Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-10-01 | Page 4 | Entombed Miner is Certain of Rescue

ENTOMBED MINER IS 1 CERTAlf RESCUE Speaks Through Tube Inserted Insert-ed in Wall of Coal, Expressing Ex-pressing Courage. CENTIRALIA, Fa., Sept. 30. As darkness dark-ness enveloped tho Continental colliery of tho Lehigh Coal company tonight, the voice of Thomas Toshesky, who has been entombed In the mammoth vein since last Friday morning, was heard through a tube o0 feet long, which had been Inserted In a hole bored through a wall o coal from an adjoining gallery, J Its ilrst Inquiry was about his .family. "Tell them not .to worry too much," he said, "as I am In fairly good condition. condi-tion. Since I got several bottles of milk and whipped eggs 1 feel much stronger and more content. T had a long sleep after satisfying my liungor and thirst and fool certain that I will bn rescued before another fall of top rock and coal can occur.'' Tho entombed man stnted he was very nervous 'because of tho long confinement and absolute quiet. . "Sometimes," ho said, "I Imaglno tho whole roof of the breast is about to drop on my head." 'Mine officials with the rescuerB told Toshesky to keep up courage as it probably prob-ably would be aother twelve hours before a big pile of coal lying In the faco of the gangway could be removed sufficiently to permit members of the rescuing party to enter tho working where he Is held prisoner.