Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-11

tiers TO hew out timbers Miners
placed them as the debris was removed
By Jealous toilers Flynn was at the
cavc-in from the time DE entered the
little mine until the men were carried
out He was stripped of his clothing
and worked as few men could have
done. OF fine physique. skilled and
earnest iu his work his success was
largely OF his own making. The able
direction of MI johnson cannot be too
Iavishly praised
THE MEN ARE REACHED.
While the unsNucd though willing,
men were at work, the frequency with
which cars came from the bore loaded
with wet rock aud dirt, told eloquenuy
OF the EFFORT expended. But the fire.
quent reports of the cavc-ins told. too.
that experience was hacking among
them. while the men worked under
the direction of johnson and Flynn,
cars came slowly from the bore. but
there were no more cave-lus. The work
was going forward, but slowly.
Al mid-atteuoon yesterday "a short
iron bar was thrust through the thin
wall OF debris that shut the men out
from the world The faint light of the
candles carried by the rescuers pierced
the darkness within Inc cavern and the
two prisoners uttered an exclamation OF
Joy.
James Jensen, who was one OF the
men who worked almost continually
from the FIRST 70 the last called in 20
the two men. asking them IL they want
ed something 20 eat
mo, wen wait for that, but we
would like a Hight. II is awful 20 be
IN here in the dark so long. We
burned our last candle yesterday We
fsffH
Of here" This was the message shout
ed through the pipe by George Peter
son.
RESCUE IN PROSPECT.
Shortly after O'Clock. the wives OF
the two men were urged 10 go 20 sheir
homes to prepare them for their nus
bands. They were told % get the rooms
warm and TO have warm milk waiting
FOR them. They left with their infants
and the watches at the sur.0ee knew
the rescue was not tar away. The Wo-
men had been at the mine almost con-
tinuously since they went there Mon
day night when they discovered me
plight of their companions. With her
l-month8-old baby In her arms, NJ. s.
Jerry Peterson remained al the scene
eager tor tAe news brought from the
bore by the men az they came OF shit.
Neither mother nor baby was suitably
clad and the wind was piercing IN The
narrow denle. With Mrs. George re
terson was her little baby "a gin OF less
than 2 years who took keen interest
Ina the thrOug about the mine ana SEEM
ed to realize that an were trying to
bring back her papa % her her ten
/ der wears seemed not % prevent hal
understanding an that uanspirer
about her
They viii bring papa out soon, won
they?" was her constant question.
Along I'm the afternoon one of 'h
! rescuers put his ear 20 the pipe Co lis-
ten for the mems voices. In ms way
| they kent account of their condition
| not trying 20 talk with them TOO o.ter
| because of their weakened condition
Jerry. n ] ever get out OF tbs,
| don't believe 1 viii ever go under
J ground again This was heard boy ons
! of the workers through the pipe.
II Is almost unfair 90 say who work
| ca hardest in the rescue party Al
| worked with the best manhood in them
| But there were among the party tlos
| whose efforts stamped thomscIre- a
| almost superhuman. And among th'-'
| men should boz mentioned James Jensen
| James McGoyeu, Albert Jensen, Fte'
| knudsen Anton Luudbcrg John WI
| kinson. Walt Moore NJ. j, Gallagher
/ Arthur Williams and many others. r
| provide the men coming on SHIFT VIII
| 1ot coffee and bread and other food
| Joseph a. Graham and wifo rendcrs
| efficient service. Miners came over th
him 20 the little tunnel from the Max
field mine in Rig Cottonwood and lthr
points and Il was an heroic little han.
of volunteers who did each their par
in cmectug the rescue.
Samuel Ncuhouse sent men tl tn
scene who dld valiant work Ho als
went 90 the mine in The evening jas
before the rescue manlfCstlng his 90
tergst Don the two men whom boz ha
never met But Tor his aid Boo this wa
ID ls likely that the rescue. n onecie
"a au. might have been too late For
NOR senator Thomas KearnH accom-
panied Mr. NeWhouae to the mine l
ihe evening.
CAUSE or ACCIDENT
Engineer johnson assigns aa u
7 cause uf the CaYc-in. negligence d
tImbeHng This With the scepago AN
the character of the formation boz nhIc
the men were working and me bias
acted together and caused the acc.deu
Au other conditions being present n
Johnson says the accident would nj
r.r. occurred if The imbcring had te'
property done ln many places sm1
sHuInsf placed at random % suppol
ths root were AN the precautions takoi
Tho scene at the hour of rescue va
ono of teusenesH The crowd knew thi
tFa mm would soon hc taken Hifol
tran place They were gathered ahoi
. the I'tIH tunnel and foon llFhl 81.
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