The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-11
'2O-YEAR-OLD N|PPER'S
HERO OF. Rescue WORK
Resourcefulness of Tool Boy
Leads Survivors Through
Disaster.
NOW AMONG MISSING
Hope That Others May Yet
Be Alive ReneWs Energy
of Rescuers.
NOW AMONG MISSING
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Saturday morning and were there until
we broke through because the air got
so foul.
'When we found the air getting
foul, Duggan told us 1t was time for us
to get out of there and try for the
shaft. He broke down the bulkhcad
and he and three others went through
first. while the rest Of us made the
shaft and were taken mp. don't
! know where Duggan went. as he got
out first, but we think he must have
tried to reach the e.O00 level and make
the Rainbow from there. II II hadn't
been for him we never would have got
the bulkhead built and probably all
would have been dead"
Twenty. Six Brought to Surface.
At $50 o'clock IS OF the 30 men re-
James II. McAdams. the last man TAX
en- out, was in a critical condition and
his recovery is doubtful. All the
other % were able to return to their
homes. All of the rescued united in
the praise of Manus Duggan. the man
who led the 20 men into a drift on the
2,4OO-foot level and directed the work
of bulkheading the drift against gas
that has killed $50 or more.
mysterious call from the $500
level. when Investigated, brought no
results. 1t is believed that the men
in the 2.4O0, when they called for the
cage got the signals mixed. No men
were found on the 5000 level.
Duggan. after his heroic work Of
SO hours. led the way from the drift
for the 90 men who followed him. He
went ahead to test the gas and be-
came lost. At o'clock he was not
found.
Water Boy Much Alive.
Among the bodies identified today
was one which his friends said was
that of Josiah James. When the men
were hoisted from the shaft this after
noon, James was among them and he
walked to his home in Centcrvilie, his
presence being the cause for rejoicing
| in the household which was already
| mourning him as dead. james was
| waterboy.
1t is believed there are four more
| alive in the $500 level
There are IL bodies known TO be on
| the 2.400 level.
1t Is said that one Of the foreigners
who was brought up among the 20 mcr
rescued was bewailing his fate at los
| ing two shifts. He seemed more af-
fected by the loss of time than by the
| narrow escape he had had from a,
| awful death.
"All these shifts lost" he declared
and went home.
laments Loss Of Work.
Eve had nothing to drink but COP
PER water for &c hours" said Albert
Cobb. one of the rescued. I'm no,
hungry. only thirsty I feel as If RI
| like to drink Il barrel of fresh water
A general order was issued for nj
physicians in the city. Within 80 min
ntcs a dozen were there ready to as
sist In the work. The men happened
to be In good shape. however. and IN,
services OF the physicians were not
needed in many of the cases.
This is a hell Of a mine: now rye
lost two shifts" said one Of the res
cned men. as he puffcd a cigar an,
went to the drier to change his cloth,
ing. mo. I've been walking hom,
for years and I'll walk now" nc con
tinucd when he was offered the use o
n half dozen automobiles to carry hin
homo. No trace can be found o
Manus Duggan and officials espresso,
the fear that he has persisted.