The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

pended upon him to give the alarm. This was Sunday night. At day break the following morning, Hen- derson was recruiting rescue work CTS who began digging vertical shaft.
 Lost All Reckoning
 Underground, the imprisoned lost all reckoning of time. The first night they couldn't sleep because of the cold, and after that there was no day, it was all night, as they had no means of lighting their prison.
 The hours dragged by and they suffered more and more from the cold. Under Robertson's direction Che is a surgeon) they huddled to- gether to benefit as much as possi- ble from the heat generated by their bodies. But, nevertheless, the damp ness permeated their bodies and kept them constantly chilled. The darkness was depressing and, as the hours passed, each one more slowly than the last, the nervous strain intensified.
 MagiIl Was Nervous
 Magill was the most nervous and he was in poor physical condition. Soon he was suffering from cold, greatly aggravated by the dark and damp. Robertson and Scadding kept him between them almost all the time, hoping to keep him warm, but he grew worse progressively. Their suffering from hunger was not severe, both men reporting that they had no particular desire for food. They could not estimate time accurately, but day, perhaps two days, before the diamond drill sank a pipe into their prison early last Sunday, a week after they were trapped, they believed they could hear their rescuers approaching. Heard First Shouts
 Early Sunday the drill broke through and they heard men shout ing through the hole from the sur- face. Overjoyed, they shouted back, believing rescue was but hours away. By that time Magill was in very bad condition. He died soon afterward. The strain on Robert son and Scadding multiplied great ly as the miners dug on and on, but seemed to get no closer. They re- ceived food through the communi- cation pipe, but still they were not hungry. What they wanted was freedom, and there were many per- iods when they thought they would never have 1t. Finally, early Thursday, the rescuers reached them.
 Doctor Gives Account
 Another account of their experi- ences was given by Dr. H. K. Mo- Donald who attended them immedi- ately after their rescue. T was talking to Robertson and Scadding in the hospital immediately after they were brought in," he said. They told me the greatest help they had in keeping nerve and spir- its up was through the telephone transmitter line which was lowered to them through the diamond drill bore. They both said 1t was won- derful to be in actual contact with those fine fellows who were striving so valiantly to reach them.
 Plenty of Water
 'They had plenty of water and didn't feel any marked bangs of hunger, although without food for about eight days. Neither Robtrt- son nor Scadding reported any dreams of attending banquets or other hallucinations of food. Even after liquid food was lowered to them and they had taken some, the desire to eat was not stimulated and for that reason they didn't make any unnecessary efforts to reach the food supplies which were lowered to them.
 Speaking of Magill. the dead man. Robertson and Scadding told me he was really corking good fellow Although they did every ference.