Memoir of the REV. John James Weitbrecht: Compending a History of the Burdwan Mission; Compiled from His Journal and Letters by His Widow; With a Recommendatory Notice by the REV. Henry Venn; And an Introduction
Memoir of the REV. John James Weitbrecht: Compending a History of the Burdwan Mission; Compiled from His Journal and Letters by His Widow; With a Recommendatory Notice by the REV. Henry Venn; And an Introduction
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 Excerpt: ...a few rupees to make poojah to this goddess, "which petition," remarks Mr Weitbrecht, "is, I fear, occasionally granted." He then describes an outbreak of cholera, and the sad scenes of suffering and death that rapidly ensued, though medicine was freely supplied; and he afterwards details the particulars of an awful ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 Excerpt: ...a few rupees to make poojah to this goddess, "which petition," remarks Mr Weitbrecht, "is, I fear, occasionally granted." He then describes an outbreak of cholera, and the sad scenes of suffering and death that rapidly ensued, though medicine was freely supplied; and he afterwards details the particulars of an awful catastrophe which happened two years before. Some parts of the mines contain sulphate of iron, which ignites from pressure and damp. Smoke being observed to issue from the lower galleries, the people all removed, and a man reported that the mines had taken fire. The shaft near was immediately filled with rubbish, which was all that could be done, and they waited the result of the subterranean burning. The following day a fearful noise was heard below the ground, and in the evening the flame burst forth from another shaft, ascending in the shape of a column one hundred and fifty feet high, while the atmospheric air, rushing in through the other shafts, communicated the fire to the different parts, and caused a general conflagration throughout the mines. It was a BINDTJ IDEA OF ORIGIN OF COAL. 281 magnificent sight, and visible from a great distance; but it was most alarming. The only chance of smothering it was to persevere in filling up the shafts, which was done by the people approaching with the rubbish from the weather side. What caused the greatest consternation was the sinking down of the surface of the ground several hundred feet in extent, arising from the falling in of the galleries below. This produced a shaking similar to that felt at the time of an earthquake. The overseer's house split so fearfully that it was expected to fall, and all the furniture was removed from it. An intelligent Hindu inquired of Mr Weitbrec...
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