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Show ENTOMBED MINERS J PRAY.ED .OR DEACj. 3 '- - " I ' (From McClure's lor March) In telling the story of the twenty men who were entombed for a week In the Cherry mine, Edith Wyatt says; "Not long after tho letters were written (each man wrote to his family) fam-ily) Mr. While said tbey would have a lltUo service for iDumonL The ProlcsLints would have their service. Perhaps the Catholics would have their service. Then the English. Scotch iind Americans gathered together, to-gether, and Mr. Watte prayed for their dead companion, and offered a prayer for safety. The Catholics gathered tr getner ana saia mo i aier jnosht. "Then Mr. Waite raised his voice and all sang "Rock of Ages.' No ouo knew more than the first verse but they all joined In. The Catholics did not know tho song at all. But all JoLned In, it made no matter,' said Mr. Ia?tl. After that they all san; Nearer. My God, to Thee,' and then whatever anyone knew "choruses anything; any little thing would do.' " 'Nobody knew' anything all the way through.' said Mr. Eddy, afterward after-ward with a slow smile." |