The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-03
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hsa sasA to Re Hiswp Up ky oynaa-
iss wisats Hin.
tte following most renaskable
si6sy u fasnidhcd 'nae usAntsvills Mes
cusy ~ oSe q is sokaals oa ssspol.4-
ena- ard presents . ease .hat VIII
puszic sca@ntias no lkus:
A strange occurr0nce epok pkce N
EisuEs coAnty, Ala, yesterday wln4
! vii Ncs stteaapt tssexpAin. bst gise
yos tie fae.s ag they arv.
4 psty oi. ciruaiseislp capitalists
iasgely iH4CrRtsd il The Eii.arals SS
tie region, assj sosEe proulislcca RI
roAi officials wese here oa a tour Of
iiisps slcAI With the Wee of opsaui ~
snuae kest of iron ers aEd sekc,;ac
s.is ntHt Practicable rpVt, t.ar o,< eA-
Aes,siea az she row raj way t.s.i Leds
up this valley.
THIS. iadeod, seems to bava 1ee,i .be
trv< battle grounds Of tSe Hpas wifh
"PelN.si piled urnu tsso, or tlse utter
coaf'.sioa nf ths gesAoytss. u he Gao
n,A account fsr Tsi irou use il, 'a." side
u nsoaGtain. brown Ml si.t ,;l,,,r.
with veins of coal immediately ,,,a.e.
lyEtg the top.on lro;h sides. M il ,vas
determined To leave them ot:i I'll the
party and carey aioug prscti,s;l I, ,a:,
faf:.iliIs with The forsnstiots ,.,c, liar
to this valley fur al. geDiogi<-ssi IN,
formation nes:ess;sTy ia ;is4:.ing au s-,,
psNxi.I,ate estimate of the amount Of
stdid and loose rock TO be encountered
on uic extension. Accordingly ar oh.
fow,nsn. Mr. Merits. who had ha.
large experience in ruiirtsiding IL
the west. was selected. lie MAS an il
tcfii.seiit. sober and industrious n.;ls,
who e..,utsrly uncs month se,si ths.
gre3..r part Of his earnings "a bis
wife and ei.i!.iw.n in Kansas He
gave his opinions only after the
| niosi careful examinations and the
gentlemen had implicit cm,!ident rs
q, their accuracy. The ls,ity ea,heti
! perpendicular bluff about fifteen feet
high. when Mr. Merits climbed down
TO ledge about six feet frs,,r,. ths sop
| and with his hammer WIS invest ;gat-
ing slsc character q! stones and their
probable thickness. Tbe gentlemen
above heard xverH, blows fnsn his
hsa,sfser. then apps1sndy a quantity
OF k>ose EVcks Ealing and Immediately
a terrific explosio:s- They were all
| cdnnistsrably sloek0l, bst no, other
| wise hurs. and al cnce went 30 the
edge Of the yrecipios. where they ts-
tor4ed the sGong odos of dynamite
bN: to tAeir consaes,,atiQl could sce
n1khing 81 sk. sier,A After ga ef,ll
sear-is soaae sx,ali pHccs 81 Ills ciothiAg
were found hanging IN n srs aboNt
thirty feet from the eround. but
ths. WAS all The. question Tor tse
sc4cstis.s To settle is wfat cauapd
| the explosion. 4 ru,Abes u p<o-
pie f~ra Birmingham have visited
! the .ince. but haze heard only ore
| plausible theory, and that was ad-
vansd by hr. Schultz. = scicntis. II
IS known positively that Mr.. .Ies IS
had 40 dynamite with hin, and Nv
Schultz says the only possible way 10
! account for the explosion is that he
had constantly. for nuslbcr Of ears,
been handling Dynamite and nitro
/ giycerins, aM! tisat so much had been
taken i<ltD his system BY absorption
that it YVES oAly necessary for him 10
roseive slight jar ho set il of. whish
was dnns when he xruck tho round
oa falliaG from tho ledw.
Whethsr Ills story y true or not
can't say. but give tie facts as they
hapDane2. end tbey ua4 10 sahst&p.
tistOd by number OF coizsus il this
vicinity si.d E,n,hghsn. wi 10 WIN
| info1U u yeu l there IS cay nose light
GA the. sob jed.