The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-30

lHpTiSOHiHcnt. u was ul1Ilcuu to
learn. because many Of tho men lost
track Of time and were a little vague
in speaking OF it. The suicide was
prevented by fellow prisoners.
Physical Condition Good
No mental disorders due to despair
or any other cause are noticeable in
the men. nurses ut the hospital told
the Associated Press. This was con-
flrmed by DR.. NJ. II. Draper, in charge
of the hospital. The men arc physic-
ally in good shape. except some are
still somewhat weak and exhausted.
IRONWOOD HOMES HAVE
DAY or THANKSGIVING
lronwood, Mich. Sept. 30--LP)---
Safe after l2l hours Of nerve wrack-
ing Imprisonment in the damp depths
of the Pabst Iron Mine, AZ bewhisk-
cred men saw daylight from hospital
beds today for the first time in al
most a week.
Rest for them and the 400 men who
laborcd untiringly for their rescue
was the order of the day.
Entombed 500 feet underground last
Friday by shaft cave-in which
killed three mine electricians, the
last of the 43 miners were broughs
to the surface shortly before mic
night. ending one of the greatest res
cue efforts In mining annals.
Today the men were recupe-ating
from their narrowing experience.
They were given light foods. replsc-
ing their diet Of birchbark tea brcwed
over impr0viscd stoves made from
lunch pals. Birchbark was stripped
from mine rcinforccmcnts and secp-
age water was plentiful.
Will Go to Homes Tonight
Most Of the men, attending phySi.
clans said, will be able to go to their
homes by tonight.
Rescue was effected through hun
drcds Of feet Of underground shafts
and laterdls, some hurricdly con-
structed and others weakened and
made unsafe by the cavc-in.
First to reach the imprisoned men
Was George Hawcs of Chicago, safety
expert Of the Pullman company, and
former cmployc of the mine. He
was greeted by Tom Trcwartha, a
shift boss. who with two miners were
con guard duty" while their compan-
ions slept. Hawes was followed by
Captain Gust Erickson. in charge Of
the Pabst Mine for the Oliver Iron
Mining company; Captain Harry
Byrnc, Of the Tildcn Mine at Bcssc-
| mcr. Mich, and Oscar Olsen, chief
! engineer of the Oliver company, who
made their way through the danger
| Gus rescue passage.
| "How arc you?" Hawcs asked Ire
wartha.
"We are all O. X. Forty-three me i
are all right" Trewartha, replied.
News Relayed to Top Of Shaft
Hawes shouted the news to his
companions who were Mt various
places in the shaft. They in turn re.
laycd it and soon those on the sur.
face knew that all were "alive and
we'll"
It was not long until all the i'm.
| prisoncd men were awake and rejOic-
ing. All took turns putting lone
j. cigar Hawes had in his pocket.
| Soup, coffee, tobacco and other ar,
ticlcs to make the weary men as com
Portable as possible pending their re-
m0val to the surface were immediate.
| ~ dispatched. Meanwhile, worker.
started making the rescue passage
safer with heavy timbcrings.
Shortly after 8 o'clock last nigh
Samuel +. Synkclman. 38, father o.
eight children, emerged. He was tn
| first OF the men to come to the sur
| face. Ten thousand persons wcrs
| jammcd about the shaft mouth.
Synkclman. covered with red irO,
orc, was taken to the mine rescue cal
| for examination. Later. after few
words with members Of his family, h.
| went to the hospital.
All of the men were given q pre-
liminary examination by a physician
who visited them in their substerran
can abode. They declared they wcr,
all right but officials thought Il bes
that all 70 to the hospital. Families
of each were permitted to spend
little time with them.
Never Gave Up Hope
None of the entombcd men gave u,
hope. They took care to keep thei
witches running and knew they has
been imprisoned five days. Each -
hours mark was placed on piecs
Of timbering, indicating that anothel
day had passed. ass
Larry Uren, the Salvation Arm,
4 MINER, often led his fellow prison
ers in gospel meetings. singing AM
praying.
That efforts were being made I.
rescue them Was known TO the sle@
They heard blaoting operations from
b time to time. they said.
Il Preparation FOR the reunion that j
to come was being made In - home
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