, 1880-07-22


Tho air-lock, ono end Of which projects
through tho brick lining Of tho working ahnft, IL :
the n,tly Inch1is 0f entGrinE or emerging from
tho tlu1,dl. 1t louks exactly like tnrYu boEtFd
Tho t1ltrcrunca between tho two il tt,Gt tho mir
lock is mAdp OF thicker tron md iB somOwhas
larger. its dinlncter beinE Nix feet una its onHtk
fifteen foot. Through this pass tho wotk,ncn mt
th1ir supplics- It is furnished with twp MASSIVE
irf,n doora, ono opening into tho working Bhaft
tho uther Into the tunnel. ntth taoors Are hung
40 that they swing inward toward The tunnel
Otherwise tho Immense atmospheric pressure
brought to bcnr upon them wOttd blow thc!u
from their hinges, md tho whole tunnel ciltGr-
priss would he buried in ono vast ruin. Tho
pipes from tho Air-rcsoryolr rttn through tho
lcck IA well as tho c]cctinn.ppo FROM tho head-
lnK. At Its SHIFT cn,l nrv two blk lallFs-eyes Of
pinto glass, n1,ti Mt the tunnel end nra two
The Afr-lOck Is a terrible instrument Of torture
To tho visitor who enters the tunnel tho first
tlMc. Timer reporter nlade it4 ncnanirt-
nlco few dnys ago. 11e will contlue his In
terrst in tho futura to objects on tho surfacc.
whero thoru is n FREQ md plentiful play Of
oxygun mud an Abscnco Of all such agreeable
sensations AZ nre popularity supposed
to accompany hanging and drowning. In jua-
tlco to Engineer E. H. D.trIlugame It should bo
said that hg did not cncour1lgo the trip. Ho
oven hl1ted nt things beyond tho Er1lyo in cOn-
ncctton with it, " We took a visiting engineer
down Il few ttnys hgo." he said. ''Iio was about
your rEu und yoiir build, lnt bis hatr and teeth
wcro Ike yours. l think ho wure Il hat some
thing Ike yours, too." Thoru WINS n pnnso Then
to atlcl suddenly, '1Io fa!nteti dcad nway
when ho caino nut, and wo wcro halt IN hour
bringing him tn
This wis encouraging. It wns not final. how
ever. After IN argument, Especial case
wins Handu Of nino. an1 was told to Roup to tho
dressing. ROM, strip, n1ld put on IN old suit, Mr.
Clitz showed bis own suit through tho door.
Thu suit comprised a jumper and over
nla Ut blue 1naterlal,-the conventional
oycrsllla stun.-hn old felt hat and pntrof rub
hcr boots. Mr., Clitz IL nix feet two inches tall.
hns tho y!rth of giant, md foot 10 coFre-
spond. AM tivo foot sevetI, aud noithor thtok
nor th1 ly menus Ut ropes and saya Mr. clltz's
suit ,sas tlt,nIly ,ttlch0rc III position, tho weight
nf itA aatorl!uous .natosinl was distributed over
tho shoulders, nt,.l tho ptrllOua descent OF the
stntrR itlItng Anwn Into tho sh1ft wAa begun In
bir. cl'tz'H rubber boots.
THE lHYrTOM WAS REACHED IN HAFEry,
md Mr.. llurlnxame callcl a halt. Il roar, as II
|..st tesu sasHsbsly n the air.lock - was com
tho nir. lock w,ls il.K bunk. and cloud OF tSn.
dei,seti ntr poured OUT. Then worktNan-lt'so
u oyeralls. {u.nEor' hut and boots-steppei n9t.
io.,iic with brick. pnd thon ruled ia again.
"Con,e;" ea!d Mr. i,urlIugatne, who, unlike
llo ringing III y0ir ctss as II b.,th siaes of your
hraG wvsu hnlnH pressed IN n your br1lil,. swA!-
tho t' p,wcts u tic r.Mk. Win tho !aost peE.
feet feeling Of depression !HangtnabU. fol-
ptsbat1y vt tl,o Thought af tue nilsery ho bed iA
stnEo, and with 1nns csoso<i tho door and bolt
I'd It. No thrHo were Mlbue ~ tho lonk together.
1t wn4 III qulot ~ \ tntnb III therG. Seating N.Y.
ss e. It 1s.y sS s valsy pPii ne ara s
ton. A1slie thu lo,r !n tho tunnel end WINS u
bit OF tNlluw.cunde, whose yallnW tialno wh5
the lXht which It SHE'D DvUr tho by ID dungeon
wtaA sicky III tho c1trcNle, an unly soryod to in-
tr,lstfy thp teetl!!g ot depression.
"All rlvht. III, we'll givo it to him Humtlullko
c,4ulo trpn tho tn.na4fer of tho lnnelitlio, who
c.'ull tli.nly make out was on biz feut With lx'lh
ha1lds grusplnx j. wheul which regulated p!pa
running along the top Ut tue lock.
HE nAYk II TUHN,
and tho torture begnn. It started a noise l!k0
tho oscapo ot staasil from y sfoatnnnatx ptpo.
Annther turn, and tho nnls0 wls OF tWu steA1n-
bulta pIpcs. lfCFo tho manager Was kls.dly coIa-
tent {nr i tow minutes u etuAG furthut UpGra-
tions with hts wheel. 1hq no!so coHtlIued 1t1st
tux sensa,lon in tho throat aud sts4nge ring
4 III .tho ar from tho tunpsl couln9 In
you can gradually become aoc1stotncd to 1t.
Tslicf was al grstefai as Il wa i,lstaatanot4ls:
A,lytx,dy wh0 bus ever been IN swiMtnlnK. tal1
h4s cau9ht u1l mir.bubblo In hta car, knows bow
unnoylnR It y and what delightful sensation
| Thu sensation following tho swnlluw wAs exaat-
| " lik1 1t. Hy ears weto cleared. and for haf
1hb.nent tho s!nKfnY dlsappcarssl
volume M A{r WF4 ncr0asGui 81 way It's 6nelflQ.
| uese practically aA manIpulauons VI tha "Aecl