The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-01
Entcmbed Miner Fed and
Clothed Through Two Inch
Pipe Which Connects Him
With the Open Air
WILL RETURN TO work
Wife Told Him He Must Never Enter
Mine Again, But He Says That
He VIII Continue
Work.

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
CENTRALIA, Pa, Oct. 1.-The en-
tombed miner, Thos. Tosheski. spent
a comfortable night and enjoyed
few hours sleep during the early part
Of today. The rescuers worked
through the night in an effort to reach
him and the work moved with more
rapidity than was expected. Toshes-
ki's cries for warm clothing caused
the Lehigh Valley Coal company Off
cials to improvise manner in which
to send blanket of ordinary weight
/ down the two inch gas pipe which runs
from the surface to the chamber in
| which the man is enclosed For sew
] eral hours the rescuers endeavored to
roll the blanket small enough to pass
! through the pipe but their efforts
were in vain. Finally the blanket was
creased on one side and spread on the
] ground and rolled as tightly as pos
sible A heavy cord was put through
/ the pipe to Tosheski who pulled on 1t
until he hauled the blanket to his
chamber After sending the blanket
Tosheski was supplied with underwear,
/ socks and shirt in similar manner,
He was given a good meal this morn
ing. Tcshesh asked to talk with his
4 wife, The colliery superintendent dis.
patched an auto to the home of the
woman and short time later she was
at the top OF the pipe shouting words
a of encouragement to her husband.
The entoalbei man asked many u1ets.
tons regarding his family. His wife
informed him she would note permit
him to enter the mine again II he was
reached at this time Tosheski prompt-
ly told her he wonld report for duty
at the Centenial collisry the morning
after he had been raised to safety.
He said he believed he would need at
least one days vacation after his ter
rible experience.
Warm clothing and plenty of food
has been given to Toshesh the en-
tombed victim and he surprised the
, company officials today by announcing
through the pipe that he had a pick
D and shovel in the chamber and that
he would start digging in an effort to
assist his rescuers. The officials were
more than pleased to hear that To
sheski was beginning working as they
/ believe 1t will bring on physical weak
i, ness and thereby cause him to sleep.
4 In addition 1t gives the unfortunate
Y miner something to occupy his mind
, BY listening at the top they could
hear Toshesh laboring at terrific
: speed At noon he demanded food
: He said his work had given him a
: wonderful appetite. Physicians i'm
:, mediately sent the unfortunate prison
: er some liquid food.
. Rescuers now are about thirty-eighi
= feet from the enclosed chamber Gen
: eral Manager Chase, believes Toshes
XII will be released Thursday night
: 1t Is difficult for engineers and miners
: to work. Supporting timbers must be
erected for every piece of rock or Goa
removed and this necessitates slow
work The debris could be easily dy
namited, but the company fears this
J. would cause fall and thereby xii
the imprisoned miner Tosheski wa.
caught in a chamber which Is on {
AZ degree pitch Several pillar!
I crumbled during the day, but none o
i. them proved serious Every tim,
d there was roar of falling rock, To
, sheski gave vent to loud cries. H,
a shouted through the pipe that whel
I. he heard roar he believes it to b.