again from memory: Mine Disaster in Nova Scotia, Canada

RESCUE AT MOOSE RIVER GOLD MINE
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Way down in old Nova Scotia
Moose River it seemed was the name
Three Canadians on Easter Sunday
To a tumbled down gold mine they came

They descended the mine for inspection
Never dreamed fate trailed close at hand
With a crash that gave them no warning
They were trapped in that mine there to die.

Great men from all over the country
Volunteered to give up their lives
They slaved with unceasing effort
It seemed that death they defied.

On Monday they got their first message
From the men prisoned far far below
Can you help us they heard the men calling
Our suffering God only knows.

Next message filled all hearts with sorrow
As they heard them say one pal is gone
We are trying our best to hold on, boys.
Do your best. Don't make it too long.

On Sunday they got their last message
A miner out of breath brought the news
We've won the great fight he was shouting
At last we have dug our way through.

Now friends my story is ending
With hardships of many a day
But the rescue will go down in history
Of the gold mine down Moose River way.