The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-05

suffered considerable damage. The cave in
was not unexpected, but it was looked for
under, or more close to the store, and it was
not expected the railroad would be damaged
as much as it was
1t was about O'Clock yesterday morning
when the disturbed surface disappeared, leav
ing great pit about go feet in diameter and
about 20 feet deep. The workings that
caused it are in Packer colliery No. ., the
Holmes vein. The Lehigh Valley switches
are Immediately over the disturbed point and
four tracks were suspended in the air.
There was space of about l5 feet be-
tween the northern brink of the pit and
the southern foundation wall of the Bright
building, but the intervening ground was
drawn upon to an extent sufficient to lower
the foundation wall about inches and caused
the first floor of the building, at the east end,
to drop about inches. There was large
dLlOuht VI AOul suOlCd III Vll9 pdlI VI INC
building but it was removed shortly after
the cave.in occurred, and this removal no
doubt saved the building much greater dam
age.
The railroad company suffered consider
ably by the cavern, as all traffic between
Lost Creek and Ashland was shut Off for the
day. There was no train the west side of the
breach when the surface went down, so nc
transfer system could be arranged.
Roadmaster Reed and large number OF
navvies arrived upon the scene in good time
with an engine and several car loads of coal
dirt, but the work of filling the cavity was
delayed by reason of the main pipe that takes
water down the valley from the Lost Creek
dam having been broken and Mr.. Reed was
obliged to wait until the break was repaired.
Several hours work was required to fill the
immense hole. This morning the tracks
were ready for traffic and all trains passed
over the place as usual.
Large crowds of people gathered at the
scene and spent most of he day watching
the work of filling the breach. Two navvies
had narrow escapes from passing through the
hoppers of the cars and down into the breach
with the coal dirt by the sudden dropping OF
the hopper doors when they were standing in
the cars.
Gentlemen acquainted with the workings
of Packer No. say that the cave-in of yes
terday was the second that has occurred on
the line of the workings within the past two
weeks and several more are likely to follow
at any time The first one carried down the
surface a little northeast of the Lost Creek
L. V. R. r. depot, At least two are expected
between that point and the point of yester-
days disturbance.
1t is also said that frequent disturbances
may be expected on the Packer territory all
the way from Brownsville to Lost Creek.
While the people of Lost Creek are keeping
their eyes open for drops" considerable
speculation is also going on in and about
New Boston. The caving-in of several places
along the Pennsylvania railroad between
that place and New Boston Junction is
momentarily expected and watchmen are
! kept along the line night and day
There was an immense CAVERN at Honey
brook ON Saturday. Several buildings were
wrecked and badly damaged and consider.
able more trouble is expected
That true friend 70 all suffering with colds