Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-02-25
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,r Coal Mine--TwO Men smoth-
Ing ereds

- mine--Two Men Smoth-
Epns Coal cred.
,,oua Anthracite Gazette gives
l'aa4 nr particulars of the death of
9s5p5R II 5Rarnes, the General superin-
: e. tbe Little schuylkill Navigation
oi t.j 'pC Coal Company, and N Mr. Dun,
! an ,5sir mining agent, They had
'f, 'iio ;oto a burning mine and were
nd With gas; =, ;, r.
1en y " fartv feet in thickness, and has
5IG ls;oS = near Tamaqua, on the property
psny, lnllS w. nearly three years-the fire
C'nPnu'e5 e5astwardly. Sometime after
t'la !. bpt they failed. 1t has since
l;n =, iD',n.umed - enormous quantities OF
snl ~',Tav, Sor formerly driven to work
! sf T eoal, extended mere than mile
. 1ittIe "a i Schuylkill, to Slope No. 1, at
'' Ii''' The Gus generated by the burn
l,3a, I93a,o his gangway, descends through
i.o,s s,..ts and renders the gangway it
o.ors' al, It is sometimes, however,
as..S1 ns,.s than at others. The Company
'y,s' .s emf off the fire, and thus prevent
&. " snread, it became necessary for
ia;l :.;ag aren't TO make some explorations,
pun ~ 5irteermine the proper point to COM
lions. Mr.. Barnes being willing,
e. n share the dangers of his sub
y l'i, 'Ji,s,ermined TO accompany Mr.. Weir
f, donned their mining dress, they
ny sscs in Tamaqua, Oh Monday, Feb.
q Y-i, sbout 8 O'clock, p. N. They pro-
n, . Sope NJ. i, descended the ladder
~, bppdred and sixty yards, and be-
..55 o'clock, entered the fatal gang
.'rsjing II westwardly. After passing
.5aot 100 wards, they encounter what
~. 'ss term brattis. This is an air, tight
y ~ erected in this case, for the purpose
.nior a. the gas injected into the mines,
Is -l Effort was made to extinguish the
Tssr r. nassed through the brattis-pas
N, NV about 200 yards further and found
n enc. They passed through this
I-attis, but how far they travelled will
n Known, but probably no graf dis
About Is yards east Of the second
! stream Of gas from the vast fire
jsscends through the brattis, and
,s,trardly, in the same direction they
,ins. Passing with the current, and
: likely net very streng at the time,
,eId not notice their extreme danger.
% Observing the fatal symptoms, they
to retrace their steps and escape
sere no doubt soan oVerpowered-the
{ he current and their own exertions
,yyosite direction, every moment filling
ms with the fatal gas-they dropped,
ia!l glgw Of life, into the arms Of al
s.:aat death. Mr.. Barnes lay on his
bout 20 yards within the brattis. Dir.
ID made an effort to escape-pHobably
sat the brattis. and fell also on his
uta5 the brattis that one could reach
- his feet.
0on as The news came that they had
arnei at the proper time, a party was
I'd 10 search for them. The party
through the first brattis, stationed
les east Of the nozious currents. and
them, Henry Thomas, Robert Carter
Hard Curnow, ventured on to the sec.
t,is where they found the body of Mr..
.Hl Immediately carried him back to
brattis. \ fresh man, George ROwse,
IN taken aud q rope tied securely
him: he theu started forward alone,
through the second brattis, found the
NJ, Barnes, graspcd the upper per-
bis clothing, gave the alarm, and was
'u;-himself dragging the lifeless
Tie bodies were then raised on the
L the slope, and placed in drift car,
lo'td 10 the outer air, through 4 ton
afterwards conveyed to tbcir residen-
e hage Leen thus minute, to crafty
.ral desire on the part Of the friends
'eceascd to have the fullest and most
Intyrmation. Our simple recital viii,
ame time, show the constant dangers
Miners occupation. Verify, in the
liz, they are IN death. "
TAI NEGROES IL BIC SWAMI Game
>aLt.-A correspondent of tue vii
a. |. Journal says that a party Of
dc a descent Oh negro camp Ia Big
iylng between Bladcn and Enbesou
, VI the 26th ult. The party was
@h tY e'&ht or tan negroes, and the
'rns!. when Major. Il negro man be
faJ. ". Alfred, Esq. was shot dead
'hef, belonging to Mr. John c. Baker,
e te:a found dead. The negroes
'rsaed fr Il considerable distance
run yf the swamp, but the majority
lnber succeeded ir making their es
h Wednesday after the fight, the gen,
Il the party went in and found their
-sut three iUurtLs of Il mile in the
They had a large house we'll shing-
;: Smnka knusa q dairy fattenino