Show imprisoned IN A MINE three miners rescued after five day days of terror Adie patch from Nant xanti loko ay says the most dramatic lis occurred n the coal mining region about hero la in many years waa was the roscue won day morning 1 of the throe mon men john auver william Cro Rloand michael from row tho flooded mino mine la in which they have boon imprisoned since lait last wednesday on that day giro mca men the three above named and two others thomas iacia tad daniel davis at work for the busque banna coal company they were in robbing pl pillars lars in an aban toned portion of tho the mine in this chamber lowa and davis were at work and to bosen the coal resorted to a blast the explosion rent asunder the walla walls so se aig mg the chamber in a which they wore wert engaged from an old abandoned working baa has been used la in storing abandoned aban dono line water the water bura burs through the great bolo holo made by the blas a in a furious torrent which nothing could resist lewie and davia davis were jerked off 02 their feet and tossed about liko corks even heavy neavy loat coal cara can were lifted and whirled before abo flood as though they bad had been corks lewis and DA Is were fortunat fortunately cly wept swept to tho the gangway pan gway hero they got a footing tooting and with tho flood tearing after them they fled for their urea lives at ono one time tho the water enveloped them up to their becks but they made a final despairing effort and got beyond its clutches chea davis and lewis were saved but their three companions were loft left behind tuero was hardly a ray of hope that they could bo to alivo abero was lust just a chanca that they might ba e 0 not got an elevated elov foothold beyond the reach of the water chobo u who first suggested it thought to be half halt mad but till still it was a ghost of a chance and rescuers set to tho work with all the fury of energy with which miners CO go to the relief of their comrades not knowing bow how soon their timo time may come to need a like effort ou their behalf night and day the work baa has gene gone ov 04 even if tho the men escaped drowning there was small chance of their escaping suffocation from the foul gas day after day passed and tho the energy of tho the rescuers never tagged but their hope was well nigh dead at an early boar hour monday morr morning Ling however growing despair wae was turned to wild joy from far back in the mino mine them thera camo came a faint cry for a moment the men man ceased their work i they could hardly believe their own oars ears then again as they stood breathless the weak faint fant voices were heard the answer was a wild cry and with a sort of blind fury tho the men fell at their work again at 8 3 the voice could be distinctly beard heard a little word could be made out the three men were alive ard unhurt but for goda gods sako sake hurry no urging was needed in a few minutes the rescuers were almost within touch of them A raft was made and on it a party of men groped their way in the darkness to the little cramped space in which the three poor bad had spent their five horrible daya days in a little hole in the tho top of the cross beading heading they were found the water was almost up to their feet in a jiffy they were pulled down and onto the raft and after a few minutes they were out in the sunlight with their comrades who were hugging them thera and kisslan them like women and welcoming the dead as coming to life adein the experience of tho ren is most thrilling after they had reached a point of comparative safety from the flood they found that only a slender of wood served to keep back tons of loose coal that had bad fallen into the mouth of the crosscut cross cuL when they found the incline cut in the climbed up its almost almos t perpendicular passage they managed to obtain a piece of loose timber this they placed across the opening of tho the tunnel and r utter getting it safely lodged climbed it for a eat seat there they tat at on this thi ploce pice of timber scarcely car cely three inches wido wide for ov erfour day days behind then thew wae waa the immense body of coal held bold in place by a mall small piece of prop and tearing fearing to dislodge it tho the men dared not even rest agu tit ib ina in a short abort urao time their supply cf of ill 11 gave ave ent and they berei in total dark a ess bi mincer lucer the moat most experienced of the men was able to keep hi his head in n their long imprison imprisonment men t but both cragel and schilling at times became crazy cragel imagined be saw a mine car and jumped into ato the water to rido ride to the slope with it ie e was rescued and got back to the perch y mincer schilling was more easily inn aged although ho he was sobbing con bantly curiously Curi nouri they did not suffer reatty from a buzzer their greatest isery after heir mental agony was from rom thirst and their cramped position in t bich uey wey were forced to sit |