, 1885-07-23

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man who didn I do anything to earn it
SO the old gentleman said. But the other
fellow was slow and awkward. and my
money. good clothes and town WAYS NJ
last carried tho day with the girl and the
Old lady brought the old man around Ia
short order she Is n terror. 30 the mat
ter Il scttlcd | have the license IN my
pocket. aud you arc both invited 10 tho
wedding at old man Avery's TO morrow
evening am going there to night %
We reached Coaliown about sundown
and scent the night with Mr. Harry
Woodman. tho charcoal king lie con
trols % vast husincss-ships very neariy
all the charcoal burned about here on his
own line Of schooncrs TO New Orleans.
furnishes supplies, leans and Tools 10 over
700 collier
MI. Moodman showed us over a pos.
ton Of the works the following day. and
explained the process OF burning and ship
ping the coal The entire business is
managed ia the most primitive fashion.
until tfc coal Is loaded on board The
schooucr.
There were apparently 100 kiins on
fire in The town. In every direction tall
columns nf blue smoke rose above the
tree tops. and as many more were in
every stage OF construction, from setting
the bottom 10 banking y That read
crs may pinporty understand the terrible
tragedy which occurred later in the day.
ii will be necessary to explain the con
struciion and burning Of a kiln.
a spot Is selected among the pines. and
the nearest trees. large and small, are
felled and cut into lengths OF SIX feet to
the number Of twenty-five or thirty for
bottom. These are set up round and
round a center post or chimney. y filed
with dry. light wood kindling until the
bottom Is. say, twenty five feet in diane.
ter. Upon this is then placed a second
tier OF four-foot split wood. - and this
surmountcd by n third course OF still
smaller wood, or top. - making the kiln
dome shaped. twelve feet high. with
about seven feet crown. The entire kiln
is then banked covered with dirt
sOlidly packed to the depth Of six inches
except a small nrchway on one side
called the sire door, " and an aperture AT
the top OF the chimney" in The crown.
The kiln is then fired by means Of n torch
fastened upon The end of n long pole and
inserted through the fre-door to the
center of the heap where the kindling is
ignited and rapidly fires the entire struct-
urc.
The chimney is generally left open for
two or three days after firing but rs the
kiln blazes until Il is closed. and while
blazing consumes the wood without char
ring any coal. the burners almost invaf
iably close il too soon. This quite FIRE
qurntly causes the kiln TO -blow" or ex-
plode, through The formation of gases in
side. aud J., extremely dangerous The
len or twelve days from the time the kiln
Is tired uuth tho charming is finished il Il
period OF constant watchfulness and care
on the part of the burner Continued
everyday experience renders a cautious.
observing man SO expert that accidents
are mre, but among the careless. rcck
less drinking majority. accidents are con
stantly occurring. As The wood chars it
gradually -hrinks into n smaller compass
and 10 cause the sod covering to follow.
IL 1, necessary that the collier work The
kiln over every day. beating down the
entire surface of the crown with a heavy
wooden maui. Sometimes Il sink
forms Ia the kiln. This means that part
of the wood blazcs and Is consumed.
leaving ii great hoe in the center. covered
only with the thin crust OF dirt. which is
baked hard by the heat aud remains un
broken should the collier venture out
upon this. il would sink beneath his
we ght dropping him into the awful
white heat ielow. whore he could not
live a second
several accidents OF this kind mad &c
cured In toaltown. We were shown ono
Of tine kilns into which a man had fallen
while intoxicated The oolliers in family
closed all the vents. 4" thus extinguisling
the trts, and the kiln remains "undrawnh
10 This day serving as their companions
mansoleum. They knew he WAS immeli
ately consumed by the terrible heat. and
so made no effort 10 rescue Ills remains
The old Kiln IS now covered with grass.
shrubs aud wild J. Sc bushes whic have
sprung from The sod with which Il had
been bankcd 10 very much resembles All
milan mound
During our walk we called at -old man
Atcfy whore we found Mr.. Ulman,
VIII was not yet sober. even amid the
busy preparations for the wedding TO oc
cur that oven NJ Mr.. Avery we found
70 l0 quite = gentlemanly and hospilable
Old a with 2 painful hesitation and
nervousness of manne He invited US to
remain lor dinncr. saying he would show
" around his works In the afternoon.
AT the dinner table we met Mrs Avery
I'll tall. big.b0ncd woman. who certainly
rrigued supreme within her own home
We also met Tho bride elect. Miss O c Ia
who was. BY the way, the only child-a
tall. slender girl, lale. with light hair aud
lurre. timid brown eyes. She was quietly
graceful IN manner but shrnnk n~ervously
when addressed or observed closely. /
could readily understand how tho worth.
less Mr. I Imam had made such an easy
conquest. aided by this mother with her
Oft repeated assertion that her child should
never marry - good. for nothing coal
burner -
Mr. Woodman remained to diuner also,
and during the afternoon we visited sew
ernl kilus in various stages of burning
Mr. Avery and / were IN the rear OF the
party, when be began to speak regretlully
Of the approaching wedding, IL seemed
q relief 10 him 10 speak his thoughts 10
some one. even a stranger.
| have been opposed to Il all along. =
he said slowly. celia was promised
TO - u good, steady boy. whom she has
known oil her life. He Is doing well. too
has a good home which he had prepared
TO carry her To- / don't know Ulman.
but / do not believe he will make my lii
lie girl happy. lie drinks too much See.
lie IL drunk yonder on that kiln now.
pounding like mad. but he suits my old
oman, who always said young- was
too slow-and resigncdly. so the and
Zella had to give In. -
Mr. UlmRu had run up the ladder by
which the top Of the kiln wa reached as
rapidly as an intoxicated man could. and
was now working % over in
oXtravagant mock collier style. pound
ing down the sod covering with
u hhtN maui 81 lHNNf IL huutIt
to the charrcd wood ani gradually settle
with Il. He was too drunk. or Too igno-
rant Of the business 10 know that the large
white spot IN the sod covering over which
he was standing indicated flame and a dan
gerous "sink beneath.
We wono making our way more slowly
up the slender ladder when-with q wild.
unearthly shrek that echoea 10 my ears
10 This day-ulman threw up his hands
aud instantly sank from sight into The
depths OF the kiln. The flames leapcd to
a great height through the opening.
soorching and blistoFing our bianched
faces aud driving Us hack
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