Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-04
REMARKABLE PREsERyAr,oN

Al Geneva, (N. " IN the I'D ui,. AIr. james
Gerry, a" irsbman, descended well, 70, the pur-
pose oi removing some distractions. Tie well was 81
icet deep, aud some Of the stones in the wall nea,
| the BOTTOM had been loosened by The washing nj
qdcksands Having descended between 40 and 80
ieet, as lie was sdntliug with oue foot in the buck-
asd the other resting upon the side of The vail mn ,
sudden The s'ones below gave way and closed loae.
ther, and The whole of the walls above sunk
down upon him aud buried him beneath the ruins
lbe shock, says the Geneva G. .xeie, produced nv
such disaster can he imagined, but not d.scrb.I
groan issued from beneath the stones ami earth
which proved that lille not extinct and insn;,e
feeble hope OF exircaiing the unfortunate man
alive Hundreds Immediately collected around ,,e
spot, ~ painful socitde, all anxious to bear mar,
:" rescn"s fellow mor.al iron, so terrible grave
II was half past o'clock, z. NJ. when Tie cai,.,ro
phe happened. In 10 minutes windass aud buck-
ct were produced aud put 10 operation No less thai
oo t"m OF stone were 10 be drawn up before relief
could be gwen But few could Labor nj a time and
though they proceeded with the utmost ACTIVITY the
removing oi SO great quantity Of stones, mingled
with the earth that had fallen IN, task slow and
tedious. AS they procre ded, occasional p,o,,s ro,
still be head issuing from The cold damn earth he
meath When night approached they had penetra,eJ
hut a few feet below the surface, and the prospecr
seenitd gloomy aud doubtful. A crowd of or am
anx'ousiy waited for The issue of the event. Eyc,v
hing was soon put into systematic ,rau--pe,sons
were appointed 10 make all necessary provision and
preserve ofner aud silence. The night was dafk-bur
ny we assistance OF lamps they vigorously
lie work those IN lie we'll would M ,ntrryuis call
| 10 inc uurieu mar, 10 ascertain If he co,Id I.,,
hem-nu, no answer could as get he heard 4
general silence and socmny PIE ailed b,ok =, o,i,
| 10y the occasional murnur of inuuirv amn.a ~
crowd, the hollow noise OF the stones iumijcJ CO..,
the bucket IN The well--lhe voice Of The workmen
aud now aud then the groans OF the distressed ma,
| beneath /! u WAS now towards midu;aht and ,,s,
had gone 20 feet below the surface the k,nen =;
the well ngaIn called TO Gerry-i breatess s,lcncs
p'cNaod, aud distinct answer was returuedl a,
this, murmur of Joy ran through The crowd AMI The
counienanccs OF all we're lighted up will, bopc The,
nov 'oneu WIN renewed afdor, occasionally calling
Gerry Us nelore aud receiving in return distinct
responses hey ask him what distance he tIoupbt
| he was d1wn lie nationally repI,eds i,etveen 40
aud oV ieef; There now renamed no doubt bu, he
might De i'ken gu, ahye, provided The stones were
not arGheu above MN ~ such manner ae In en-
upon him when looscned. Between Q and 3o,ciorL
when they bad come 10 within 20 feet OF him. thew
stopped ab0ni 10 minutes 10 take some rertesi,meu;
Ibe poor sufferer below, perceiving that the no;s.
from the tumbIng Of the sfoues into The buck so
logger cOinHed, now faDcied they had ceased ,be,
exedons, and left bin expire in that terrible sua-
ton 10 'l'is moment Of despair, he burst out into
pinim tone Of @aiing, aud begged them 90 Tor God's
sake not 10 leave hm !" They informed him of If, q
cause OF their stopping, and he soon gladJcncd
ny the returning sound Of the rsng Of HE stones IN
me bucket When ihcy had come within three on
Tour feet OF him. he called for some water TO drink
It's ibifs' was the natural result Of his proracteo
sgouy Abou, day light they had lowered the mass
down even with bis head. They found hin, az fee,
below the surface, ~ an erect position co.,nIe,eJ,
wedged 10. large stone, weighing go hounds ,esi-
eu o" ms mead, which was Turned little 80, making
usI'Oe b1sb though not producing frscfut
~ nc skull stone each SIDE OF his head pr.ss
ing Ike wee, and one two smaler ones, c6yrteJ
wuh blood about his facc---Iesyng q small soe,t,,e
ior hiS mouth soiba he could just breathe and speak
HIS arms were raised is the position in which he
held The fope--One foot was in the bucket and tic
oiher fortunately, Wasal liberty SO that he coud nnxs
tho other part Of The body could he stir So t,ub,
was he wedged IN, that IL was necessary 10 ,emove
ne s'ooes down as low ne his feet At quarter he
ore nine O'Clock IN the morgibg having continued
sS'ees hours and quarter la the we'll lie was drawn
np :" CRAZE, and welcomed by an admiring aud low
IaI g o"d 20 THIS upper world, one rescued tom
me grave. Shiyering with cold, he cast a wjstfuI
loOk around upon his delvcrfrs, and was borne in,o
he house, followed by the three faithful men who
ba9 'oIed necessarily for thirteen hours IN The welt
ana who received rs they up, the hearty cheers
o. the surrounding multitude for their interchangeable
snd praise worthy exertoos. II WIS found on esam-
nation, that not bone was fractured or broken -
/ 10 Lace and head were badly bruised and cut AZ
ven IS other paris Of his body The confusion on ms
head produced Dsess'biiy fOi few hours after the
scciden, 40 he says he knew nothing for some time
lie 70 now "a fair way TO recover.
"THE DEAD'S ALIVE, THE LOST
is FOUND"
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