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                                                                      Exhibit 24


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Joseph C. Farrell, David L.  Marshall and Gary R.
Rogliano, and each of them (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 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993 (the "Form 10-K"), 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 Form 10-K or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of
March, 1994.


                                         /s/ ROGER G. ACKERMAN        
                                             Roger G. Ackerman        
                                 
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Joseph C. Farrell, David L.  Marshall and Gary R.
Rogliano, and each of them (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 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993 (the "Form 10-K"), 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 Form 10-K or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11 day of
March, 1994.


                                         /s/ M. J. ANTON            
                                             M. J. Anton            
                               
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Joseph C. Farrell, David L.  Marshall and Gary R.
Rogliano, and each of them (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 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993 (the "Form 10-K"), 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 Form 10-K or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 5 day of March,
1994.


                                           /s/ J. R. BARKER           
                                               J. R. Barker           
                                   
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Joseph C. Farrell, David L.  Marshall and Gary R.
Rogliano, and each of them (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 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993 (the "Form 10-K"), 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 Form 10-K or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 2 day of March,
1994.


                                           /s/ J. L. BROADHEAD         
                                               J. L. Broadhead         
                                  
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Joseph C. Farrell, David L.  Marshall and Gary R.
Rogliano, and each of them (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 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993 (the "Form 10-K"), 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 Form 10-K or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of
March, 1994.


                                           /s/ W. F. CRAIG            
                                               W. F. Craig            
                                   
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Austin F. Reed, David L. Marshall and Gary R. Rogliano,
and each of them (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 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993 (the "Form 10-K"), 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 Form 10-K or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of
March, 1994.


                                          /s/ J. C. FARRELL          
                                              J. C. Farrell          
                                   
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Joseph C. Farrell, David L.  Marshall and Gary R.
Rogliano, and each of them (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 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993 (the "Form 10-K"), 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 Form 10-K or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of
March, 1994.


                                          /s/ C. F. HAYWOOD          
                                              C. F. Haywood          
                                   
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the ndersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Joseph C. Farrell, David L. Marshall and Gary R.
Rogliano, and each of them (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 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993 (the "Form 10-K"), 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 Form 10-K or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of
March, 1994.


                                          /s/ E. G. JORDAN           
                                              E. G. Jordan           
                                   
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Austin F. Reed, Joseph C. Farrell and Gary R. Rogliano,
and each of them (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 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993 (the "Form 10-K"), 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 Form 10-K or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of
March, 1994.


                                         /s/ D. L. MARSHALL         
                                             D. L. Marshall         
                                   
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Joseph C. Farrell, David L.  Marshall and Gary R.
Rogliano, and each of them (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 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993 (the "Form 10-K"), 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 Form 10-K or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of
March, 1994.


                                        /s/ R. H. SPILMAN          
                                            R. H. Spilman          
                                   
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Joseph C. Farrell, David L.  Marshall and Gary R.
Rogliano, and each of them (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 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993 (the "Form 10-K"), 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 Form 10-K or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of
March, 1994.


                                          /s/ R. G. STONE, JR.        
                                              R. G. Stone, Jr.        
                                  
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


          KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Joseph C. Farrell, David L.  Marshall and Gary R.
Rogliano, and each of them (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 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1993 (the "Form 10-K"), 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 Form 10-K or any amendments thereto; and the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 3rd day of
March, 1994.


                                          /s/ A. H. ZIMMERMAN         
                                              A. H. Zimmerman