The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-24
DR.. ROBERTSON
JOINS SCADDINC
AFTER AIR TRIP
FrightfuI Experiences in
Mine Trap Related
to Friends.
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watching his removal to the ambu-
lance.
Hello, boys" he said, In weak
yet cheerful voice, How are you
am"
Details Of their imprisonment
were obtained from friend of DR.
Robertson. Neither man has been
permitted to talk to reporters.
On Easter Sunday, Herman B.
Magill and DR.. Robertson, new
owners of the abandoned gold
mine, accompanied by Scadding,
their time keeper. and another en-
ploye, went int othe mine. The sec
ond employe returned to the sur
face and they were about to, when
they heard the roar of falling rocks
and earth in the shaft. They
ducked into the 141-foot level, es-
Gaping the avalanche. TheiS Ian
terms burned for several hours, en-
abling them to explore their tun-
mel prison and discover there was
no escape. Then they sat down and
discussed their situation, deciding
that there was nothing they could
do but wait.
Depended on Manager
Mine Manager Henderson knew
they were trapped and they de-
pended upon him to give the alarm.
This was sunday night. At day
break the following morning, Hen
derson was recruiting rescue work.
ers who began digging a vertical
shaft.
Underground, the prisoners lost
all reckoning of time. The first
night they couldn't sleep because of
the cold, and after that there was
no day, as they had no lights.
The hours dragged by and they
suffered more and more from the
cold. Under DR.. Robertson's direc-
ton they huddled together to bene-
fit as much as possible from the
heat generated by their bodies. But,
nevertheless, the dampness per-
meated their bodies and kept them
chilled constantly. The darkness
was depressing and, as the hours
passed, each one more slowly than
the last, the nervous strain intensi-
fed.
Magill in Poor Condition
Magill was the most nervous and
he was in poor physical condition.
Soon he was suffering from cold,
greatly aggravated by the darkness
and dampness. DR.. Robertson and
Scadding kept him between them
almost constantly. Hoping to keep
him warm, but he grew worse.
Their suffering from hunger was
not severe, both men reporting that
they had no particular desire for
food.
They could not estimate time &C
curately, but day, perhaps two
days, before the diamond drill sank
a pipe into their prison They be-
lieved they could hear their res
cuers approaching.
Early Sunday the drill broke
through the hole from the surface.
Overjoyed, the shouted back, be-
lieving rescue was but hours away.
BY that time Magill was in very
bad condition. He died soon after
ward.
Nervous Strain Great
The strain on DR.. Robertson and
Scadding multiplied greatly as the
miners dug on and on, but seemed
to get no closer. They received
food through abe communication
pipe, but still they were not hungry
What they wanted was freedom
and there were many times when
they thought they would never
have it. Finally, early Thursday
the reScuers reached them.
Another account of their expert
ences was given by DR.. H. K. Nc
Donald who attended them imme-
diately after their rescue.
II was talking to Robertson and
Scadding in the. hospital immedi-
ately they were brought in," he
said. They told me the greatest
help they had in keeping nerve
and spirits up was through the
telephone transinitter line which
was lowered to them through the
diamond drill bore. They both said
it was wonderful to be in actual
contact with those fine fellows who
were striving so vainly to reach
them.
No Hunger Pang
"They had plenty of water and
didn't feel any marked pangs of
hunger, although without food for
about eight days. Neither Rob-
ertson nor Scadding reported any
dreams. of attending banquets or
other Authorizations of food Even
after liquid food was lowered to
them and they had taken some
the desire to eat was not stimu-
lated and for that reason they
didn't make any unnecessary ef-
forts to reach the food which was
lowered to them.
Congratulations from every part
of the world, including the personal
ones of King Edward VIII, poured
In today on the 100 Nova Scotia colo
and coal miners who laboreo
heroically in the dangerous Reynolds
shaft to free the men. Edward
called Gov. Gen. Lord Tweedsmuir
Edward Adds Congratulations
'"I am thrilled with admiration
for the heroism displayed by the
gallant men who. regardless of risk
to their own lives, effected the res
cue of DR.. Robertson and Scaddine
from the Moose River mine. Please
express to them my heartfelt con-
gratulations on the success of theii
courageous efforts and my hope they
are not suffering any i'll effects from
the hardships they underwent. ]
should be glad to have further news