Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-02-05

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LIVING BURIAL ANDESCAFE- For i!e4et,z
F'ifed graphic of Tie fetnar ksla sisl,, e.
tafendale. "a aid The nus milacalus e--ap,. At
'hs" "no ses eof'ed ~ the efushtd nlHes ho editor
81 lie n. \ Cenmercal Advertiser arr indebted Ia ,
kss AT Rs"isnd. rssof II the Pfrshgler,an Church
al iites'iale, tol trnefy flu Pearl street thoreb
Nfa 1oIh ihe narrative is rq'ay Interesting and ex
Hserdlnay:
Correspondence efhr " J. Commercial .7lrsrissr
HoNasraLr. Jao. Is 10
% N'uday 'onfnng asi abou, 9 o',lark. an acct
cen oefnfhd h HE coal n,.nes ri so Delaaafe aud
iindsef canal cpa paay. al Carboudale heh has mo.
essed considerable excitement "a lie cnmatnuify 4
isIee PORTION 81 The hill az mountain into Winch Tie
nsaes eNend isilawlng The Law II pfa,4Y.# se.l,ily
de scended Ga the huHrg>e mt rsvfs uitbtn .sun
marrying al TIE uhiru4aie Individuals nItin ats fe,eE
s.fv many hcs descended In mas. and ss oteat ~
the pressure ol tie atnInspiiefp neegsfta3 Ia ,I, 49,
scent, as TO ato.t uut frn tie munth of oue al II r
mI9's. as ifou cannun, atFaiB otcsfs ~ nm hats,
and boy, throwing them ia considerable distances.
ihlnh of b ioWs muved 10y mountain pawrr and ~,
MI Inn very idea 81 the Llss patnn,i Il,
fesie hten individuals were beneath The d,scsodi,,
iass ohs enc 81 whom has hau the good fortune Ia rs
asF ana MS adventures exceed every thing On feeord
Inc remsniue Dn'lfen are buned alive II NJ crushed
tAtgN lt.fn
rasetns beyond lie teach ul human aid aud sl,ui AM
iofefer. IN sll probability. hun the laGi ol day.
10 present ds,lpe, idea II this uceufreufr nust
hsie"ea ei'ti description oi the mines aud The nan
hef :" working them. Ihete several Openings Ia the
caI. which are Numbered as 2 3 So ,,,, a,
them are ah1se ibe bed OF the s,Aswan, and tla H.
are blow H. These openings are hues IN the eie al
Inc hils about SIX ee hy tslH and are the mann ca.
irances 10 The nilnrs From these mouths are rads
iesoine INTO The niefor Of tie m,unain f.lnsnp The
1 a 4agiu4 a..
sfnoing The extent a lle mining nfet,t,,,,s viii N,
perceived rum the tact that idpre sfe infry.6ye n,,ls
"i had aid urdtt gruad, IN t!e bosom Of tie NOM
TAN, lncluding the NAN rosds ~ I'M an H.. -. ~
iisns. "
The coal lies IN hafz nal stratum Of from fur IN
sA or tshi teei IN hekntss between sra1, of sD,,c
Tue meihd - inihihe u, Ia and fenuve the cnal
leaving only piers o II 10 sappuu The hin nbya n,d
" wooden pps made ol sectons Ut tree cut OF a sn,I
able length As fast the cial Is fenoy,d Tia. I,,,,l
branches III the road are abandoned and ,ba non, 49,,
ho's pushed ca 10 the coal beyond In TINS nBv The
ooai mas bern removed fH mile and H. If nnd,r is
moohlah ahd he roads extend that distance Ab.u
hiie nom me month OF mine No an ar,hale was e,,i
10 me shfiace. up an inclined plaue by wb,rh o,,.s
could bt had 10 The surface ct the earth ana 49,, a, -,
props seIe taken. The excavation fir coal pstrnds
nan mile or mafe beyond tbs upenian II uas IN il
"eehty iha lie accident occurred and by ros,na lhs
sihin, IN this difecii,n
As last as the cusl removed no particular can i
taken TO snppa the mass aha,e IL he clan hers ~ l
are abandened, the rrurs el 10 decay Thai the ~
ana earn may gradually settle down and fiji IN lhrs,
cavities, as II had done ofnier instances hat cs, i
,aheh !" guard The nam to The r5al from beinu
thus o5sirucled 's
he coal lies beneath mass If slae; above Tho sla
Is the sand slime rock aud above Tins are The ravs aud
so'. nave oen noticed. Ia passing through The mines
u'a' many Oh The ends o the Pups which sunnr The
slate above. Were shiveret like broe,n fo,,, IT, ,
pressure on ihem; aud never This indiral,on with
oui hlnhing What might happen should the mass FINN
anose lake nvilan suddenly la descend and ALWAYS
1reahed easier when had passed thr,ueb tb. ,,,n.
and emerged Ia the liah OF day
: Symptoms OF The warhng uf the ru,ss ,b,v. had h
w sanie line observed, and these SYMPTOMS had ,ril
,ne'easeo "r iew days previous To The caiast,,nha
Ivy '"ihe was dnlr winch could be done IN these cir
eunislaaees To aven danger No one sul,n.,sl :, -,
tile that The rock abaye would lr,yn g. a., r., :
would settle suddenly or in a mss
ohiy lev o' The wutkmen ul q nn l,e,a arc ,o,,
" "nf hlndfec employ ed in The MINES had p,ns !, az
4'i""a, H"thns, "hen Mr. Clarksan, ihe sueefinien.
Gem. discovered The omiuous appparanees ard ,,n,
a'ely sci some hards 10 work IN pionn,pn np ,t, -,
~" cnllhs ui oi the mines, abuul 81 o'clock he M,
MI 1oha 'fosle, (aho is ssll knuwn on The Cfolon
-, "a Ne a. one al NE ablesi masDns, and who has
oefh ~ NE iindspn aud Delaware Canal Co.'S enpby
"e"s ' aoout wear, preparing himself 10 AXE cbar
"i The hew miHes 10 be opened below .arhnpdale 49,
sHo so'u h' that he had better wait TN he rnd gu with
'n'n, anu they would sauite the mines ,t..ebpr,
III. fiusie VI ht oh. however into Ma ,nfu3no Ia
1'n MI tlafkson recently ard had pr,cp,d a nt,nI
'",'e "hen Instantly the mountain over his head o.c.,I
sasM'h an awful crush ol every lipg whcb amused
~ progress, and shot d1wn Nv er him finy nm tb rad
Win crushed coal and bending him doube lsyIr nal
no' ~ silre between the solid mass abive and I'm,
crushed coal below. The distance des ,enaed VAS b
"eish VI Inc nine, o rom six To eight feet So grea
"as ie Pftssafe Oh The air that IL produced a paIftn
seshon rs II seIe sharp instrument had been lbrns
s"o MS tsfs. All Was total darkness every lb,hi In
"e 'n'he oeihg instantly exiingashed Ever aud anon
" "unuef ui the alien misses reared ihrounh The cav
@hs- amer waiting suiiable length Of time fur The
cAs 10 cease ialling, Mr. losie began to refasye the
F~se mat RAJ around him aud TO Green He fried ,ne
way and u was clsed then nr,cecdpd in anothe,
direction; and alter nine hours incessant tl reanin,
removing loose coal and slate and soue,zing Liinsf
past.bs'ac'es. he made his way into he mine. Here
nc "so 70 strike a ight but his matches had become
eahP and wenJ noi ignite. He then ieli around him
AUG discovered by the direction VI the rail road that in
s,tau o. making his way out he had gone farther into
1 NINE ana was cut of from return b; the mass
' ""en haa settled down upon tie rad He then be-,
ehl nm ." the air-h,le aud attempted to reach il.
w lmssa@e had been crushed in aud cl,,s.d Beau
fAspe slclny Of The mining opera ions he f,nnl some
ys.of' ana spreading IL On the foor he endeavored
psp Pck oi2niie II, bat could mol lie found also
can Of pi. Which he Isefsed in case Of necessity N
use Tor food. +s.fs "
All vas t1sl dakress and The part Of oouo,an owe,
~" MAS ase rlms. iIrpNisg II huge pieces II slate
spf exposing Tim 10 linnaeit daagft n every sirt