Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-24

the mines with the night-shift, YOU line rue
on the other side O the creek; I'll have a
wagon thar, and wen drive off and be mar.
Ilea. Come now, Kate dariin', think how
long I've waited
o John, Ican't, can'tn she cried, try.
ing TO draw away her hands.
/ But the foolish feller thought he'd scare
ner into goin' with him. I tell yer, Kate it
lsn't safe for US to stay. Thar'll be a terrible
caFe-is here soon, and the houses will all go
ooWn together. The quicker we're out o. this
| hole the better'
AZ this shc drew away with shiyer, and
replied with shlver, and replied in tremb-
ling voice
y know thar's danger, but father won't
h heea II, SO, I've given up my place, and stay at
4 if it comes. You're very good to say might
keep the baby, but | promised mother I'd
take keer O. them all Therell be nothin' left
# yer go, but no smart young Teller oughter
stay here. and it's no use O yer waitin' any
longer for me-
But John put his arm bout her, and began
ia kin SO low | couldn't hear, yet 1 knew he
was tryin' to coax her to give in and go on
Monday. | could see her face grow whittier
and whittier yet she alters shook her head. till
At last he lost his temper, and pushin' her
roughly from him, said in an angry voice, I
believe you've been foolin' me and really
u,
soon as my back is turnedr
ssshe denied it; but he replied, that Taylor
was alters visitin their house, her father
boosted of his marryin' her, and the only way
she could prove she hadn't been playin him
false was to go with him Monday, or he
wouldn't answer for the consequences
MY blood was gettin' up, but | waited to
and stared at him with scared look ia those
sorrowful eyes, then sprang away and ran
with all her might back to her own home.
kept out o sight till after dark, and then went
to her window and looked in.
she had the young uns all seated at supper
with the baby asleep on her lap. Thar
wasn't much to eat, and they soon cleared the
plates, and none noticed that she didn't take
her share. Her father was cusin' and swearin
at her, and the children all quarrelin' togeth-
er; but she didn't seem to bear any of 'em
and I'll never forget, sir, the look of pain in
her eyes.
II could hardly keep from goin' in and ST.
lenein' her father. was nigh Us mad ut John
Pearson for his cruel threats most broke her
heart, though they couldn't make her break
her promise. But know'd I'd only make
matters wuss, so went home and relieved
my mlnd' taikin' 1t all over with my old WON
Bout twelve o. clock that night arter
nate had finished her work, she went to the
door to look out. 1t was VERY dark and cold,
and as she stood thar the ground seemed to
quake beneath her
"Sne started with fright for She knew wi, /.
those signs meant, workin's. the miners call
en-. She turned to light lantern and wake
the children, when she hurd 2 dull heavy
| thurd, and then low distant rnmbliug.'
"She instantly next door, gave q loud
knock, and called to Bill Myers (who lived
mari to get UP an once and give the alarm.
Tor she was sure thar was goin' to be a cave.
in.
HE came to the window half asIeeD. and
told her she'd been dreamin'; but his ear foo
caught that rumblin' noise, and woke IN his
wife, and they dressed and ran out. And were
none too soon, sir, for the whole surface sud
denly dropped down from five to seven feet,
takln' the houses with it.
"Of course those who were in 'ern were ter
rbly frightened, and rushed out men, women
and children, just as they woke up. SCREAMING
and flynn in all directions
bill Myers first thought was for Kate and
the young uns. for the roof of theirs had in
stantly crushed in, But she had 'cm all in a
| group outside, clingin' to her, tine baby in her
arms. and lighted lantern at her feet. Bi]l
caught up the two boys and said to Kate;
we must hurry out O. this quick as we
can: but which way shall we go:'
THE path up the mountain! She cried
running ahead, while crowd rushed arter
| her.
1
| for THROWN her lantern forward, she saw q
! vide seam, into which we would all have
fallen but for her light Every one pushed to
the edge and looked into the black pit, which
! believe, opened TO the lowest ,-uin, three
hundred and fifty feet.
The faces were white with terror that the
| lantern shone on, but Kate turned quickly and
said:
Follow me; know another way"
yet we soon found that this was not the
only seam, but many more were opeuiur. az
| II made by an earthquake, and down one of
lhe use Coal creek poured its whole stream in
10 the mines beneath, and it was fearful to
hear it hiss and roar through the figsures OF
| the disturbed rocks.
some OF the people was so scarf thew be.
came perfectly crazed, and would have run
right into it but for kate's GOODNESS and BIZ
Myers threats If they didn't obey orders.
The two went ahead with the with The lat
ern and found that the seams all opened from
east TO west. go by moviD' south, they brought
the whole party safe at o. the s.Inken norton
to the high land opposite US.
~ can tell yer, sir, it was good to feel the
SOLD rocks beneath yer feet, and know there
| was no deep pit, that might at any moment
yawn open and swallow year up
"All this happened in IL VERY little while.
| though it 'peared like lifetime since I'd been
on that mountain before
we were a cold miserable set that crowd
GU iuto1d lltLlc VACANT nut. Some OF the men
| built a rousln' fire outside and when we talked
the matter over, Bill Myers and two other
| chaps set off by roundabout path to reach
| this breaker; for you see, sir, we feared that
Thirty men were shut up in the mines for none
could tell how great the crush was inside.
and we knew the strem was rapidly foodin'
the different tunnels.
YOU want to know il these men escaDed.
Wal, III tell yer how some of 'eln got out for
Kate Dalton's work wasn't done yet Indeed,
| sir, it YVES then showed the most pluck, for
both her father and sweetheart were down in
the mines.
ut seems, sir, that the men had been in the
mines several hours, when the boss. goin'
from the shaft to whar they were diegin',
| noticed some well-knoWn o trouble. and ord
cred al to leave at once. He told Joe Dalton
to go warn three Of the men who were work
ing abreast in a distant part of the tunnel:
then he with the rest OF the miners, were
drawn up the shaft.
They'd hardly reached the surface when
| the first crash came They visited in dread
! 1ul suspense to hear the sigma for tie Others
| to come up; but time passed and the gong
didn't sound, while the heavy thuds O f.llin'
earth and crushin' o. rocks warned tl.en, that
terrible work was goin' on beneath, and it
was probable the other men had been killed
at once by the powerful conclusion
While they were talkin'it over, some dis
covered the caye-in on the surface and alarm