The New York herald., 1867-04-22
THf GLOVER NIL COAL MINE 0EAsTER--AEPoaI or TIE
LATE SUPERINTENDENT.
IFrom the Richmond Timss, April 2O. ]

from the Richmond Times, April 20
Agent or tho Glover hin Ra'road Company has made
report to the board OF directors OF that company ex-
Nine on the Sd Instant Before going into the question
accident Mr. Cox gives an interesting history
mention Of the several explosions that occurred.
appears that coal FIRST found IN the neighDornood
OF Clover Hin 10 1882 on Mr. Coss farm though ,h nae
il some thirty years before. The explosions NJ
the several mines At Clover Hill have, including
that of the Sd instant, been four In number,
the 0rss occurring In 1880. by which six lives
we're los the second In 1882 by which nine lives were
lost the third in lS63 by which seventeen lives were
lost and OF tho Sd inst which resulted in the
death Of sixty nine persons From Mr. Cox's account
OF the cause disaster OF the Sd nst we make an
The Bright Hope pit has Two shafts nfty fee. apart.
the upcast is fan, worked BY steam engine, capable
Of throwing into the pits any quantity Of .lmospes,o
Dit. between the two shafs, alright doors 50
that descendng the downcas mas 10 traverse tno
whole pt before can roach ,ns upcssI I'M sSs a
ssch two thsusasd nve hundred fee. in length and tho
same going south one thousand feet from the sna 80
thousand nve hundred feet
The vSo e: ar :0s ss..1 70 e
workings north and south before u can get TO tho upcass
Kncwinr that the most frequent accidents that had
occurred from gas In our Virginia mines were owing TO
the small pillars and consequently numerous spses
eft large possible, 40 that the pillars coal. IN
stead Of being usual from twenty 90 for1 feet are
from one hundred and ty three hundred feet there
being only nine pillars for distance OF two thousand
ave hundred feel In robbng pits IL often happens
in which gas may collect thus nre upon the men.
This the in tho Bright Hope for there was
81 - Sscn air might not have been
at the will Of the gasman The system OF veniission
being perfect tho question - to tho agencies 70
In this regard 70 say that there we're shree
gasmen whose whole duty wns 10 attend 70 hs pf.pes
.f skn nit viz
Qasman. with two assetants Thomas Marshall Jr, ana
John weas. Tho chief gasman is pupil Of the late
Mr. Buddle the celebrated mining engineer IN Eng
land In his day. Mr. MArshail s think equal 70 his
great MASTER but getting 10 be an old man. and, isar
trusted too much 70 his subordinasca
The business OF the gasmsn 10 visit the pits
daily give general directions In regard 70 venta-
dirsc,ons and oue 10 90 into the pit with aid that
was allowed him, at four o'clock M, ana tnaa no
so s. g. s sSs no the until
lcved BY the second deputy, who should remain 10 'ne
pit until eli the men had lsn :. night Now y : 10
.ssr.a 'ss s .ss ss' sB.. =. 'sss ssc,:
victim Of ihs aisssssr, taken away On Monday be-
Owe M superintendent of the COMPANY was called
the iact ssd he sought Mr. Marshall ST. and advised
bis bis "a 7ss@a: xsrsSa jr, % % which hs omit
ssd, ,sslisvisg shsre was no ssces.ty for r.
IT,, be ssisss sbs ps "wednesday morning, did NOD
90 thss upset; END furshermere, when weale the
sSss - v.s right" wsais, no doubt thinking Mar
sAan IT, hsd examined the whole workings, failed 70
90 p 4 - san%' & The ss 1:d 90 s n.S = Sn IN.
mule u shs level below. Whatever rscoT bow
svss srsha IT,. hsd made 70 wsais should nof SAys
= sssa ss sssos.ds; a. zen O'Clock % NJ 'n'' auS
wsrs = M Sscssss before hsrs could b aSy spse
socumsss VOC q g g would Are from the lamp ana