Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-07-22

ANoruEn AcctDrSr N the Coal REo1ON-F9ur
afea and d: Boy ,Stfoeated. Pottsville (Pa.)
Miners Journal contains the following particu-
lars of an accident which has been briefly tele-
graphed:
While the remembrance of the recent terri
BILE catastrophe at the Thomastuwn shaft is still
fresh, it is our melancholy duty to record an.
other occurrence equally fatal inits results.
1t appears that on Monday night last, seven
miners went on the night shit at Wigely &
Co.'s William Penn Colliery, Wolf Creek, for
the purpose of mining coal in the breasts AT
the time that the men entered the workings the
air was found to be pure, the current passing
down the air-hole and up the slope. heavy
rain, however, was falling outside, and during
its progress it seems the current of air was re-
versed, passing down the slope aud up the air.
hole.
The effect of this was to rotard the circula-
ton Of pure air through the workings, and favor
the accumulation of black damp in the slope
and gangway. When the miners were ready to
return to the surface after stopping work in the
morning, Ave of them-four men and boy
started to walk up the slope, while two subse-
quentlv placed themselves in car ut the bottom
of the slope, to be hauled up by the engine,
which all should have been done when they
came off their shift
We understand that the inside boss gave
them instructions TO that effect before they went
down the previous evening. Unfortunately,
however, the five referred to neglected the in
structOns, and they had proceeded but short
distance up the slope when all were overcome
by black damp, and falling in the passage died
before any measures could be adopted for their
rescue.
In fact, considerable time elapsed after the
discovery Of the occurrence, before the air could
be rendered pure enough in the slope to enable
persons to descend and bring up the bodies to
the surface. The incident that led directly to
the discovery of the accident was the striking Of
the wheels of the car containing the two miners
against the body of one ofthe unfortunate men.
The engineer, upon finding that there was some-
thing OIL the track, lowered the car. A body
was recovered, and the car finally reached the
surface with its inmates in an insensible con-
dition from the effects Of the impure air. They
were, however, resuscitated.
The names of the unfortunate miners are:
WIN. Price and his son Henry, (the former
leaves q wife and three children); Frederick
Blacker, who leaves wife and six children;
Evan Jones, who leaves wife md two children,
and Thomas Edwards, unmarried. They were
WelShmen, and new men at the colicry. 'M.
B. miner, writing TO US from Minersville,
desires us to state that the families and friends
Of the deceased return their sincere thanks to
Mr.. John Harper, for his kind assistance in
furnishing means to defray the expenses of each
funeral. Two valuable mules were also killed.
SCENE IN a CoUHr HousE-An Unaccouata6ze
Panic.-A correspondent of the Paramount True
Yirginian gives an amusing description of sin
gular scene, which occurred last Friday in the
Marion county Court House:
Mr.. F. II. Pierpont sat in rather n recumbent
position, with the back of his chair against the
enormous stove near the clerks desks. From
the stove ascends perpendicularly to the ceiling
n stove pipe of great length. Some one, perhaps
Mr.. Watson, the clerk, halioed to Mr.. P. to take
care, or the stove would be upset; whereupon
Mr.. Nesson and Mr.. Raymond rather abruptly
and loudly seconded Mr. Watson; and as if
assist in creating alarm, the stove pipe ratified
against the ceiling Like lightning Mr.. Pierpont
sprang from his seat, ran across the room, and
jumped out ofthe window head foremost. A
panic Immediately seized ala most unaccoun-
table panic. Some one said the ceiling was
about to fall; this capped the climax; every one
took to his heels; Judge Camden jumped up
on the window sill; the clerk tumbled out of the
window next his desk; Messrs. E. B. Hall, A S.
Hayden, G. d. Camden, Dr., Allison Flemming,
w. P. Thompson, and Ellery L. Hall, all made
for one window, and panic stricken, like flock
of sheep, tumbled on heels over head after Mr..
Pierpoint--Some on their hands, some on the
backs of friends, and all presenting most ludic-
rous appearance as they rolled about the court
house yard, to the great terror of the young.
ladies enjoying the sal fresco" of the Jail porch,
convenient to the window. John Keane, as if.
the devil was at his heels, made for the door,
upset two old men, who yelled terrifcally, in
:he hall, cleared the ratings in the yard, and
never looked back until he got to the other side
Of the street. Meanwhile others fell upon their
knees and prayed, some wero petrifed with fear
and others stood aghast with wonder. In about
five minutes, however, the whole scene ended.
The stove did not fail, the stove pipe stood erect
the ceiling was firm; loud laughter succeeded
despair, good humor once more prevailed, and
every one, looking little foolish and great
deal pleased, took his seat as before, and the
business of the court went on as usual.
A PR1xrrNa orF1cE Blows Ur.-Tho Selma
(Ala) Sentinel of the 9th says:
On Inst Friday about dark, while Mr.. Jacob
D. Kersh, of Centervie, was striking a match
across his counter. in his grocery, preparatory