
<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>                           5
<LEGEND>

This schedule contains summary  financial  information from The Pittston Company
Form 10K for the quarter ended  March 31, 1998, and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<FN>

<F1>Pittston Brink's Group - Basic - .44
Pittston Burlington Group - Basic -(.15)
Pittston Minerals Group - Basic - (.26)
<F2>Pittston Brink's Group - Diluted - .44
Pittston Burlington Group - Diluted - (.15)
Pittston Minerals Group - Diluted - (.26)
</FN>
        





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