<ARTICLE>                              5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information from The Pittston
Company Form 10K for the calendar year ended December 31,1998, and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                           1,000
       
                                   
<PERIOD-TYPE>                             12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                    DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                         DEC-31-1998
<CASH>                                    83,894
<SECURITIES>                               1,767
<RECEIVABLES>                            599,550
<ALLOWANCES>                              32,122
<INVENTORY>                               42,770
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                         820,643
<PP&E>                                 1,423,133
<DEPRECIATION>                           573,250
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                         2,331,137
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                    797,433
<BONDS>                                  323,308
<COMMON>                                  70,972
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                1,135
<OTHER-SE>                               663,921
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>           2,331,137
<SALES>                                  518,635
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                       3,746,882
<CGS>                                    513,794
<TOTAL-COSTS>                          3,644,324
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                          (1,479)
<LOSS-PROVISION>                          21,426
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        39,103
<INCOME-PRETAX>                           95,210
<INCOME-TAX>                              29,154
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                       66,056
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0
<CHANGES>                                      0
<NET-INCOME>                              66,056
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                  0<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  0<F2>
<FN>
<F1> Pittston Brink's Group--Basic--2.04
     Pittston BAX Group--Basic--(0.68)
     Pittston Minerals Group--Basic--(0.42)
<F2> Pittston Brink's Group--Diluted--2.02
     Pittston BAX Group--Diluted--(0.68)
     Pittston Minerals Group--Diluted--(0.42)
</FN>