The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-21

not see held up child and cautioned
1T: Look and Try if you can see
papa when they pass"
The machinery stopped. The cage
was up and dozen torches shed
dIngy light on its passengers. There
stood the rescuers, wearing shiny rub.
Der coats and white caps Between
them, wrapped in militia blankets. they
held the rescued men, some standing,
others carried in arms. Slowly the
procession moved. A burst Of applause
started from the crowd but Il raised
hand from the militamen brought 81
lcncc
1t was critical moment. Mothers
and wives stretched forth their arms.
nurmuring "Billic," or Frank or
"Ob; Andy, are you there? Speak to
me, am here
Wives Driven Frantic.
The blankets drawn over the heads
of the men hid their faces aud pre-
vented Identification from the crowd.
Not receiving reply, the women tore
toward the sleeping cars, imploring and
begging any one 10 give them good
news. Overcome by appeals, a rescucr
called out the name of the man he was
escorting. George Eddy he shouted.
We've got George Eddy hcreH
''Oh, George came piercing WON.
IN s cry from the crowd. els i you?
Is it you? Come here, George; here /
am waiting for YOU
Eddy, who was mine inspector.
was too weak TO reply, and would ONLY
submit to the escort who carried him
TO the car.
At the foot of the carsteps the crowd
was kept back, and the women, almost
hysterical, cIung to the hand rails. pit
eously lmploring those inside TO let
them enter.
Other Dramatic Scenes.
A dramatic moment came when Will
liam Clelland was brought up. At the
news of the disaster a week ago Rob.
ert, Il brother and also u miner. came
here from South Wilmington. ILL., lie
was informed. on his arrival, that all
the cntombcd men were dead lie of.
fcred his services as rcScucT and de.
claTcd he would remain here until every.
body was brought up. Today he was
in the rescuing party. As the sur.
vivors were brought through the gallery
TO the hosting shaft, wrapped in blank
cts, Robert assisted them into The cage.
In the first load that went mp was
someone whom Robert did not rccog-
MIC. The survivors were put into tho
yIocpin2 car. under the care of nurses
aud doctors. and Robert went down the
shaft for another load, lie was com
ing out of the cage again, when n
friend stepped up and tapped him ON
the shoulder,
Bob, don t YOU know that Will is
up3"
Overcome by Emotion.
FobeTt + turned r, pale and staggered
.sYes. alive. Hes up alive. Why.
Bob, you brought him up yourself,
wrapped in blankets.
Robert was so overwrought he bad to
be relieved from rescue work and was
himself taken into the sleeping cave.
In n little four-room cottage Mrs.
George Subacus. became the cnvicd of
all III nishtfall for her husband was
the first 10 be taken home,
Subacus and his brother. John. were
amonr the first survivors to reach the
surface. \ reporter, led by a Lithuanian
Interpreter, found Mrs. Suhacus one of
The happicst woman in Cherry. shovcling
coal ont Of a little bin in the back yard,
She was humming checrily ot her work
and readily led the way INTO the house
In a bedroom off thc combination din
ing room and kitchen were Subocus, on
the bed. his three youngsters, the oldest
four wears, peerinG at his blackcned
face and arms.
4 Catholic sister was present 10 see
that the patient bolstcrcd NY apparent
Iy by al the pillows in the place. did
not oyereat His story was simple aud
direct
at one o'clock last Saturday the
nit boss came TO measure my work. AZ
Ter bc went ] waited for tho team TO
come for the coal but in two hours 1T
had not come so ! started 10 iiEd out
what WAS lhc matt"r.
Pretty soon / suw smoke aud / felt
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