THE RESCUED MINER.

Motueka Star, Volume VIII, Issue 582, 5 April 1907, Page 4

THE RESCUED MINER.

STORY OF HIS EXPERIENCES. Speaking at Perth on Tuesday last of his own movements on the day of his imprisonment. Yarischetti states that he fixed his machine drill ready to bore a hole, but found the supply of compressed air (the motive power) gone, and the machine would not work. He waited some time for the resumption of the air supply. Finally, he went down into the level, only to find a strong current of water flowing nearly thigh deep. He rushed towards the shaft, but the water seemed to gather force and depth and bore him backwards. Four times he essayed to escape and each itime was borne back by the current.

When the water had risen to his chin, he retreated up the rise, resigned to death.

'There was a quantity of stone in the stope, and here he was left, with only stone to rest on, and about forty feet of space to move in Atlirst Variscnetti experience*) a period of horror and suspense, not clar ing to hope for life. He could not tell how long afterwards it was when he heard blows in the rock somewhere above him, and he responded. Then he hoped for life. He was scared at first when Hughes appeared, but soon recalled the fact that he had once seen a man in a diving dress at Fremantle.

Y r arischetti thought he was only three days entombed altogether. He did not feel hungry or thirsty till a short time before Hughes came with food.