POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby constitute and
appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter, and each of them
severally (with full power of substitution), his true and lawful attorney-in-
fact and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and agents
may deem necessary or advisable to enable The Pittston Company, a Virginia
corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation and
filing of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the
Key Employees' Deferred Compensation Program of The Pittston Company and 1994
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of The Pittston Company, including specifically,
but without limitation, power and authority to sign his name as an officer
and/or director of the Company, as the case may be, to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 or any amendments or post-effective amendments thereto;
and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm that all said attorneys shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of May,
2000.
                              Roger G. Ackerman

                              /s/ Roger G. Ackerman
                              --------------------------------------------------
                              Roger G. Ackerman


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter, and
each of them severally (with full power of substitution), his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable The Pittston Company, a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation and
filing of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the
Key Employees' Deferred Compensation Program of The Pittston Company and 1994
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of The Pittston Company, including specifically,
but without limitation, power and authority to sign his name as an officer
and/or director of the Company, as the case may be, to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 or any amendments or post-effective amendments thereto;
and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm that all said attorneys shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of May,
2000.
                              Betty C. Alewine

                              /s/ Betty C. Alewine
                              --------------------------------------------------
                              Betty C. Alewine


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter, and
each of them severally (with full power of substitution), his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable The Pittston Company, a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation and
filing of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the
Key Employees' Deferred Compensation Program of The Pittston Company and 1994
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of The Pittston Company, including specifically,
but without limitation, power and authority to sign his name as an officer
and/or director of the Company, as the case may be, to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 or any amendments or post-effective amendments thereto;
and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm that all said attorneys shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of May,
2000.
                              James R. Barker

                              /s/ James R. Barker
                              --------------------------------------------------
                              James R. Barker


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter, and
each of them severally (with full power of substitution), his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable The Pittston Company, a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation and
filing of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the
Key Employees' Deferred Compensation Program of The Pittston Company and 1994
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of The Pittston Company, including specifically,
but without limitation, power and authority to sign his name as an officer
and/or director of the Company, as the case may be, to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 or any amendments or post-effective amendments thereto;
and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm that all said attorneys shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of May,
2000.
                              Marc C. Breslawsky

                              /s/ Marc C. Breslawsky
                              --------------------------------------------------
                              Marc C. Breslawsky


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter, and
each of them severally (with full power of substitution), his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable The Pittston Company, a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation and
filing of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the
Key Employees' Deferred Compensation Program of The Pittston Company and 1994
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of The Pittston Company, including specifically,
but without limitation, power and authority to sign his name as an officer
and/or director of the Company, as the case may be, to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 or any amendments or post-effective amendments thereto;
and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm that all said attorneys shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of May,
2000.
                              James L. Broadhead

                              /s/ James L. Broadhead
                              --------------------------------------------------
                              James L. Broadhead


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter, and
each of them severally (with full power of substitution), his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable The Pittston Company, a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation and
filing of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the
Key Employees' Deferred Compensation Program of The Pittston Company and 1994
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of The Pittston Company, including specifically,
but without limitation, power and authority to sign his name as an officer
and/or director of the Company, as the case may be, to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 or any amendments or post-effective amendments thereto;
and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm that all said attorneys shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of May,
2000.
                              William F. Craig

                              /s/ William F. Craig
                              --------------------------------------------------
                              William F. Craig


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter, and
each of them severally (with full power of substitution), his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable The Pittston Company, a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation and
filing of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the
Key Employees' Deferred Compensation Program of The Pittston Company and 1994
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of The Pittston Company, including specifically,
but without limitation, power and authority to sign his name as an officer
and/or director of the Company, as the case may be, to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 or any amendments or post-effective amendments thereto;
and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm that all said attorneys shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of May,
2000.
                              Gerald Grinstein

                              /s/ Gerald Grinstein
                              --------------------------------------------------
                              Gerald Grinstein


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter, and
each of them severally (with full power of substitution), his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable The Pittston Company, a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation and
filing of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the
Key Employees' Deferred Compensation Program of The Pittston Company and 1994
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of The Pittston Company, including specifically,
but without limitation, power and authority to sign his name as an officer
and/or director of the Company, as the case may be, to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 or any amendments or post-effective amendments thereto;
and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm that all said attorneys shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of May,
2000.
                              Ronald M. Gross

                              /s/ Ronald M. Gross
                              --------------------------------------------------
                              Ronald M. Gross


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Michael T. Dan, Austin F. Reed and Robert T. Ritter, and
each of them severally (with full power of substitution), his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute any
and all instruments which, with the advice of counsel, any of said attorneys and
agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable The Pittston Company, a
Virginia corporation (the "Company"), to comply with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation and
filing of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the
Key Employees' Deferred Compensation Program of The Pittston Company and 1994
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of The Pittston Company, including specifically,
but without limitation, power and authority to sign his name as an officer
and/or director of the Company, as the case may be, to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 or any amendments or post-effective amendments thereto;
and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm that all said attorneys shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of May,
2000.
                              Carl S. Sloane

                              /s/ Carl S. Sloane
                              --------------------------------------------------
                              Carl S. Sloane