The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-21
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bur that WAS the nrSt l. Knew Ol To-
~ started TO run then, but mel
George Eddy and some others, about II
in all and Mr. Eddy led us way back
where had been working. Then we
tried 10 throw up barrier. but 1t was
pitch dark and we did not get along
well. All the time we breathed bad
gas. | had nothing 10 eat of my OWL
but | rhewed bark and drank watcr.
We got The water by making little holes
I'm the bottom of the entry. We made
five Of these holes and there was always
some one NJ them. Ut WAS our prlncIpal
food. That S how all the coal dust got
INTO our heards.- because we always
were trying To drink
What did YOU do all these days
YOU were penncd in!''
Expected TO Met Death.
"Wby, we all said goodbye to each
other | and my brother, we cried
much Al first the English among us
sang songs. aud the Italians wcrc all
the time PRAYING, but after n while we
were all too weak 10 move about.
Nobody reached us today-we reach,
cd them. We wanted more water and
we -crawIcd over onr own barrier and
started We did not know whcrc we
were. and were always falling over
things We walked about ten feet
apart 50 rs to not fall on each other.
1.-The lasl ~'fall-in nearly blocked
the passage. and we had 10 worm our
way through Il long aperture scarcely
~ "''' ''
"Wc had breathcd much poison. Then
we saw the rescuers who had como
down There was no cheering. We
lust sat down and let them take care
of us. That was all. Nobody had
voice enough 10 cheer. and hardly
enough 10 talk. -
S"Iocn. ,,ss tbe only man allowed
g., gn to his homo for several honrs
,hc Jociore foarino that the men wopld
sat foo ,nncb Enf the Lithuanian crew
So axcited at beino kent from his wife
and children tbat IL was Thought best
to allow him to have his own way.
r,,,,.o11 g. 11;r Wife
~
George EddN, q nero among tn tnI
heroes VINO escaped from 5uc 81. auf
mihc' IN lhe u3rkneSS l1:f, anu uyspai %
ms hoSltiou nldu' SHiII 10 rr,. /" lev
words or courage 10 MS VIC ne le''
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De5r VIZ "uu J th;ut
!uesc ~" iihes 10 w. "H ha,,n
= WI. oo t"I -, t,,t I,.,s dro,.c
t.itu 70 rE Sc. ou, ,,,e a. ho NO boro for
ud'"' @ - +Lis sLaTt 20 bcIn
us, C'l,o hono tLo mon
H"le 'uo i'em ,od Wi i1y;o if
80 - Sn,i Ill bII., me- in Streotor
and move hack Keen Esther and Clar.
cucc aud Jimmie together as much as
YOU can. ] hope they VIII not forget
their father so | will bid YOU all good
bye, and God bless YOU all.
(Sioncd) GEORGE EDDY
On the reverse side of tins letter,
written on leaf torn from a notebook,
was the following from Walter Waite:
November live, the under
signed, do not blame any one for the
accident that happened TO pen us IN
here, and We believe that everybody
has done all In thelr power TO reheNe
us. With best wishes to all concerned.
HigheI;
rItnh altc'
.,rll 31nn piVMu W.
iS honl5s n MnIls
Leopold Demond:
Bonfelo Roggarn.
George HhiInlts'
JQhn ohlmltS.
Ni!ldLn ,lcliahd'
John Ber9nas.
George Ed9l.
waiter NaIlc'
John Lorimer-
Jack dlgatc.
salvatore nlgate'
90 o. AEfonore rf
rank 1ahallhl.
Heroic Leader Praised.
From survivors who were seen. the
highest praise for fortitude and leader
shin is accorded William Clelland.
Twice daily Clciland. who is a stannch
churchman. conducted religious services,
his favorite hvmn. the words of which
even some of the foreigners picked M,
was .'Abide With Me- Twice TODAY
CIelland's rich Scotch brogue arose in
the dark cavern with grand words;
.lAhid, Nth mo
49,. Ill Iii M o,.ortido
s.r,L, 5ari1naet ~" Soo,enS -
.Tord ~ ID ,,t,th ,o aIido -,
WIN ',,'
Twice daily ClelIand delivered
blunt: Stout-hearted sermon, cheerlng on
the taltering men,
Keep up your hearts, lads, God is
with MS. Don Z despair. Others have
been shut off from the hight OF day as
We are and IN God IS good tune come
oat alive, rs the way one OF his SER
mons IS quoted
The Lord Is with us, even heTe and
great Is His mercy" then followed the