Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-04-15
THE VINEGAR VAT TRAGEDY.

THE VINEGAR VAT TRAGEDY.
From the Philadelphia Bullot;n 9.
take tho following particulars Of ia s;n-
guiar and horrible suffocation Of two mar.
sons in vinegar vat, in that city, on Mon.
day morning last.
Mr.. Joseph s Richie, and his fathor.
Mr.. Robert Richie, manufacturers " vim.
egar, have their place Of business 81 ii.
northeast corner Of third and N oble streets /
Between seven and eight o'clock this
morning, colored man, known ~ The
name Of George Gibson, employed1in tia
Establishment, removed tho ton from IN
vat, 70 cleanse it. 1t contained Hoth;nr
except damp sediments. ''S's
The colored man put . ladder ID The v.s
irom the aperture at the top, and descend.
ca. 4 moment afterwards, Mr.. Joseph
s :. heard him groan, and Instantly
suspectlng the cause, oh<>sa.ad I roI,a .cd
Immediately proceeded to the to1 81 mn M.
vat, backed BY another person, With the
view of extricating the sufferer. In The
excitement and his eagerness ID help an
unfortunate fellow-creature, he forrot his
own imminent peril, and descended the
ladder too. From the noise Of fan heard
BY the one outside, the impression d that
he must have been overcome by the foul
gas, and fallen. before he was half way
down the ladder
The excitement At this time increased.
and the alarm spread. The feeling wa
fntense and distracting. II was found
that the only feasible plan was u capsire
tho vat, which was done with great ,Iificul.
IL, and after the lapse Of some oonsidsra-
bic time. In tho meanwhile, brother II
Mr.. Richie having yentured an effort u
assist him, felt the suHocating effects Of the
gas and had todcsist.
The bodies when taken out were aiscoy.
|ered to be lifeless, and medical id Vas
found Of no avail
Mr.. Richie, the deceased. was Ned 4
bout SO years He leaves ! wife AID four
Ichildren.
DIscovERY on TIN ORRix NV IN.
sEr.-Mr. ]. T. Hodge, Of New Yokk citv
while. engaged lately ii analyrink som !
lead ore containing silver, from thd north
ern part Of New Jersey, discovered orids
Of tin, and separated from ii metallic tin,
1 Only one other locality in the United
States has furnished enough Of this ore 10
yield any metal, and at this jackson. N.
H.,) the quantity Of ore has not been vet
found sufficient to justify tho expenses 81
mining.
II CHRAp PosTAdE-H was stated IN !
late number Of the London Times thai,
according to official returns, aths mum
Der Of letters conveyed BY mail ID. Eng.
land in 1880 was 10000, 900; i'll 1910
1863, 000, 900; inlS43, 22O, 900 0Od and ID
1886, 1872 100000. The penny postage
lsystcm was established in 1885 Tho
lnumber Of letters is now four times a
4 great as under the old system, aid it il
| still increasing, notwithstanding shs pro
/ digious amount already attaiaed. Thu
penny postage now yields clear revenue
TO the government Of moro than $4,000,
lD00.n
| During his stay in Pittsburc, Dir Clay
ilreceived present at once remarkable IL
TO its source and its character--no lcss
than the whole of the Declaration Of IndeI
Il pendenee, with the signatures Of the sign
ers, engraved correctly and distinctly upor,
the smoothed face Of an American doilaf
This extraordinary fat g ,e ,. ii Ne
I youth. who e learning liz b,,s;nss. Il
an engrayer. Mr.. Clay received it witt
| evident emotions Of pleasure, and hiphls
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