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

THRILLING ADVENTURE IN A COAL NINE.
=. a telegram from Scranton, Pa. Nov. 2. says
II III were possible to turn gray OF terror N
hair OF Miss Floyd Jones' Of New York. should
De as WHITE as snow, In consequence OF an awiul
adventure which she passed through az the
Briggs colllery OF the Laekawanna coal a nd Iron
company. In this city. She is visiting the fam
NY OF w. w. scranton, general manager OF tn,
IRON company, and expressed desire to visit
the mine. Accordingly Mr.. Scranton acting a
her escort, took along Mine Superintend mt
Reese Il. Brooks as an extra precaution against
ventur1ng into danger. After inspecting the
mine and seeing the men at work. the trio.
guided by their flic&er1ng lamps. returned along
the Subterranean halls to the foot OF the shaft
for the purpose OF making the ascension. SUI
peTtntendent Brooks Signalled to the engineer
overhead, Albert ROskelly, and told him the
party wanted to be hoiSted directly to the tower
OF the breaker, which rises 15o 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 hrrie1
against the heavy timberS OF the roof. Snlppin-
the wire hoisting rope aSunder with the viSi5)r-
over an abyss 45O feet deep. 1t was momen'
of awful fear. They expected to be d tshed =
the bottom. They felt the carriage slip sharply
down few inches; then came sudden jolt.
halt and they were standing still. The safetT
catches, which are generally more ornamental
tIldn USEFUL SpTalS 10 UlelT places anu netu lil
carriage there. Even then the situation wa
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
IL was attached, and the bruising of her
shoulder by contact with the post.
THR WILL OF THE LATE BISHOP wHrrT1NGHAM
was yesterday deposited with the register of
wills in Baltimore for probate. 1t is dated Sep
TENDER %, 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. 1.-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 may
at any time be resident in the Episcopal
residence in Baltimore: the SouthernmoSt large
cabinet in the corridor of the second story
of the Episcopal residence to the trustees of the
Episcopal fund to remain In the residence as
part of the furniture thereof; to the committee
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 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-
ventiOn Of Maryland to create a special trust
for the holding and care of the books so be
queathed, by the name of the Stlnecke 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 cost OF more than 5000.
The cOdicil makes number of minor requests.
or the funeral 1t says most humbly and
earnestly desire and request that no needless
expense or parade be made in my funeral, and
that the following directions about 1t may be
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 1t take place where it please
God that shall die. If 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 II 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; and may God In His inf
mite mercy at the last remove 1t into His own
kingdom Of glory had with Christ. Amenr'
His sons Edward Thomas Nottingham and
| Harrison Nottingham; his Son-in-law Charles
| Wilmer, and Robert NJ. Proud and Charles II.
| Wyatt, esqs., OF Baltimore, are named as execu-