The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29
creary depths large iron pipes nlea with volumes

meary depths large IRON pipes nlied with volumes
OF water. When they reach certain point below
each OF which connected large pieces
OF hose. with these hose the men at
saca ,n e ,,Y nrs % ne edges WIN 'he
Is a slow and painful work, and process that to
the observer appears hopeless OF any future sue
cess Contemplate il. 4 Ore larger than any YOU
have ever seen. not formed OF TIMBER or OF loose
combustlble material, but OF solid rock. IL extends
1000 yards and represents millions oil dollars
worth OF coal The arches above H. the avenues
leading rom IL, fraugnt with poisonous gases,
stining To the senses and runous 10 the heallh-
inch by inch for years and wears To come; Tor,
while ITS edges may be cooled, its roaring centre
IL gradually finding its way DOWNWARD, no one
knows To what unheard OF depth.
RAyAGEs THE FLAME.
To accurately describe the full extent, or to ex-
press III detail the disastrous effects Of TINS ourn-
ing coai NINE, one must needs spend many an
bonr tnus underground. which 10 one who Is not
used TO II is impossible. One can oniy hurry down
Tor a moment. because even in summer apparel he
would be obliged TO quickly return 20 get breath
OF arr The following figures represent the extent
OF the fire, the number OF men required TO fight IL,
the loss TO the company itne Lehi9h ana wilkes
barre Coal and Iron Company. aud the amount OF
coal which, were the men az work III the mines,
they could give 10 the market
STARTLING FACTS.
There are at present engaged in battling the
names two large con panles o. men, eaeh OF which
made up OF four different ana distinct gangs.
lhese gangs or sniits as the miners can then, re-
ieve each other at different periodl OF the day and
night at least two gangs always being at work and
approaching each other from varlols points. Four
Salts comprehend so men each. ana tour Others %
zen each that "A the lrst com any there are $40
individuals, ana in the second Dos, making IN all
total of 52S persons These meu are emp Dyed
upon salaries which vary rom two 20 three dollars
per day. Two dollars and a nail Is about the av-
erage rate Hence to contend with the flames 10
costs the company $3.50 daily In one week II costs
So, $40: In one month, S36S60; while IN one year,
and from the present condition OF affairs AN sale
in assuming that the fire will last three times that
long the company Will have spent s4iS.5 $50 at the
lowest possible estimate. The capital stock OF the
company Is generally conceded to DE Sl0,000UU0,
but 1t would only require lew years. fighting OF
the fires III this Emplne Nine TO totally consume IL.
Nor is this AL. We're these 52S men, instead Oi ply
ing the hose engaged in mining coal they would
each turn out three tons per day, or total per
diem OF ], 5S4 TONS
1 understand that every ton OF coal is here
valued at So, SO that In contending with their mis-
fortune the company not only paws sl,S20
per day, but also leaves S4,752 worth or
black diamonds slumberlng IN the MINES; Hence IN
one week the company, through the fire, loses IN
coal alone, which were II not Tor the fire might
be exhumed $500 in one month, sl32, 1855; one
year. the immense sum of Sl,595.472.
The fire has been ra1lng since January: there
fore by the end of March the company VIII have
spent In quenching the flames Sll0se0, while at the
same time II win have lost $39S, SOS IN coal which,
had the fire not broken OUT the miners would have
taken from the eartn.