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In the summer 0! 1809. after anna
had Mien into his hands. Napoleon de
termined lo pass lhe Danube and give lhe
Archduke Chdrles battle‘on the larlher
The Danube. near Vienna. flaws
abort.
in a wide Itream. embracing many i.lnndg
in ilulow aqdmnjealic mun-mam mvr the
plain. Bonnpnrle rcculved (0 [was it 111
um points at thalamo time. u! Nussdoll.
shout. a mile' nbm-u Vienna. and against
the Inland of Lubnu. l'anher down the liv-
er. Lnnnea took charge ol the uppeu past.
and Museum 0! lhe lower—the two he-
roes of the coming Aspen. Lannea, [ail
ing m his unempt, lhe whole army wn:
concentrated al Lobau. 0n lhe Honing
of lhe I9lh May. Bonapune surprised (he
Aulhians on the island. and taking pO5-
nezaion of it and the olhet i.|amlapround it,
had nothing In do but throw a bridge from
Lobau to the nonhern bank ofthe Danube.
in order to marth his army over to the u-
tendcd plains‘to Murchfie-Id, that sttetch
ed away from the bank It) the heights 0!
Biscmberg. where lay the Archduke with
a hundred thousand ‘mcn. Through un-
weuried efforts Bonaparte was nblelo an
semble on {he {anther shore. on the morn
ing olthei’lst, 40,000 men. The Arch
dukc'inw, from the heights he occupied.
every movement of the French army.
which setmetl bygits raehness and lolly,
to be running into the very jaws of de
otruction.
It was a clocdleSl summer mormng,
and no the glorious summer sun came
flash'ng over the hill tops, a forest of glit
tetin§ bayonets lent back its beama. The
grass and fluwaro looked up silently to the
blue heavens; both of Much seemed un-
conscious of the carnage that was to cm
the day. Just as the sun had reached its
meridian. the command to advance watt
heard along the heights. anmererl by
shouts that allouk the earth, and the roll
ut'druma and thousands at trumpets and
andwild choruaqcs oi the soldiers. While
Bonaparte was 'still struggling to get his
army over the bridge, while Lannes"corpa
was on the further side. and Davoust in
Vienna. the Austrian army, 80.000 men,
came rolling down the mountain side, and
over the plain, like a resistleas flood. 15..
.o’oo cavalry accompanied this magnificent
host. while nearly 300 came trundling
with the aound olthunderover the ground.
The whole army advanced in five awlul
Columns, with a curtain ot cavalry in
__froat to conceal their, movements and iii
J rection. Bonaparte looked: with an un
quiet eye on thta advancing heat. while hir.
whole army was still separated by the
Danube. in a moment the field was in
“an uproar. Lanncs. who had crossed,
took possession at Essling a little village
that stood hall a mile trom the Danube,
and Masscna of Aspern. another village.
standing at the same distance trom the
Danube and a mile and a half from Ess
ling; These two villages were the (‘lllt'l
points col' delence between which the
French army was drawn up in a line.--
Around these two villages, In which were
entrenched these two renowned leaders.
'were to be the heat and strength ofthe
battle. Three mighty columns were seen
marching with firmahtl rapid steps to As
~pern, While towards Easting. where the
brave _Lsnnes lay, a countless host seemed
moving. Between, thundered the _3OO
pieces of cannon. as they slowly adran
ced, enveloping the field in a cloud ot
smoke, blotting out the noonday sun. and
sending death and havocamong the French
ranks. At! night drew on the conflict be
came awful. Bursting shells. explosions
ol artillery. and volleys ol nmsketry. were
mingled with shouts of victory, and cries
of toner; while over all. as it to drown all
was heard at intervals the braying oftrur'n
pets and ttraina ol martial musicr .
ln the'yillageto which 'Maaaena and
Lannea maintained theirground‘with such
unconquerable‘ 'firmneaa, took tire, and
burned with a red’flame' over the nightly
batile field,‘ adding a tenlolil horror to the
work ofdeath. But we do not intend to
deacribelthe first day's" battle. We shall
refer to It again when we speak of Mattre
tna‘and Bessierea, who fought. with a des
‘peration and u‘ncnnquerable firmness that
altoaished even Napoleon. At eleven o'-
clack'et ‘night the uproar ot'battlc cruised.
and through the 'slowly retiring cloud ul
rivar'that'rolled away toward the Danube.
the start! time out one by one.‘to_ look on
the dead and the dying._ Groans and cries
loaded the midnight blast, while‘the‘sleep;
ing hosts lay almost. in each other’s em
brace. ' Bonaparte wrapped in his military
-clo'al:,=lay stretched beside» the Danube.
mot-'h'allga» mile from the ene‘my’q cannon.
'l‘h'e’i'entlnels could ulmmtt shake hands
across 'the space that, linte’nenetl -; and
~thua the-lilting and the dead inflict!“ to~
gettiarrupo'n'. th'a-' hard' luugltl field; while
.th‘o‘milent 'ca'tinon‘loadediwrtluleaih.‘ irere
.vpointin'fi-ove'r. the ‘slumbeiia‘g hosts. vlrotl
eddiyrt 'a'7‘Danube,‘. thatw-rol‘led its turbo-
I entertain. * “unfit
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A.
len} flood. by his side. and canopied by
me "are. Nupo‘etm r‘ested his exhausted
lrnme uhile he rewlved lhe disnskous e~
vents of the day‘. and pondered how he
might redeem his error. Mastenn hail
.lmt moat ul Aspern ; ‘but Lannes still held
Easting. and had held it during one of the
most snnguinnry atxugglu ol that fiercely
lought butlle. Early in the morning. til
soon er the' light brake over the en‘stern
hulls. lhelwn urmicw were again on their
Ind, and the cannon opened anew upon
the wall: of living men. The French
troops wrre (liSpiriti-J. for the previous
ili‘j‘ had been one of dcleat: while the
Auu'rians were full ot hope. But the rest
at Lunncs’ corps had crossed the Danube
during the night. while Dnvoust, with
neatly 30,000 more. was marching with
flying colors over the bridge. The Arch
duke hnd also received reinforcements. so
that two armies ol about u 'hundred thou:-
nud euchnoml ready to contest Qhe fiehl
on the second day. At the commence
ment of the onset, Lnnnes was driven for
the first time lmm Essling; but St. Hillnre
‘coming up to his aid. he rallied his defen
ted troops and led them back tothe charg'.
retook the place. and held it, though or
tillery, inluntry and cavalry thundered
upon it with shocks that threatened in
‘aweep the village itself lrom the plain.
At length. Bonaparte, llde of acting
on the delonsivc. begun to prepare for his
great and dt-cisive movement on the ren
tw. Masscna was to hold Aspcrn. Dav
nust to march on Essling. while Lannos,
the brave Lnnues, who had fought with
such courage and almost superhuman en
ergy for two (lays, was ordered with Cu
dinot lo lorce the centre and cut the Aus-
lrinn army in two. Bonaparte called him
to his side. and ham h'u “Minn behind
the lines Vthlch ovexluukcd the field, poin
led out I 0 him the course he wished him
to lake. Lannea spurred to his post, and
when all \1 an ”‘ij Bonaparm came riding
along the lines to intimate the soldiers in
the decisive onset that was about to’be
made. The shouts of‘ Vine l" Emper
tur.” vrith uhich they received him. was
heard above the roar of battle. and fell
u‘ith an ominous sound upon the Austrian
lines. Apprised by the shoots where the
Emperor was passing, they immediately
turned their cameo in that direction. ho
ping by a chance to strike him down.—
General Monthisr. was killed by his side.
but the mightiest man ol b‘ood of all was
not to fall by the sword. In a few min
utes Innnes’ awful columns were on'the
march, and moved with rapid speed otter
the field. Two hundred cannon were
placed in trout. and advanced like a rap
idly moving wall ol fire over the camber.
ed ground. Behind was the cavalry—the
irresistible cuirassers that had soept so
many battle fields for Napoleon, and be‘
fore tl e onset of which the best infantry of
Err-ope had gone down.
{A At length the enveloped pierced to the
.reseued grenadiers of the Austrian army,
and thelast fatal blow seemed about to be
given. In this dreadful crisis the Arch
duke showed the power and heroism ol
l\'apo|eon himsell. Seeing that all was
lost without a desperate chart. and appa
rently not caring lor his life, il defeat must
be endured, he Spurred his steed among
the shaken ranks. rallying them by his
roles and bearing to the charge, and seiz
ing the standard of Zach’s corps, ohich
was already yielding to the onset, charged
at their head like a storm. ' His generals,
’roused by his example, dashed into the‘
thickest olthe fight, and at the head of.
their respective divisions fell like so many
rocks upon the head of Lannr-u' column.
'l'hoie brave ()lllt'et’fi, slrnost to a man,
sunk before the destructive tire that open;
ed upon them. but that dreadful column
was checked for the first time in it~ ad
vance, and stood like a living rock atnid
its toes. The AUstrians were thrown into
squares and stood like so many checkers
on the field. Into the very heart of the-e
Lannes had penetrated and stopped. The
empire stopped with him, anrl Napoleon
saw at once the peril ot his chief. The
brave cuirassers that had broken the best
inlan‘try'ol the world were immediately
ordered to the rescue. Shaking the ground
over which they galloped “heir glittering
orntor rattling as they came; they burst
into the midst of the enemy. and charged
the-now steady battalions orth appalling
lory. .Round and round'thc firm squares
theyrode. spurring their steeds against
the very points of the bayonet.but in vain.
Not a square broke, not a column fled ;
and charged in turn by the Austrian cav
alry. they were compelled to [all back up
on their own infantry. Stilt Laurie; stood
amidythe wreck and, carnage of the battle-:
field around him. Unable to deploy so as
to return the terrific fire that. wasted him.
and disdaining to fly. he left his column
melt away beside him. Being in squares
the Austrians cou|d_ tire to advantage.
vrhile'Lannes could only return it front
the.l edge of his..column._',Seeing that he
date not deploy his men.” the Archduke
had the cannon wheeled to within five rods
ofthern,‘ and ‘there playedon the dense
masses." . ‘ ’ ,
Every ‘drscharga'opened huge gaps, and
men seemed like mist before 'the dermal:-
tive storm. Slrll.,th'e‘ shivering column
sioo’d- a's‘if'raotedflto the ground; 'while
Lannea surveyed with a flashing eye the
disastroul"fieldfrorngvhicli‘ha saw there
was no holler? ,Adds’ to thra. the ammu’
nition began to fail; and bin own cannr‘m
were less hotly worked. This completnd
the disaster, while, to render his... situation
more desperate. a regiment had da‘ahed in
between his lines, which being immediate
l)‘ foflowed by others cut them in twain.
Added to all the news began to spread over
the field that the bridges over the Danube.
had been carried away by the heavy boats
lhnl had been flamed down against them.
Still Lunne‘a and his column disdained ‘o
fly. and seemed resolved to perish in their
footsteps. 'l‘ho' brave Marshall knew he
could not wm the battle, but lie knew that
he could die on the spot where he 81mg»
sled {or a continent. Bonaparte as he look-
od over the disordered field from his posi
tion,.saw at once that the battle was lost.
Still in this dreadful crisis he showed no
agitation or excitement. Calm and collect
ed as if on a mere review he surveyed the‘
ruin about him. and by his firm bearing
steadied the soldiers and ollicers amid 1
whom he moved. Seeing that no lime
was to be lost if he would save the remnant
of his army, for the bridges were fast yiel
ding to the swollen stream, he oudered a
general lettest. Lann‘es landr his column
then began to retire over the field. ln a
‘moment the retreat became general. and
the whole army rolled heavily towards the
bridge that crossed to the island of Lobau.
As thev concentrated on the shore it be-
came o-ne mjghly mass where no! a shot
could fall amiss.
The Archduke wishing to complete his
victory by a total route, immediately ad-
Vanced with his ultole army upon them.
His entire artillery was brought tip and ar
ranged itt a semi circle around this dense
mass crowding on to the bridges. and pour
ing their a\\ftll storm into a perfect moun
tairt of llcsh. It seemed as ifnothiug could
prevent an utter overthrow; but Lannes.
cool and resolute as his Emperor, rallied
his best men in the rear. and covered the
retreating and bleeding armv. With Mas
sena by his side. now steadying the troops
by his words and actions. now charging
like fire on the advancing lines. he ssyed
the army from burial in the Danube.
Lnnnes never appeared to better advan
tage than on this occasion. "is impetuos
ity was tempered by the most serious andl
thoughtful actions. and he seemed to feel
the importance of the awful mission with
which he had been trusted. At length dis
mounting from his horse to escape the tem
pest ofcannon balls which sweptdown ev
erythtng overthe soldier's heads. he was
struck by a shot as he touched the ground.
which carried away the uholo of the right
‘eg, and the foot and ankle of the left.—
I’laced on a litter. he was immediately :ar
ried over the bridge’into the island. nhere
Bonaparte was superintending some batte
ry uith which to protect his passage. See‘
irtg a litter approach him. Napoleon tum
ed and there lay the bleeding and dying
Lannes. 'l'he fainting Marshall ' seized
him by the hand, and in a tremulous voice
exclaimed. ' farewell. sire. Live for the
world. but bestow a passing thought on one
of your best friends, who in a few hours
will be no more.’
The roar of battle was forgotten. and
reckless alike of his defeat and the peril of
his army. of all save the dying friend by
his side. Napoleon knelt over the rude
couch and wept like a child. The lip that
had seemed made of iron during the day.
now quivered ttitlt emotion, and the-eye
thathad never blanched irt the wildest of
battle. now flowed uitlt tears. The voice
of affection spoke louder than the thunder
of artillery—the marble-hearted monarch
wept, and cell he might For there be
fore him. mangled arid torn. lay the friend
0! his youth. and the contpanron ofhis ear
ly career—he who had charged by his side
at [.odi and Arcola—saved his army at
iMonticello. aitd Italy at, Mardno—who o
pened Ralisbon to his J'lClOl‘lOllß army—
may, the right hand of his rower—broken
land fallen forever.
{Peal/It oflhe Mexican Clmrc/ws.-—Mu~
jot Noah, in the New York Times. spea
king of the immense treasures the Mexi
can Churches contain. says :—-“In the
Cathedral ol Puebla de [O5 flngelcs hangs
in grand chandelier ut massive gold and
silver, not ol ounce averdupuis. but whole
tons of weightfcullected under the vice
roys lrom the various tributary mines.—
On the tight 0! the altar stands a curved
figure oi. the Virgin. dressed in beautiful
embossed satin—executed by the nuns ut
the place. Around her neck is suspended
a tow ul pea-ht ttt precious value, a curo- ‘
net of pure gold encircles her brow. and
her wnist isbound with a zone of diamonds
nmh-cuortnoug brilliants. 'l'he candela
bras are ul silver and gold. too measure to
be raised even by the strongest hand; and
the Host is one ruuss ul splendid jewels at
1 the richest kind. In the Mexican Cathe
‘rlrnl there is a railing of exquisite work
manship live feet in height and two hun
dred leel. in length, of gold and silver,'on j
which stand“: figure of the Virgin nl' Re- ‘
modius, with three petticoats—one of
pearls, one at emeralds. and one of diaw
monda; the figure aloneis valued at three
milliomdhlollars. ln~the church oqun
dnlnupe there are still. richer and more
hpicntiit’ articles; _nndvinth’at at Lorettof
they ' have figures representing the .Last'
Supper; before whom nrcfiplaced piles ol
gold and silver pliite, lu‘ represenl'the
simplicity of that e‘v‘ent. ‘lt‘ is ‘tlie’éhine
in all the Churches and Culhcrlrals‘ in
Mexico. The star‘ving Lepcro kneels be
fore a figure of the Virgin worth three
milliona.nnd yet would die of want befoie
he would allow himsell to touch one of
the hrillinnls ol her robes. worth to him a
fortune. About a hundred millions of dol;
lnrs are thus locked up In Churrli'bina
menls. while nothing is Inirl out lor pub
lic educalion. roada. canals, public im
provements and true national glory.
From Nonl'a Saturday Guzonc.
A SKETCH ;—BUT NOT 0:: nxcv
DY} JULIAN KRAMER
ll was a piliful s'ory. The poor croa.
'uro, “ho had wn‘ked: twanly miles that
day. in (he heat of a July sun, could
scarcely speak from very fnligue; and.
when she had t‘nded her and (ale. there
was scarcely a dry eye in the whole com
pany. albeit the banroom ol the village inn
was crOWded with sturdy men In whom
cars were novel. Her baby—n 9 sweel
nninluntaa lever saw—43y mnlinnlcis on
‘her breast. and, Ihough the mmhcr knew
it not, it never would move again save In
the ng'oniés of death. .
She was no common beggar. There
was 11 dignity in her appearance. as she
crept slowly towards the open door 0! the
hotel. that commanded respect ; and those
who, a mnmrnt before, were filling the air
with their noisy vocifcrationa, were silent
as she passed them on her way to the
hnuve. Her poor feet, tidtly though coarse
ly clml. were blistered, and every step
left in its impress a trace at" blood. She
only asked permtst-iun to rest for an hour
and to Inuisten her lips with Wlter; but
those rungh backwoodsmen. gathered that
slay for u lrolic, could nut \vllneas her eel.
dem-eufleriugs unmoved. One of lhem
bruugm her a chair—another insisled on
adding a liule whiskey (the only Ilimu
lanl he knew)to the water she craved—
and a lhird—a Herculean monsler—would
have relieved her ol the child had she no!
clung nervenus‘y to iv. It was a delight
{ul exhibition ul (he heart. She rcccivcc
their ntlcnlions wilh a modest grateful
ness that alone would have won my gym
pathy. had not her‘torlorn appearance al
ready compelled it. She had been—wan
still—beautiful, though sorrow and un
kindness had sadly marred the line! of
grace. She Was evidently of gentle line
age, and. when Ihe spoke, her ianguage as.
sured me of it. ,
When somewhat rcsled, they question
ed her of her history and intentions. In
the Slfl‘pllfy of their unworldly natures
‘they knew not that th'u might be offensive:
they mount well and kindly. \‘Vhether
she felt that the interest which thev man
ilested was sincere, or whether Heaven
had purposely ordered all the events that
followed. I know not. but she freely re
vealed her history to that ungrntle crowd,
whose exclamation! ut surprise and anger,
mingled with threats and now and then a
big round oath, attended her narrative to
it: close.
It was the old story. Living happily
and peacefully in her father’s house—n
country rectory in England—she had lov
ed. “not wisely but too well." Forbidden
banns and a lung and painful ntruggle be
tween right and wrong—between love and
duty—were lollnwed by a mirguided el
opetnent. Jl'he still untredded pair fled
to thix land, and for a time lived in corn
fort and even luxury. But. alas! the rn
munce wat- exhausted nhen she become :1
mother. 0n the same night, when the
first I'nint cry of the intant \vniled on her
enr. the unnatural {other lnrsook them
both, and from that hour she had neither
seen nor heard from hitn Penntless,
friendlesv. homeless,with her first return
ing strength she set forth with her baby on
her paihlul pilgrimage. Weary and foot
sore, rhc yet Hziggered along. duy utter
day. over the wild roads of the “'est—the
only uirn of her journey heirs; to reach the
sen coast, where she hoped to beg it pass
suge home to her father. Poor prodigal!
there were fifteen hundred long miles bc
tneen her and the Atlnntic, and yetiher
energy was unbroken. She felt that ll
she cou'd but reach her father-Mite only
Mend she had on earth —all would be [or
giveu. So she struggled on. day utter day,
hearing her intent on her busotn—gtopplug
seldom, and only for a brict rest; ' '
Caret'ul us she had been of her precious
burden. the child was evidently dying
\t hen sho entered the humble tavern on a
prairie in lllinots, where the scene of my
story occurred. It had doubtless drawn
the poison ol dr‘nth, instead oi" the nour
ishment ef' lite from its mother’s brown;
and the excessive heat at the'aun, which
poured down upon them us they passed a
cross the shadeless prairie. had completed
the work. 'Even as she ended her narra
live. the poor thing shirerfed and groaned
faintly-one or two convulsive motions ut
the l'i‘musaone'or rm, painful gasps-é.—
then: u 'sligh‘t :Quivering'oft’ thelips—and ‘tl
woe deeds-dead" in its‘innther’§ 9mm?“ '
'l‘hen [an the'perlectiexhibttton‘ofhu~
men agony.‘ She uttered not :‘WOltl,‘but
Despair 'np‘uk‘e with‘ a thousand tongue.
lrum every feature other countenance:-
Vlt was worse than she could endure; wiler
hands relaxe‘d’lheir' hold, and the corpse
would huge“ [alien to the ground, had it
"not' been ‘enught'by one of the bystanders,
She turned a! pile" at ‘death; and or fight
as marble, and the next moment'sli‘c,'lob.
lay ntretchcd ' belore us” Hei“ he‘a'r'tili’nil
literally brokpndin thé Violoncé'of'h'ei'titi
guish; and thé“titrenm of blood that ibs‘u’et!
from her beautiful lips’ filuinly told'oi'tha't
all eil’orts lor restoration would be'u‘gelés's.
A physician tame; but she ivns béyhnd his
skill. The noor wanderer was at rail—‘-
and-«may l'be lovziven, but the doctor’s
announcement that ho could do nothing
sounded pleasantly in my ears; ‘ll' ,tv‘n‘s
best that she died thus. ~' "
As they lifted ner corpse to bear it to]!
room. there fell from her 'bosom n-locke}
of gold. At that monmnt om: of the (inn.
puny—a pale young man. who had beén
for some days an inmate (If the 'inn'. and
whose quiet and sorrowlul 'dm‘nennor'ha‘d
enveloped him in mystery—sprang lo‘r‘
ward, and gmspcd the locker. 'l‘ou'chmg
a spring. it flew Open, disclosing-4mm
the others never knew-abut the: young
man leaped wildly tnwnrdsthe corpse, and
casting himscll upon it shricked, rather
‘ than said. ‘
"My aisler! mv poor sister!”
u l 7 n .. I
And [hole—fur out on that beauliful
prairie. where the flowers ol heaven’i own
planting encircled and oversprend‘fier
lonely grave—they buried herfnndher
child. - ‘
Philadelphia. Dec.Q7\lB4s. .
l.i\ ing Burial and Escape;
Fuf lhe whjoincd graphic account oflhe romnrfi‘
able disusrbr ul Curbundnlo, and lho ulmou mlirgq‘
uloun cloupo of u mun who wul buriqum lhp-
crushed mines. the N. Y. Commercial Advcujsdr
in indebzcd Io lho Rev. Mr Rowland. pnslor (If-[hp
'reubylerian Church at lloncndalc, but formerly
urlha Pearl slreel church in New York. Tho ml
ralivo is equally inure-ling and exlruordinuy:
Hosnmu. Jun. 15.41846. '
On Monday ‘morning lull, nhoul nino o'clock. "I
accident occurred in tho coal mines of the Dale~
ware and Hudson Canal Company, at Carbondllo,‘
which hu- pwduced contidernblo Mcilomom in the
community. A large portion of tho hill or moun
tnin into which the minol ektond. following the
law oi gravity. suddenly descended on the honey
comb cuvitic- within it- bosom. bdrying n'll thé un
fortunate indtviduula within 11l roan-kl Veri'mhny
ncru dncended in a man: nitd‘ao V fireal‘lw'u‘lho
pros-um ol the utrno-phere. oconaioneil hyftliiln dq
;lcent. as it) shoot out {mm the mouth ofone of the
mtnel. u- from a cannon, a train of clirl“ veilh a
horse and a boy. throwing them _to a con-ide'r'lhlo
distance, Think of nbeliowe muvcdvhy mqvunluln
power. and you will form 9 vcry.correct Mount
the blunt; i'ninfuljo relate. fifloen individual.-
wcre beneath the descending mun-only 0.39.0:
whom has had the good fortune to cucnpe r .nd hio,
adventures exceed every thing on record. Who )6.
mninlng fourteen are buried alive, if not thhed
and may be now hopelenly wandering .infthoie
gloomy caverns, beyond tho reach of htnnuri bid.
and uhut out forever, ll) all probability Tron) ’tbe
light ofdny. " ' ‘l‘“
To present u dislinct idru of Ihin "oCCfiri6fié€.‘l
mus! firul give u brialdelcriplion of file Hibe‘ut'nh‘ii
the manner of working them. "I‘here nré 'uév'é‘ri]
openings lo lho conl,' “hick are numbered .323 3:,‘2.
3, 4. 51¢; [no of lheui are nbgive, lhp’fleYQgQE'lgo
Lnéknwnnn, und [ho when aye bplowlit‘.‘ ,jzfisy
opcuiugl uro hole. In lhqnlde of lhohlllLabEutjw
feel by aighl. and mo lhu mnilfl einlrgnc‘qfim Ike
mim'l. From lhe-e moulhs are .ro‘a'dl lguqnn. hm»
lhe nmenor oi the mounlnin" followindllhoféip 0|
the coal. aomctimcp nlccndiug _and quume.!d°-
sounding. The cxlenl oi the mining- operation
will be perceived lrom lhe {not lhnuhcm ale- lhll'
Iyfivo unlon ofmlmnd lhid'under ground. includ
ing lhe mum roads wnh all their ramification-4* » '
Tim cunl lies in u horizontal Ilrnlu'm offroin [our
lo six or eight loci In Ihicknon. belw‘cen Ilr'nla of
slate. The method of minlng I's. Io cu! on! and re
movu the coal leaving only piers u! il [0 sufipoit
the hill uhnvr,¢idcd hy Wooden prop- made of
sections 0! lrecl. cul ofu auilnblo lo'nglli. Milli-I
as the cool is teinpved! llio lateral brunclwnhu'ftlil)
mud um übulldOl‘Od“Pll‘\‘l‘ lhnig‘nnin nvende- pulliod
on Io tho 'éoul bcyhhvifiylil‘hfgfih'uylho @3th
bacn removed [myththug:233s9;}ngv :I_l_mi[ ”935?!“ lho
muuulnin, and Ihc mud} exlon‘tl lhglqg fléfih A.
boul‘u mile lrum‘pho mouth 9! Inuigjfiifl. (midi:
holwwasxutlu lho surface. up unjitifirminfipimé,
,by which access could he hud w the dutlhcadf'lha
earth. and down which pm]? were l'ukenfl ’l‘ha
oxcuvolion for coal-cucndn hulfa min: 0‘: mom 5..
‘ynnd mi. openjng. n was in’lhi- yuc‘inuy Ink: {he
nc'cidem qcchrred. and by cloning the mohllg‘ui thl
i pqsuhgo’ cul 9!] all hope. of cschpo lb'fihoie‘ v'ilthl'h
in'lhil direction. '‘, ' "i
A: {nuns lhe coal is rémovedmo purhculnvtfir'e
I! Inkqn lu auppofl mailman nbovg, in lhbghnm
horn which are übnndoped ; lhc_ prop} org lofz‘lo
decay ,llml lhe rocks gm] lenflh' may ‘grddluqlly nel-
Ill) down and fill up these cavihqs, nthhnu sigma
beloro in former inunnua; hm‘ {.‘pfe in. lnkqn to
gun] the main urcnuulo the coal frum being {hm
obauucled. . ' - ;* 1,, ‘.
The co'ul lien hunenlh 1i man of alulo‘z; nbuva lhe
slate is the «Ind atgne rock, and ohuVa'lhh an lhe
grnv'él nhd no“, I have (fled 'hqliced;'lu waning
xhrzough lhe mine}, this! many or lhe yendl'ot‘t'h‘u
propl. which lufipon mo clue above; w‘crle. abn‘fzrv
ltd [W33 11’ brpom; iron; lhe \"MI [)reirijtfi'gryilhéfin
and “never infilgliiu iindxcnlion ‘u‘ithoui'iinnkfin'g
what might thpen. should’ 'lhn mhiQ'Trdm‘njUdyh
lgkp _a' nu}iup luddcnly go Qeucqqd; qgl‘fllv’gi‘w’dy'a
pmulhpd'ensiur. when I hynvllyflflsudll lei‘gykggiilul‘hp
mi’ne‘l and _9morgad_l9 Jhojiglu q! dpy! L . . “2,3."
, ,Symlilpm-Volth. walking pflhe'm'apggboypw
bun !ur name. time übpcwed ; om! lhueflumqu
had». anally . increaudlforga fowduympnyipug tn
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