The Washington times., 1909-11-21
Cherry Mine Is Scene Of
Almost Superhuman
Energy.
OTHERS ARE ALIVE
is THE BELIEF
Since Yesterdays Rescues Veil of
Sorrow Has Lifted From
Stricken City.

CHERRY, Ill.,, Nov. 2f.-With
every man working with feverish
energy, using almost Superlluman
efforts to break through the walls
df coal and rock into the chambers
Of the death trap where other miHerS
are believed to be alive, and with the
mouth Of the shaft watched by eager
hundreds, hoping against hope for
the recovery of their friends and
relatives, this stricken village has
worked itself almost into a frenzy
today.
The return 20 life Of the twenty
men who were raised yesterday
after all hope had been abandoned
reused the inhabitants as never be-
fore. Some could not be reused, for
the blackened bodies Of their dead
had already been tenderly carried
out of the death trap. But the
friends of those whom the search
ers had not yet found felt re-
newal of hope, and all day they
have been at the mouth of the
mine, held back with difficulty by
the two companies Of militia.
Physicians in Waiting.
Physicians are waiting in a special
car on the siding close by the mouth of
the mine ready to do what science can
do TO resuscitate the dying men as they
did the twenty brought up yesterday.
Miners. hremen. officials. inspectors.
employees Of the Government are hag-
gard and worn this morning. al night
long they worked as never before. Tho
discovery OF twenty living men in one
OF the angles Of the mine stirred their
hearts with the hope Of finding more Of
the doomed 800 with the spark Of life
sdlI in their breasts. Men who came
up exhausted with their great labors
heard the cries Of Joy from the relatives
OF the recovered miners and rushed
hack into the mine to continue the
efforts in behalf OF others who may
still live.
All through the morning volunteers
flocked into the town. and helpers
enough are in the mine. Not a minute
IS being lost The workers are being
directed By men who know their bust
ness and who know that minutes nov
are as hours 10 the imprisoned miners
II they be still alive
Stricken City Weeps.
One week ago today women and chill
dren were weeping in every house IN
Cherry. On the streets there were men
and women praying and shrieking. go
ing insane from terrible grief and sus-
peHse. Days passed with their mingled
hope and dispair. Then came the ter
rible apathy in which the stricken
families waited but for the return Of
their dead
Today everything is changed. Not Un-
III every man in the mine has been ac-
counted for will the people Of the town
give up hope, Houses where grief held
fun sway through all the long suspense
Of that terrible week are now bright
with hope. Children were told today
that their father was not dead. and
women wept with Joy as they went
about their household duties. their
steps lighter and their faces brighter
than al any time since the pail Of the
terrible disaster feu upon the town.
Fifty-eiBht dead bodies have been re-
moved. and the work OF searching for
the dead goes along together with the
search for the living. Carloads Of de-
hris are being loaded on the hoist and
brought 20 the surface and dumped,
showing the terrible handicap Of the
Continual on Third Paee1