The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-20

where the man fell with his boots on and
was found barefooted when he was picked
up. l suppose this is because the blood
goes to the head, making the feet smaller,
and, besides, the pressure of the air upon
the heel and counter acts as a boorack.
That was rather a singular accident up
at the Diamond the other day. Mr.. Hun
ter went on reflectiVeiy. I mean the
death Of Matt O'Hare in the waste hole of
the 400. Ii is my belief that If o Hara
had been two feet further in he would have
escaped serious injury, as the rock only
fell few inches. Ii just happened TO
catch him in such way as TO break his
neck. 1 know of a parallel instance where
rock Weighing coo or 100 pounds fell
from a hight of eight feet upon man,
and he is alive to-day, though badly Grip
ped.
II had to go over to Sand Coulee last
week TO investigate an accident in which
one man was killed and another had three
ribs broken. At the funeral of the dead
man request was received from his in
jured partner, who was confined 10 his bed,
that the remains might be brought TO his
bedside so he could take one last look at
them. Well, after the services the pro-
cession stopped at the house of the injured
man and waited while the coffin was taken
inside, where the lid was unscrewed in
order to give the invalid view of the dead
mans face. Then the march to the GEM
etery was resumed.
Speaking of Sand Coulee. it struck me
while I was there that if wanted to COM
nit suicide l would go there to do it. l
don't mean that life becomes such bur
den in the coal country that the ties that
bind are more easily severed than e4se-
where, but that it affords unsurpas sed ia
ciiitles for a cheap and happy dispatch. It's
wonder to me that some of the many peo-
pie who annually launch themselves into
eternity from Butte do not take the Sand
Coulee route
Down in the coal mines there is one
passage that is three miles long. and in
some of the chambers air does not seem
TO circulate. Upon the walls there is a
gathering of moisture. and if you puff a
cigar in one of these chambers the smoke
Will seek the walls, where it clings with
an undulating movement like a spray of
weeds under running water. That dew on
the walls is white damp, and the dead air
of the chamber where 1t is found is poi
sonous. In few minutes a feeling OF
drowsiness steals over a man who
breathes 1t, and before long he is asleep
and dreaming deliciously-so those say
who have been resuscitated. But the SLEEP
is akin to that of the lost traveller over
whose numbed limbs the Arctic snow ed
dies and drifts, for, unless help comes
soon, there is no awakening. If, however
the venturesome explorer of these under
ground death traps realizes his danger in
time and manages to stagger out into the
fresh air, he has an experience to under
go which may cause him to regret that
he did not remain inside. Every bone and
muscle aches with the intolera BILE poig-
nancy that is known to convalescents from
yellow fever. The treatment is simple
but effective. Being nearly dead, the suf-
ferer is nearly buried. A hole is dug in
the soft earth and the victim is made to
stand up in it, while the dirt is thrown in
around him until only his head is seen
above ground. This seems to draw out
| the soreness and in a short time the pa
tient has fully recovered