New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-21
yyouGe,.f,,i rrc,cryniion Of Life.

Rev. Ii. a. ROWLAND, formerly Pastor OF tho
Pesst Presbyterian Church this city but now resi-
dsptof Honesdoc. Pa. has sent to the Commercial Ad
,erter circumGtautia account of the recent dreadful
calamity a, Carbondae caused by the falling in Of the
,ol mines at that place. The in which the life
our. John Hose formerly Of this city, was preserved,
.,o remarkable that we cannot forbear copying Mr..
Rowland. description:
Nr Hos;c wen; into Mine Ne Q intending 10 join Mr..
Carson preseu,ly. ana had proceeded about mile,
vhu instantly lhc mountain over his head descended
with an awful crush OF every thing which opposed It's
nnsr.ss and shot down over him. ti!inG u !he TUsd
Win crushed coal aud bending hi;n double leaving not
fon ~ spacc between the solid above end the
c,u,hed coal below. The distance descended was tine
h,bt OF the mine. from six 10 eight feet 50 great
vs.. the pressure OF air thu, 1t produced painful sensa
tim a. ii some sharp instrument had been thrust into
h.,srs All was ,o,al darkness every light in The mine
b;pc Instantly vxineushed Ever aud anon the ihun-
dr Sf he falling masses roared through the csvcrns
After waiting suitable length OF time tor the rocks TO
eese falling Mr. Hcse began to remove tee loose fns
,sria around him and TO creep He tried one way and
RVS. closed He then procecded Ia tue Uhcr directions
md Lfer nine hours inccssant toll creeping removing
hose coal and slate and squeezing himself pnst o5sth
rles. be made his way into ;he open mine Here be
nird 10 strike iph but mis- matches had become damp
and wouc no, ignite lie tbeu let around hin and dis
covered by the direction o The railroad that Instead vi
making his out he had gone farther into the niue
and o rom returu by Inc mass which bad set
tied down unou the road lie then Octbuugut MN o' the
or hole and attempted to reach it, but that passage had
been crushed in and closed Being in the vicinity OF TIE
mining operations he found powder and spreading
the floor, tndeavorcd with pick 10 iene II. 5ut
could not He found also of oil, which he reser-
red in case OF necessity 10 use for food.
All ioa! darkness. and the part oi mountain over
,im sso settling throwing ot huge pieces OF slate
ind exposing him 20 imminent danger al every step Tor
but apart o; the mass above had come down az once.
MI haa ha,u ,,t1it tLait- m S.s
danger Mr. HOSE protected himself Hs well as he could
be wound up his watch ard tell the time by the hands
De Also with piece OF chalk wrote IA different places
tis name and The hour when he was at certain points
sngin total dArkuess however he missed his way, hut
Mas enabled through his acquaintance wi;n the mines "a
,si himself right He irst tried TO reach No !, but nj
t;oing road found thai it also crushed in
us only chance seemct then 10 proceed AZ right angles
nth the ;nain OF the mines ard pass 10 No
md this he lab0red TO do IL accordance with his best
Ggneni
Alcae tine lie passed through narrow entrance into
ssanhcl aud IA cndcavor,ng creep on the other
Es he wus caught in narrow place ny the hill above
.sng down upon him and remained In this position
neoG expecting to die there. But another settling OF
aer4.s crushed out some otthc materials around hn
nd be was enabled free himself and draw back into
a.chamber Of the mine. In returning however, 10 the
se ty which he had effected his entrance he found to
a,tsmsy ha: It was closed and he was compelled Il
an;Nrew passage, aud finally 10 dig has way out wllH
ahAnds
lhuS ner working tOr more tnhi tu BIN houlS ~
Gengh reached No J. where ne rested, and ihen ~hcr
De bill had partially ceased lis working proceeded 10
srd the mouth of the mines On his way ne met NJ
'pten, OF the sIpcrrendents, who with his men
ss. exploring The cavern with lights in search Of linn
"a al about oc.ocE u the morning be emerged Il
Ae light o day bjvag been given up 80 dead and beer
aeGeeraed in utter darkness beneath settling moun
Sh FOR oItyeight hours. Mr. Hosic told me many o
nS'e particulars and the others ! cleaned from tbs
Fa;ipal officers Of tie company. 10 whom they were
&rHiet
Al one time Mr uosc saw lights at distance, but
Se!"on vanished. They We're the lights of men II
aoJsceking Tor him These lights however assured
I'm Aat he wss pursuing the rich. coursc Mr Hosie
sous We're scratched aud cut up by working. so AZ 10
Vuptiey covered with sorus- He never Tor one
eaI lest his seif possession and 10 this iaci added 20
Ance
mere were sbou, forty men in the mines when the
,,ipphe occurred. and the twenty six who escaped
her preservation. in great measure. 10 Mr.. Bry-
80 & e one o' the supe.intCudeuts. who conducted them
~. WIN great cooness and sell possession, while ror-
o Tue bill other ;hau those which Jrst fell, We're
,sg sMing Gown around them. Learning that one poor
I. 1aaVoiei who had been struck down by slate Was
WIG de leg broken. he back alone ana 5roug6;
SuaN SN Sometimes he was compelled 20 creep and
sN me man after him. through crevices which We're
aer closed by the settling Of the hill In two hours
ssIhe whole had shut down, so that II ne had been
" ~ oi death would have been inevitable Thanks 10
~ sYden for his cooness, ntrepidiiy and humanity
ICE greatest possible efforts ruw made by yyork.
snse, and day reach the place where the fourteen
ssrc Gwofk but faint hopes however are cherished
ss'ectng them The place cannot probably bc reached
tSss'e tie middle OF next week, II then. The pro5a
M "a ;hs. they have been crushed 70 death. Most o
sS zen were men with families One boy is known with
>'''1hs5 10 be dead.