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Show GIRLS TRAPPED IN MINE TALK THROUGH PIPE Tell Father From Behind Barrier Caused by Cave-in They Arc Unhurt and Not to Worry. IMPRISONED IN DARK PASSAGE MANY HOURS Rescued From Subterranean Shaft by Workmen,. Who Dig Through Debris With Much Difficulty. Special t0 The Tribune. FJtlSCO. Utah, Nov. 15. "We're all right, father; don't worry." Tine message, spoken through an air pipe, which was thc only means of communication between Roy Alexander and his two daughters, daugh-ters, who were shut in by the collapse col-lapse of part of thc Morn Silver mine, was received about 10:S0 last night. First one and then the other girl talked through the tube. Mr. Alexander, foreman fore-man of the mine, had believed they were killed. The cave-In occurred at 10 o'clock last night. They were rescued at 2 this afternoon, Thc girls. Misses Hazel, aged 19. and Dnisy, 1G. were on a sight-seeing tour of thc underground tunnels with James Riley, night shift boss, who guided the party: David Banks of Mincrsvillc, Arnold Robinson and John White, miners, and another miner. They were all Imprisoned. Impris-oned. Rescue. Effected. For sixteen hours workmen dug and timbered through the debris before a rescue was effected. The girls received a severo nervous shock, but' otherwise none of the party was Injured. A complete com-plete cheek on the mine employees has been made and sill ,acjcouiUojltor. Thc parly was on the 300 level when the cavc-ln occurred in the main shaft. The fallen earth and rock shut off escape, but no ono was even bruised. The rush of air extinguished their lights and they were left in complete darkness. Riley, judging the locality of the accident acci-dent iby the sound, and fearing that the cave-in would continue, led them as fast as possible to thc end of the excavation on thc level. When thc noise ceased they returned to the barrier. Passage Is Cleared. All available minors and a physician were sent to the mine from Frisco. J. R. Guitcran, a mining engineer, organized thc rescuers into companies of fifteen each. Only that number could work in thc 3haft at one time. Riley groped about in thc darkness and found the air pipe. Me shouted thc Information to thoso on the outside that thc party was safe. The foreman Inquired for his daughters and they answered his questions ques-tions themselves. It was then simply a matter of hours when a passage was clcurcd. |