- HARRISBURG, Pa. (UPI) — How much did it cost to reclaim David Fellin and Henry Throne from the dark pit beneath. the. -jearth? Right now _ nobody knows. Right now, nobody cares. All that matters is that Fellin and Throne are safe and that man has won another of his end- — less struggles against the whims of nature. Cost was never an object. And no matter what the cost may be, the state of Pennsylvania is ready to pick up the tab,.a spokesman for the Department of Mines said. | Who was involved? Men and women above ground i ; ae _ in Sheppton who refused to abandon Fellin and Throne even though at times it seemed their task was hopeless. : Men in Washington who or|dered military helicopters into the area. Sg Scientists who sent radioactiv i a material to bring a mine rescue attempt into the atomic eee for the first time. )- A ~ «— ss wa seca Sihete TE liedSe OS a eae f tes? y Volunteer ue: Work eee Texans who shipped up bits to ee cut through dirt, clay, rock and — =a coalandcarve Fellin and ,{the state budget office and the ‘jgovernor had agreed Tic ost was no object. : 4 i aulmee CO i % _ Throne’s shaft to safety. Sees The Salvation Army with its ae giant drill. ae How many man hours were nna spent during the two weeks of the rescue operation? Again nobody knows because nobody bothered to add them up. Over-. time was not an issue. This was democracy in action. This is why the spokesman for the State Department of Mines Said nobody -has any idea of what the figure will come to.. He pointed out that much of the work was done by volunteers and that a good deal of the {equipment was donated. He said gies ee Ce es t B & & that the