- co. From this they extracted all the nourishment possible and then swal lowed the quid. This diet kept Sem dition for three days he experienced practically no bangs of hunger. The leather band of his cap was next pressed into service. and his gloves followed. Tt was not very sustaining" said Semmerich, "and got pretty weak. but it was better than being hungry all that time"
 FIRE RENEWED AT MIDNIGHT.