Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-29
re,y ,,uiy. your friend, and fellow virtinisn:
Ia The Editors NJ The Enq':irer.

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I'm mem In ,.l.r ,,.p,f III, J.! last, ynu pu -
..,iD;,,: t:r!n, rr.ilnp explosion which l"oH pace al
a ictH Cu.i i!nrs. ElI'ns three persons Two "''te e
and , lac, A. Iyun oae ~ HE ovefsccfS "ts
m ~; al t. sam" pli ppaing tn descend Wien hsoihc'
..i ~ ias 81 ur stHin The shalt nnd RilisnK 'h'
ui,Gurat. man NJ G.iilri, shor.l" before TIE exp-
10, signe,! DESCENDING SHAFT. Had tu explosion "c'
r,r m .ur .rr, IN" loss nf life would nave BEEN nw-
i ;,u IL :. ,r,,s wrlli a'vc been IN me pit ~ our
i..l adsirr ~ sill in such CONDITION 'Ndl ""s
iuIu,- title ~ Il re even Ia enter H.
- is the OF y~ar rsnoft In 'ane Oh ''t y
INST a-gci you Ia give tc n'm 81 y"hr ih"''hnt "s u
N1s i...c ..t. II will c,l oil god by your giving 'n
~. =, nm, oC your inform mi, tia, may DC enabled L"
CON ai L. watch s'th send 10 yn as son ~ ire' "'i-
Ia -; me same iIn: give True anu correct "c'
| tn,,nt >. the .y.tnI" Circumstance"
i,mY rng .lry ynu state that 'the infnrm1
lion :r,n wici our ut ic Ire dini? eA, 'sin
basel receive: lr"" "r% Of our u, ~ ~
yuiz";- :'vn IN iii p'nyl l. HhiIria on h"n
y ate nur and gathered TIE ptr'icu'ts a. ihr pits 'i
lies le n,y h.y, m-:nprincd, bur Sn"" h'n'
to-. ., - b,rY 10: m'net that ne dcsl@n.a u'i'.
,:i = 10 ~. nlt- ~ Yourself Is agent.
81 ,.a:n,, ,ta ..,g statement mas gone forth, and
pE.! vu lcS sin my ";sn" and correct account
II the w.ol circumstance az soon as i s"' o' 'e" -
I,.rx,Ins,n occurred the 30th nit, at five minutes
pas, .,cics i. W. :: .~ time Was prrar'n; 10 CONE
20 n;,s On he ."id met boy near la'i rs store,
t !:,s. F"!m Creek and ist n" 'nc III tta""-
,nn 10. ~. There PERSONS p'rsc!i' on lr 81!
.i yn.t .rrivrd Tue Only NOTICED nartlcuIlE
was H., A. f. D. G!frd W. shoe: hands and sa! en"i
r,rtna Il! coII.ri E"y Al tn PIT top wan MS thf
G - t .cs ;urp,.e did not al 'ls tns IN
Irr. l-l. VI i.
.:caa Ire p.is (Li- Gnc: refused KNOWN!
he ... ae 10 ~ - H.: GENT. p1~ses=ins any inter
"a, IN the Cn- erleld Coal ad Iron Mining C";:pinH3
Ai,r iir .x!spn tcc"mp tGei by oinI"i wood
.sr.nL; ,; nj !d a.rr.!i from PHI u inr ola ~
i. rd th't prison was awe II 'hr o''
.,, e. IL. Shall. Vaat ;;i W.. the case Is mol c're'
A far a. mir ac!i .ls would ai'w " 10 @" "e AT
tented To 'ac peat where II WAC Supposed hf "">
l,a! Brtcr i>rrrsng ne pin, Mr. Clifford ate:np'e! "a
ct. ~ Vi uf what phfp"s:, a ignorant
If a vet bat have my nwn thonY'is
a. st lei
in tn, u5 s ise Tie number o; men e ,vrh - as Tot
lows: II white aud . copred making ~ persons IN
a,..., - ~ -r.,na winch ,!,icrs materially ir III loo
Al one nyuf icr los. Jl tG c"ni no. have ascn 1ic"
~ he :.,rn Aiicw Js"i.l and Nrgt SHAW, (slp were sh
sir:..y c"ui "r testified MS To ne V"ahi'u1n. ~ ''
airc ~umA have t'.n rI'1":i ID GcsrHnl u" p va
tn; d ~ ii, ,nin. irr- ~ tie ac:.ent, was II me "
nd r. amazed snt!atinn {" the min. IN the neat y
- .!Gravl ,.u Ar. the pse:Scer. was 'fr list man IN
Nh. i,cr yyr.s ,h a1l~s were i.unhtn! .t- "as never
r., i, I e1r workings On lie mes. iaY (Sund.,
49, ,.rc ,,,,, Was Allied Andrew J.wiit ahmed
yort'.gs vc!o:k \. VI ard when net ann he !oii ne
t. ali WIS :IaI Uat tIIr ar Wa . iitile so'I
cr~,n Isd IL yet he men out OF the pits a..
ter liz, accident NJ ,cc; and in the event that Shnut
Wu. and had pits al the time =" INC second
y.,si, After tr dr was reversed should oIth have
he r ed All tat C.,ui BE- dome Was done u 2ei mt
the ;:is-r..y c-Hr'n usrI Ia End the men Tie ms
(,i,l II rn.rtn. nIn named Garland was found nc'r III,
.rnl"r 1.-two "i'f" "'n "sr. 'onhu On me iV'' ms
IL the n working place south ri the Inclined drill, whcr,
Ia ac The cause "f This II Is iEposs!o'
/ far TIE. 1T The present tine, 10 ascertain.
III the sam. tine Il 10 III. correct ventilation rf Ia
uirs c;I get The testimony Of practical IN this rc
y ~ haze visited ln Diners, from d:iirS:"t n
.: ~, rt ana abroad -iat iint every .Aei'iJI
," my part 20 i.'cp the men perfectly s"ie
Su,, sc:!.e:is hare ua,.rfd under tie management "
ui'.r parties 1nI have only :, all, that ths s"icfirn
uuai rgi tt .i i;,a 'cacsutih Coal ann no" 81
Crla1 ay; an a.t - i;as" c"'.c. ah are c9in~
T., TX villa have ben :at-d with nc Il! ~
I'D country, aG.i DID III nut ieicve me- PRAGUE"
20 "a you'd ANA put themselves hn"rT ~!
!lr,ciivn- Nh present time there are nIr 10 ar
lea w.i wo:i the mDf:en: npp'd 10 them
! sD i; ~ = Il s,.il rs, l., wac; WAS Taught
uiy ad ta c!n ut the rs ny al aiIp!rii"s IN ~
% witness the crnrs- iisplay Jed in drsc' I'd
iy t iii arf III first cAr,s,,n also the cXc:iions Gsc
:, e.; out :l.a brt:s ri IN. urf.riuna'c men.
| reIn.lt g.niirinnn ynir u3"ilrut servant.
ALEXANDER FLINT HOPPER.