TRAPPED IN MINE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22399, 21 April 1936, Page 9

TRAPPED IN MINE

PLIGHT OF THREE MEN . FRANTIC RESCUE EFFORTS FOOD SUPPLIED THROUGH PIPE (Received April 20, G. 35 p.m.) MOOSE RIVER (Nova Scotia), April 19 A thin pipe line was to-day forced down to the 141 ft. level of a deserted goldmine as the only means of saving the lives of three men who were entrapped there by a cave-in a week ago. Working in relays, miners have been digging frantically to reach the men, only to have repeated slides delay their work. By the use of the pipe communication lias been established and small quantities of food, medicine and other necessities have been supplied. The men are Dr. D. E. Robertson, a prominent surgeon, Mr. Herman Magill, a lawyer, both residents of Toronto, who are co-owners of the mine, and Mr. Alfred Scadding, a mine employee. They were inspecting the property when the accident occurred. The wives of the three men, who havo been standing a vigil at the mine, conversed briefly with their husbands, who reported that they were well, although they had suffered from hunger and cold.

By the use of the pipe, the miners said, they could keep the men alive for six months, if necessary.