 | Thomas Thomson - 1813 - 514 pages
...Pit. A slight trembling, as from an earthquake, was felt for about half^t mile around the workings; and the noise of the explosion, though dull, was heard...blasts, and rose high into the air, in .the form of an inverted cone. The heaviest part of the ejected matter, such as corves, pieces of wood, and small... | |
 | Thomas Thomson - 1813 - 530 pages
...earthquake, was felt for about half a mile around the workings ; and the noise of the explo* eion, though dull, was heard to three or four miles distance,...blasts, and rose high into the air, in the form of an inverted cone. The heaviest part of the ejected matter, such as corves, pieces of wood, and small... | |
 | 1814 - 564 pages
...William. A slight trembling, as from an earthquake, was felt for about half a mile around the workings ; and the noise of the explosion, though dull, was heard...blasts, and rose high into the air, in the form of an inverted cone. The heaviest part of the ejected matter, such as corves, pieces of wood, and small... | |
 | 1814 - 556 pages
...William. A slight trembling, as from an earthquake, was felt for about half a mile around the workings ; and the noise of the explosion, though dull, was heard...infantry. Immense quantities of dust and small coal accompanicd these blasts, and rose high into the air, in the form of an inverted cone. The heaviest... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1814 - 830 pages
...Pit A slight trembling, as from an earthquake, was felt for about half a mile around the workings; and the noise of the explosion, though dull, was heard to three or four nr.les distance, and much resembled an unsteady fire of infantry. Immense quantities of dust and small... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 546 pages
...Pit. A slight trembling, as from an earthquake, was felt for about half a mile around the work. JNgs; and the noise of the explosion, though dull, was heard...blasts, and rose high into the air, in the form of an inverted cone. The heaviest part of the ejected matter, such as corves, pieces of wood, and small... | |
 | Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - 1817 - 928 pages
...William. A slight trembling, as from an earthquake, was felt for about half a mile around the workings ; and the noise of the explosion, though dull, was heard...blasts, and rose high into the air, in the form of an inverted cone. The heaviest part of the ejected matter, such as corves, pieces of wood, and small... | |
 | Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - 1817 - 902 pages
...William. A slight trembling, as from an earthquake, was felt for about half a mile around the workings ; and the noise of the explosion, though dull, was heard...miles distance, and much resembled an unsteady fire of int'jntry. Immense quantities of dust and small coal accompanied these blasts, and rose high into the... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 788 pages
...workings ; aud the noise of the explosion, though dull, was COAL MINES. 295 heard to three or tour miles distance, and much resembled an unsteady fire...blasts, and rose high into the air, in the form of an •averted cone. The heaviest part of the ejected matter, such as corves, pieces of wood, and small... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 768 pages
...High-main. A slight trembling as from an earthquake, was felt for about half a mile around the workings; and the noise of the explosion, though dull, was heard...to three or four miles distance, and much resembled mi unsteady fire of infantry. Immense quantities of dust and small coal accompanied these blasts, and... | |
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A slight trembling, as from an earthquake, was felt for about half a mile around the workings; and the noise of the explosion, though dull, was heard to three or four miles distance, and much resembled an unsteady fire of infantry. Immense quantities... 
