The Detroit times., 1911-08-02
MINER IN PERIL 5
SAYS; QUIT
this F00L|SHNEsS!'
Doesn't like Fuss That h Made ever
Him When He Is Rescued From
Inky Tomb After Frantic
Efforts by Rescrers.
Was Calm as Water Was Rising and
Threatened To Snuff Out
His Life.

JOPLIN. Mo-, Aug. 2.--Protesting
against being Handled like . baby
Joseph cIary. 80 years old, SON OF
Thomas clary, pioneer zinc and lead
operator, was rescued this morning at
s:Os O'Clock from the narrow Pros
pect drift OF the White Oak mine. east
o. Joplin. He had been entombed u
hours.
The work Of rescue was FASTENED to-
day by freshly caying ground. the lives
OF hundreds OF spectators about the
shaft being endangered, as the earth
slowly settled. Faster and faster the
ominous zig-zagging crack that mark
ed the line between the caving and the
solid ground widened and the crowd
surged back, watching the periious
task OF those who labored at the hand
winlass at the top OF the shaft.
But relatives OF the entombed man
did not wayer. A sister OF Ciary, Mrs.
w. II. Brookshire, stood within a foot
OF the open shaft. II had been in
tended to leave Clary at the bottom
OF the shaft, an hour after removing
him from the drift SO that he might
be accustomed to fresh air, but the
possibility Of the entire party being
buried alive and the pleadings OF the
father FASTENED the work OF rescue and
at $3.50 O'Clock. Glary, blindfolded TO
protect him from sun blindness, was
lifted to the top.
What's the use of all this monkey
business7' he asked as willing hands
reached out and pulled him over the
side OF the shaft, which even then was
showing indications Of collapse. I'm
all right"
A blanket was wrapped about him
and he was removed In an ambulance
to his home. His invalid mother. who
for three days had lived In fever Of
apprehension, was soon taking with
her boy.
II wasn't scared from the frst.
mother" he said. when the ground
slid, | stood to one eide. The roof OF
the drift. q little way back. was oil solid
limestone and knew this wouldn't
cave in. The air,was not extra good at
first and 1t kept getting worse. I
Hwasn't excited because a knew they
would begin looking for me. II seem
ed like an age though down there IN
the dark before I heard q humping
above my head and then guessed
what was going on knew they
were drilling q hole to give me air.
How long II was before the pounding
OF the Drift seemed to come In almost
upon me and then suddenly cease.
didn't know, but 1t seem as II IL might
have been Monday morning. After the
pounding OF the drill had ceased II
dawned upon me that the hole had
missed. II seemed another age before
again heard sounds. This time the
pounding a the drill was even palmer
than before and the hole came In
at one side OF the, drift. and fresh air
swept In beside me. Judged this oc-
Cured late Monday night. The real
time was Monday morning.
II could still hear faint sounds OF
drilling, but thought they had moved
the drill to the north side Of the
ground and were trying to drill into
the old north drift. was getting
mighty hungry. would have eaten
a plug Of tobacco II I had II.
Fully 800 persons gathered early
about the new shaft, eagerly awaiting
the outcome OF uninterrupted digging
and drilling which was TO save the
strong-nerved, courase ous yorI,g min
er. In the restless throng were wives
of many Of Clary's co-workers In the
zinc mines, some holding tight their
young children whose future points to
a life in the underground workshop.
when DR. william Barker, DR.. j. w.
Duwed and Clary's father, at the top
OF the rescue shaft, called out to the
crowd, They've got him." great
shout went up.
Then hush spread over the place
as II all were waiting 10 hear young
Clary's voice as he was nearing the
surface In mine bucket. His clothes
were water-soaksd and his body grimy
from imprisonment for n hours, which
were not divided into days for him.
His hopeful manner. which was trans
mitted to his rescuers only this morn
ming as they conyersed through the
six.inch bore, seemed to disappear. He
had refused 20 feel the pain OF his
ebbing strength when In the mine. He
had heard the rumbling OF drills and
the knowledge that he would be res
cued made him strong as he stood In
water reaching his armpits. Now. as
he was saved, he collapsed.
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