In strongholds and mineshafts freshly generated on the 1.8 pre release, the torches are not on the blocks but just laying on the ground. as you can see in the screenshots (exept the library)
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seed:7725823834314255448
mineshaft: x:-272 z:-391
stronghold: x:519 z:293
I dont think you need y coords :/
Duplicate of MC-53897
Seed and coords?