The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-10-29

sliding down and pressing SO heavily against
It. You have written, the pets have smoked
and are now knocking the sshes from then
pipes; so if you listen attentively to what
they are about to say, you may again be-
come in possession Of their thoughts, and d
information that may be Of value to your
readers BE careful though, as il is not ev
cry day that editors get such chance as the
good Gene has given to you, and that toe
without risk, as your late experience has
gone to show; for without such special pro
lection as was afforded you when that
fall Of coal took place, you would have
been a defunct editor.
Geordy begins the conversation, and
GeOrdy begins it by saying:
Say, Jack, tboo had near escape Of it
that time does tho ken what saved thy
life n
"NVhat else but the cutting o that hole,
SAYS Jack, a. If half annoyed at tho 1ues-
ton, the answer 10 which in bis mind seem
ed 50 self evident.
'No, lad, that was not it that saved thy
life; if the leaders had not drawn down the
coal, thou would not ha been safe i that
hole; it would ha' filled the place so full
that tho would have been squeezed to
death by the coal crushing in upon tho"
by gosh lad, tha' art rect; it was all
By good luck they drew out coal it seems
TIE devil has been cheated once more he's
made several -rasps at me, but be has not
got me yet
"Wel Jack. i,ok out TAI or be may grip
he at the last. That was a lucky fall in
more ways than one; there has fallen of
thy corner, besides the w.ng about six feet,
and 50 close 20 the rib that tnou has nothing
more to do than pu; in thy jIgllr. It's my
opinion Jack there IS some cool spirit
guarding and helping lis to-day. If I'd
suspected So much coal would have fallen
away from thit corner, should not have
advised You y work in that iib AZ all"
Georly now changes biz position, and BY
doing w bring, BIZ lamp q shine on the
Back " Jack head
"Why jack. lld, ho,I still, ihc back o
thy heed's III a clol 1t blood !"
Geordy takes off Jacks leather cap and
examines wound, which he finds to be an
ugly one en- the back Of Jack head.
TO my lad You were too much excited
or afraid % to feel the PAIN o this little cut.
Its quite two inchc, long and the fresh
blood is Still o,-ing from il. Thou must be
-till. for half an hour 1t least, Or it will be-
gin bleeding afrash Nlrnre's putting a
GOOD plaster over i, ami tll you get home
It viii * better not * disturb t,so sit still 7
Mr. Elit0r ~ The Daily -, when q
man i highly heated by hard exercise, and
recei Ives such a fright as Jack was likely to
experience when that big mass of coal fell
from over bis head, anil sealed him up in the
small hole be had burrowel in the wall side,
he does not feel the pain Of cut or cash ex-
tept it be Of a very severe nature. The
fragment that cnt Jacks head, first cut
through Bis leather cap. az you see his slit
open N a place corresponding with that Of
The wound on Jacks head.
why, Geordy, dunno feel much pain,
but a'd give summat FIR drink q cowi
water, ain well nigh chokel. Let's 20 to
the gangway AMI see if there's nowt Ia
drink; well bring back our timbers and
put them in and then 20 wOm.'
The climbers jack alluded to Mr. Eli
ditor Of the Daily -, are those that we
ennmorate below:
First, one juglar, a prop six Or eight
inches through and i've feet six'inches lOnZ:
next, Eve two in.h F,anks, one foot wide by
sIN feet long; then two steps ABOUT four
inches through aha three fact ana a halt
long. This load Jack proposed fo- each
man to bring back with him and then insert
in It's place Write down. Mr.. L jitor your
thoughts upon this little affair" You
thought il hard work to climb the man way
With Its seventy degrees inclination, when
you had nothing but Jour gentlcmlnly per
son 70 drag up. What would You think il
Jack pleasant task were put upon Won.
DON'T you think tbe TEST II pluck II ~
luired to perform Such Offices without
shrinking: think. Nr Llitor i'm SPITE
Of what that able editorial sad concerning
Mr. John Chn2man; | sly | think that
John would look long az a ju.llr prop, and
up jlglar man way before he would dirty
his celestial fingers with carrying such a
load up such an ugly looking place.
But, Mr.. Editor, the good Genie beckons
you away and you descend the man-way on
the opposite side Of the breast. You de-
scend i hboriously as the miners DO, ana
when you yet down twenty yards, you enter
a horizontal passage and crawl through it,
and then begin to ascend another man-way:
for you have crossed through The pillar by
way Of a small boz. driven through ii, and
are now in No. breast, Or at least in the
outside man-way that leads into the face OF
No. ? breast Georjy and Jack you have
left at their tasks, and as you are now put
ting your head above the planking on the
man-way you esPy.
TWO MORE Of G3v.uEAaY's PITS.
Mr.. Elitor of the Datly -. We will
take the liberty with your notebook before
We proceed one step further. we viii not
steal, but read some Of the notes.
Note, which you have numbered ten. .ys:
"A current Of air comes rustlin- up the
outside man-way with a high velocity, stir
ring up cloud of dust in its course. This
dust burns on the flames Of the miners
lamps, and in ease Of an explosion, have
no doubt but that this finely pulyerizel car
bonons substance viii be consumed .th ex-
plosive rap.dity, which must greatly aug
ment the force Of the explosion, and AID
largely y the formation Of the body Of gas
es called ~ miners choke damp
Note, which you have numbered eleven,
says: After the current of air enters
number one breast, it passes across It's face
and descends the inside mln-way. As it
does SO it is evident it holds in suspension
the gases and the dust generated in number
one breast, and also the gases ami Impurities
gathered up in its curse
Note, which you have numbered fifteen
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