Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-25
MEN ARE YET ALIVE
N BURNING Mine
WERE IMPRISONED SEVEN DAYS
others are Thought 70 Vet Exist Do
You'd q caveIn That Blocks
Entrance TO Second
Vein. 4F


Cherry, ILL.,, Nov. 22.--Twenty men
alive and comparatively Well have
arisen from their grave and it Il hoped
that others will followed them In arls'
ing from the fiery sepulcher in which
they have been entombed here for
seven days.
In these six days the rescued men
have passed through horror the like
Of which never has been described,
even in fiction.
without food, heat or even air, the
men gnawed at bark from logs used
for supports in the mines, erected an
earth wall to protect themselves from
the deadly white damp Of the mine,
successfully fighting OF the deaths
that appeared SO imminent.
Cherry presents the most remark
able contrast to the stricken village
of six days ago that the mind can pic
ture. From the very depths OF despair
the women and children Of the town
until a few hours ago almost the en-
tire population of the village-sudden'
ly have become almost insanely happy
Women, who few hours ago were
hysterical or dumb with grief, are
marching the streets singing, shouting
or quietly holding the hands Of the
men who have been snatched from the
grave.
James Lewiston, member Of the
rescuing party in the St. Paul mine.
said late Sunday night he heard . hui
man voice on the other side OF the
cavein. He said he heard the voice
plainly, although 1t sounded as though
It was far away. Lewiston Immediately
called the attention Of the other work
men to the place from which the voice
came, but they could hear nothing.
II would swear that heard some,
one calling through the caveln," he
said. 1T sounded like they were far
away or were so weak they could not
shout loudly. Those people are alive
and the sooner we get to them the
better, because do not believe they
can last much longer"
Ten dead were brought to the sur
face Sunday and more than so bodies
were located in the second level, but
were not brought up on account Of
black damp QaN
A fight for the lives Of more than
100 miners who were entombed more
than Q week ago in the st. Paul mine
is being made. Fifty men are working
desperately to dig through q cavein In
the second vein of the mine. Behind
this barricade It is believed the en-.
tombed miners are struggling for life,
battling against the awful ravages Of
hunger and thirst. - e
The rescue of the 20 miners spurred
the workmen to superhuman efforts.
All Saturday night and Sunday they
worked In 8-hour shifts to dislodge
tons Of earth and stone that is block
ing the passage way to the imprisoned
miners. Several members Of the
rescue party worked until they fell in
exhaustion and had to be carried from
the mine. Several members Of the
rescue party are certain they have
heard signals from the east end Of
the tunnel where the miners are sup
posed to be imprisoned.
All day the wives and children Of
the unfortunate miners stood about the
main shaft OF the mine, pleading with
the rescuers who entered the tunnels
to renew their efforts. They stood
shIverIng in the cold. waiting and hop.
ing for news that the entombed men
had been found alive.