Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-04
THE EVENING STAR.
November 4, 1879.
A woman's Peril.

TUESDAY..........N November 4, 1879.
A WOman's Peril.
THRILLING ADVENTURE IN COAL NINE.
A telegram from Scranton, Pa, Nov. 2, says
If 1t were possible to turn gray of terror. m
hair OF Miss Floyd Jones, of New York. sholll
oe as white as snow, in consequence OF an awtui
adventure which she passed through a. the
Briggs colliery of the Lackawanna coal and froa
company. in this city. She is visiting the fam
iy OF w. w. Scranton, general manager OF the
the mine. Accordingly Mr. Scranton, acting as
her escort, took along Mine Superintendent mt
Reese q. BROOKS as an extra precauion against
venturfng into danger. After inspecting the
mine ana seeing the men at work. the trio
guided by their fiickering lamps, returned along
the Subterranean halls TO the foot OF the shaft
Tor the purpose OF making the ascension. Su-
perfntendent Brooks Signallcd TO the engineer
overhead, Albert Roskelly, and told him the
party wanted to be hoiSted directly to the tower
OF the breaker, which rises $50 feet from the
mouth OF the shaft, and Is $50 feet from the bot
tom, where they were standing at the time.
The engineer answered down through the tube
All right" and the trio taking their places on
the platform OF the carriage. were hoSted swift
ly up out of the mine into the shaft OF the
tower. Upon the carriage approaching the
sheave-wheel at the top. Engineer RoSkelly lost
control OF his engine and the party was harlel
against the heavy tmberS OF the roof. swapping
the wire hoisting rope asunder with the visitor
over an abyss $50 feet deep. Ii was moman
of awful fear. They expected to b, dlShad l.,
the bottom. They felt the carriage slip sharply
down few inches; then came sudden jolt, 4
halt and they were standing still. The safety
catches, which are generally more ornamental
than useful, sprang to their places and held the
carriage there. Even then the situation was
painfully perilouS. The slightest movement
might cause the catches to slip again. and the
party was forced to remain there until the work
men came with ladders TO their relief. The only
bodily injuries inflicted by the shock were a
Slight cut which Miss Jones SUSTAINED on the
side of the head when the rope broke, letting a
bolt descend from the top of the carriage where
1t was attached, and the brlislng of her
shoulder by contact with the post.
THR WILL OF THE LATE BISHOP WHITTINGHAM
was yesterday deposited with the register of
Wills In Baltimore for probate. 1t Is dated Sep
TENDER y, 1879, with codicil dated two days
later and Is entirely In his own handwriting.
The principal item is the confirmation of his
previous gift to the diocese of Maryland of his
valuable library, which is supposed to be one OF
the largest and best selected private theological
libraries in the country. This library was the
only property accumulation of his life and he
left little else besides few personal effects His
sons are to take all his strictly private papers,
wherever found. ''The large cabinet at the
north end of the corridor, in the second story OF
the Episcopal residence, with contents, Is be-
queathed to the Stinecke Maryland Episcopal
Library for the use OF the bishops who nay
at any time be resident in the Episcopal
residence in Baltimore: the SOuthernmoSt large
of the Episcopal residence to the trustees OF the
Episcopal fund.- to remain in the residence as
part OF the lufnlturP UlereOf, 10 ule cONnnlJuee
on the records of the diocese all the filed and
stOred-aWay correspondence, together with the
papers of former bishops of the diocese, gathered
in a leathern valise in the third-Story of the
library; to the convention of the diocese of
Maryland all the books now in the library OF
the residence, respectfully desiring the con-
yention OF Maryland to create a special trust
for the holding and care of the books so be-
Queathed, by the name OF the Stinecke Mary
land Episcopal Library; thus providing for the
due preservation and control of the library,
and for the perpetuatiOn OF the memory
OF the deceased churchman, with the
proceeds of whose requests the library
was added at a cost of more than S. 900.
The codicil makes a number of minor beJueStS.
OF the funeral it says. most humbly and
earnestly desire and request that no needless
expense or parade be made in my funeral, and
observed That 1t be entirely without adorn-
ments, decoration or symbol of the kind COM
monty used as paraphernalia of death and
mourning, and that it take place where it please
God that shall die. II in or near Orange, there;
If in Baltimore, there; and consequently that
there be no transportation of my body by rail-
road desire and direct that If in orange my
grave be made as near as may be to those OF
my parents; If in Baltimore, that it be in st.
Johns churchyard, Waverly. l desire and direct
that necessary removals of my body be made
after the old wont by means of a bier borne by
the appointed bearers; anG may God in His inf
kingdom of glory had with Christ. Amen'
His sons, Edward Thomas Nottingham and
Harrison Nottingham; his Son-in-law Charles
Wilmer, and Robert NJ. Proud and Charles Fl.
Wyatt, eSqs., of Baltimore, are named as eXecu-
| tors.