“O God for one more breath.” Beautiful and heartbreaking. This letter reminds me of Sullivan Ballou’s letter to his wife before perishing at Bull Run. Thank you for posting this. It’s a good reminder that life is but a vapor (James4:14).
Utterly heartbreaking. And yet utterly beautiful as he told her how much he loved them and tried to comfort them by saying he would wait to see them again. Your work in showing these letters is truly important.
He is somehow living on with your sharing of his last moments, and we are honouring him and all those who died with our fresh tears.
“O God for one more breath.” Beautiful and heartbreaking. This letter reminds me of Sullivan Ballou’s letter to his wife before perishing at Bull Run. Thank you for posting this. It’s a good reminder that life is but a vapor (James4:14).
Devastating. And devastating knowing there are still men working in these conditions.
Well, that's totally wrecked me. 💔
Utterly heartbreaking. And yet utterly beautiful as he told her how much he loved them and tried to comfort them by saying he would wait to see them again. Your work in showing these letters is truly important.
I wonder how Loretta Lynn felt being a coal miner's daughter in Kentucky.
You hear about these heartrending stories and it seems so surreal.
the working conditions were ripe for disaster.
let us continue the thread of history's sins and be aware of what may come.
How awful.
Shattering.
Horrible!! Oh god! Can we imagine just how they were trapped?