The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-10-30

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the drift from that in the shaft. and that
in the latter it will thea exhaust itself
There is, however, the possibility that
the coal in the workings will take fire, if
it has not done So already; and still fun
ther, there is the certainty that in FIVE
days a: the most, the whole col,iery will
be full of water the quantity ordinarily
pumped out being nearly thirty thousand
gallons per hour, and the pumping eu-
gincs being totally disabled.
AS to the chances Of escape for the
poor fellows in the pit, opinions vary.
The viewers rest upon the tact that the
workings cover 50 acres, and that these
workings are sufficient magazine Of air
to sustain life number of days. But
this area viii! every minute be diminished
by water; and other experienced men are
of opinion that the descent Of carbouic
acid gas will be so considerable as speed
lily to destroy life, whilst the pItmen say
that the air iu the workings is itself lit
tie better than choke damp.
The fire must as 1t appears, have orig
mated from the furnace. 1t is suggested
that spark had been carried up and
rested upon the timber; the tra,ticing
IS OF too massive character to take fire
from a spark unless rendered highly com
bus,ible by intense and long-con,inucd
heat.
DuaHAM, Friday evening The mum
Der of men in the Page Bank pit was lar
ger than was stated yesterday They have
all been got out to day The last was
got out at six clock this evening, after
having been in forty hours. Seventy
one alive and ten dead. The pit is sslll
on fire a: blower in the shaft
Marriage Of Deaf and Dumb Pair.
Correspondence Of the Philadelphia Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 1898,
A very unusual marriage ceremony
took place on Tuesday morning last,
which, for its novelty, deserves pass
Jug note. 1t was the uniting in wed
! locks band, two deaf mutes-Nr. Trist,
Of Philadelphia, son of our special com
missioner to Mexico during the war, aud
a young lady of Boston. Both were
mutes-deaf and DUMB from infancy. -
/ The service Of the Episcopal church was
read ty R.v Pierre T. Irving, and trans
lated 10 the symbolic lauguage Of the
dumb By Rev. hr. GaIl.udet, the bride
and groom repeating and making the res
ponses rapidly, gracefully, and with per-
feet accuracy \ spectator Of the scene
describes it as follows:
The solemn vows being syulboiel be,
fore the Throne Of Grace, the Lord 4
PRAYER fo.lJwcd aud who can descrlD,
the mute eloqucnce Of that mute prayer
so devotionaliy followed by that young
couple When the nu2tial bauc lIctiou
was silently pronounced above the lcwl y
bowed heads of the kneelin- pair, thcr,
was that which spoke louder than words
ia tho graceful sign language of the Off
ciatng minister. 4 few let;ers-l wore
or two-then the hands upraisei ~ !iea
ven--to God, who had bound together
the tight claSped hand,-tho sou!-spea
king glance Upward, away upward again
few wo-ds-thc hands placed in bless
ing on the now ''man aud wife "a sol
enn siience-aul all was over. No one
moved for some moments; We oil felt W
had caught a glimpse Of the spirit laod
and we bngcd for one more glance int
that silent spirit world. But the groom
was leading his beautiful. graceful bride
to the church door; We have her quiet hap
py smile put away in our memory to glad
den some dark hour. Ere We could ut
ter a fervent God bless you" they haC
quietly passed awav--alone with thoi
mute happiness