The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-03-05
A Yankee in a Goal Screen.

a Yankee IN q Coa octee1'
Iaerdr 10 load The coal boats on The
.ehish canal, short but steep inclined
,Iane Of about one hundred and hfy feet
u length, is made m ihe shu,e which runs
fom a station on lhe slide OF the mountain, I
10 large circular revolving screen, whic b
has three large chambers, through which {
coal OF SIS many sizes is shot, by seuPPers' I
into just as many boats, Whiting for differ
ent description Of the article.
A few months since, a Yankee, quite in-
gGisitiye, bat more verdaut than a YaHkse
should be. gained the station house. and
gszed with wonder at the cOn;rIvanees.-
tie particularly admired the stiffness with
which the loaded cars descended aHi emp
eied its load, and the velocity with which 1t
returned to give place to another.
Shortly his attention was arrested by see
ing laborer mount one of the full cars a.
bout to descend.
Going TO slider lie asked.
Yes; won't you go?'
well guess l9l stop, aud see how you |
DO it,
The car descended, and ere it reached
the hopper, The passenger jumped oif safe.
ly. !
DO you do that ofen?' he inquired of
one Of the aboGrers in the station house.
'0h yes, continually was the answer
You know most Of ihe boa;men are single
men, aud as they have orders for family
coal, 9e always seGd down married raan
with every car of that kind, to let 'em
! know
Wall aow, du telI,' uttered the Yankee.
The more he looked at the apparatus,
the more he became convinced that it would
be great thing to go down the steep in
3 that way, something that he could tell 'tu
hum
PiucLing up courage, he approached the
superintendent. .....
THAT beats sliding down hih, dent it?'
Il 'spose it does.
You couldn't let fellow SO down, cola
you? ..-
DO you think you coold iamp off in
ime?'
"Oh yes, I'M feckoned some Of n jump
er--jnmping does nae good, l once Jumped
i off haymow thirty feet high, and it made
ME SO supple that I'm given to be the best
y, dancer in Tie hull township.'
Well. gst On and take care of YOU
~ SELF ...
- Suddenly the car moved of, and our
!. friend found the speed 50 fearful, and tn
- declyity SO great, that he WAS forced t'
~ = s.oop down and grasp the side Of the vehi
Gle for support. the place where the la
bo-pr leaped oil was reached but the Yam
u !, kee was not in a position 70 jump; he Lac
to I'D on, ada running down a deceat shre
+, tines as as steep as that which he come,
~ sudden clink shot the belt, ana ont wen
the contents, Yankee included into the hop
%, per. u...
-. Murder! git eout. stop the consarn
shouted our hero, as he felt himself slilin
-, down into the hoppe 70 the cy inder.-
Murder! stop the concern! I'll be kiledP
But the motive power Of the copsarn W;
~, " water, and had no sympathy with thos
wLo pursue krowlega under difficulties
aud those who saw we're too far distan
- and too muck convulsed with laughter
Weld assistance. In the screen he sIi
r. landing on the top, and as he felt himst
revolving with the coal, he grasped Il
- wire with desperation, to prevent hmst
from being rolled to the bottom. Arour
the wheel he went, and CAR friends sen
:, biities were touched with a plentiful sEow
~ of coal dust, rddled through from all Il
chambers. He managed to get one eJ
w. open, and saw wi delight that the cyl
~ der was only about fifteen feet in leng
-. and forced his way forward to the openi
~ with desperation but was not altogetl
", suscessfu; another revolution had to
20 w borne, and the next time he reached
bottom he was shot out of the scupper i
the boat beneath. ..a..
.a To the screams and laughter with VIII
rom his advent was hailed our.hero said not
'iHog word; but getting out an old handkerch
ap- and rubbing the dust out of his eyes, S
re- veyinghis torn apperil aud bruised, bait
we ed, scratched and cut limbs, he stumb
sh. of, muttering broken aud screened
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