Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-28

 room and told him what had happened.
 "The main tunnel of the SuDersti- tion mine has collapsed" he cried. Were on the way out in car. Rhinelander. Storm and crew of the men are caught inside"
 Sorry to hear that" said Seagrue, shortly. "Go on. Don't lose any time. I'll follow" He called to his servant for his ccat and hat as the doctor ran out. Putin. on the coat he hesi- tated. changed his mind, and decided not to go. He threw his hat and coat on the table again and sat down. In the tunnel the men had been caught like rats in trap.
 Serious as their situation was, none of them lost their heads, and Rhine lander and Storm. in particular neither of them unused to great peril were calm. But what to do in cir cumstances So strange to them. the two could not tell. A hurried exam ination of the cave-in showed their exit completely cut of. This misfor- tune, however, did not paralyze their activities.
 With the two railroad men encour- aging them, the men worked hard to get through the obstruction in front of them. They toiled unremittingly. knowing how every hour within their prison would lessen their chances for life. One of the men, exhausted by tke labor, picked up water canteen. It was broken. A canvass was made of the situation and it was found they had no water. Gloom settled for a time on them. Thereafter, question: ing the foreman carefully. Rhineland- CT picked a place where the expert enced miner thought they might. with little work, get through and turned to the men. Dynamite through this wall" he said.
 The men began. The moment the blast was ready. it was set of and preparing for the next Working thus with frenzied energy. they tore great holes into the tunnels side, but seer- ilgly with no hopeful result. And the work was beginning to tell on them. By the time they had gotten what they Rhinelander and the miners-all in the tunnel except Storm-were on the verge of colla7se.
 Nerved to a final effort by the hope of life. the shot was fired. No ray of daylight greeted their straining eyes as the smoke thinned away The air. now foul. had so overcome them that few could crawl forward to examine the shattered wall. One grizzled fel- low, sturdic- than his mates, stag gere1 to 1t. Fe looked for a moment at the rock and cried out Animated by fresh hope, the exhausted men re sponded by dragging themselves to him.
 The blast had rot given them the hoDed-for avenue of escape. But broadly lined across the jagged sur face now dislodged. they saw staring at them as if in mockery of their state, the lost vein. the lead of pre- cious quartz again before them Un- told riches confronted them.
 Seagrue. ir his room. had heard the distant report of the explosion. but he had been drinking of late and his nerves were or edge.
 He strode up and down the room re- volving in his mind the situation of the men Imprisoned within the biz tun. nel. He knew enough of the nine to understand perfectly the peril of their | position and the necessity of a quick l rescue if their lives were to te saved. | Further than this, he charged his mind with nothing Of responsibility; indeed, | he would har,,ly have walked across the street to save ere of the imper- lied Een. Yet, strangely persistent i curiosity ucve1 him to want to know more of the fate of those who were thus struggling for their lives.
 A iecanter stood or the buffet and he turned 10 it. While he poured | brandy into a glass. he heard strange noise ir an adjoining room-a sound as if of a miners doublejack. It startled hin urpleasartly. He called to his servant and the man, thus ah ruptly suruncred. came quickly, car 1 ry;ng an ice nick
 Whats that Ecise? What are you 5oing?" demanded Seagrue. harstly The nan i. a half-frightered way began to laugh. "Cnly ricking a lit tie ice, sir" he said. a7ologetically
 Seagrue. without answering. snatche5 the ice pick from his ha-d. Give me my hat ar.i coat." he exclaimed with anger Azd as the man hurried ly produced them. he added curtly: Get out" And serving himself, he made reaSy to start for the mine.
 Attempt after attempt on the part of RhihelanCer. Storm ard the miners to open a way of freedom was failing. and overcome by the foul air. the men. one after another. lad sunk down from exhaustion.
 Outside. the engine and little train had brought Helen and the relief and the men were running u9 the slcpe.