Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-09-17
THE BURLINGTON VT FREE PRESS,

cast and west under the hill 10 considerable
distance with chambers al intervals ana doors
AT varying distances to keep out currents Of foul
air There is no doubt but that the miners al
once OWNED the accident that had occurred, and
took nrompt measures to save themselves. In
the Ian,- ralleries running OBVIOUSLY east and
west tine miners were scattered AZ work. La
borers we're filling the cars from the broken coal
brought down by the miner 5 PICK boys were
driving forward the mules to the mouth Of the
shaft with carloads Of coal TO be boosted to the
world above all was proceeding IN the custom
arv wav. when the rush back Of the sulphurous
ras from the furnace told the miners too well the
nature of the accident that had occurred
All those in the vicinity Of the furnace re-
treated bv winding ways so as TO AVOID all con-
tact with the poisonous gases 10 the utmost
limits Of the mine. to gangway I-JO leet from
the bottom Of the shaft. No h0ubt theie was
fearful hurrying backwards Tor the ittal carbon
rushed with hot and rustlng ofeath along the
galleries. and overlook many poor iello" VINO
yainly stroye to reach some place Of safety.
At the entrance Of the last gallery Of the mine,
sixtvseyen appalleI but yet collected miners met,
and. with the true instinct Of self-preservation,
proceeled AT once to barricade themselves in
between a SPACE extending in semicircular
sweep some two hundred feet. At either end Of
This limit were two doors. which were instantly
closed. and on some creyices being discovered
/ the men pulled their shirts of and stopped the
/ interstices but not before the fatal demon in
the air had peuetrated their last retreat in sutfi-
/ Gent strength TO do the work Of death. In this
terrible chamber, their lamps extingulshei, and
the blackness Of eternal night closed around
them. 1t is carefully estimated that the strong
est Of the men succumbcd in eight hours after
their self-immuremeut The supply OF fresh air
which they locked in was quickly exhausted ny
the breathing Of szty-seNen par Of powerful
. lungs while all the time the coal above, below ,
and around them was emitting the deadly car
bon Mr. Thomas, one Of tie first Of the heroic
fellows who penetrated to this point Ia search oi
the missing men, reports that after tre king IN tie
barrier and gaining entrance TO the ginEway
where all those lives surrendered 60 the King Of
Terrors, the sight that met Fms gaze completely
unnamed him. and he wep, Ike "a child. Men
were found locked 10 each others embraces ;
others. with hands cllspel, laid themselves
down 10 die: one was discovered calmly sitting
by PROSTATE companion, as though listening TO
lis diving request father fell into his erer-
nal sleep holding his son 10 bis bosom. Nothing
harsh or angry was observed in tie features Of
the poor fellows Within space # forty feet
they bad al y.e.iei up their lives, evidently
with heroic res guatiou and a calm resolve 20
die liAo men.
Outs De the entrance 60 this glngway two mer
were found lying PROSTATE, rs though Do de-
uer4tiou they had burst out of the enclosure
where the others lay. resolved on one hnti effort
90 get free but meeting fan i'm the teeth tle ilia
current that nos coursei through All the gale
ries they fell suddenly forward aud expired.
Nr. Hughes. B.. boss Of tAe inside mining