The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-12-09

men IL the wall called sgAiD 10 Gssfy--s
bfestbless silence prevailed, sod a distinct an
swer was reiutnedL Al this musmuS OF 10y
ran through Tho crowd, and the couniensncss
OF ell were lighted up with hope. They now
toi.ed with renew sfdous, occssionsily call
ing 10 Gerry as before, aud receiving IN re.
iufn distinct responses. They asked him
what distance he thought he was down
he nationally replied, "betveen 40 end so
feet" There now remsined not 0 doubt
but hs might be ex,ricated alive, provided the
stones were not srched upon him in such
manner ss to fall upon him when loosened
they now proee eeded with the utmost caution.
Between snd o'clock, when they had come
to within 20 feet Of him they stopped about
IS minutes 10 take some refteshmcnt. The
poor sufferer below, who for some time had
been conscious Of the exer,ion, of his sympa.
thizing follows. pereeiying that the noise from
the tumbling Of the stones into the bucket no
longer continued, now fsncied they had ceased
the exertIons, and left him 10 expire IN that
terrible situation ! 10 this moment Of despair,
he bu OF out into piiluI tono Of wsilIng, beg.
eed them "for Gods sake not TO leave him J"
They informed him Of the cause of their stop.
ping-snd he was soon giaddeoed by tho re-
tu'ning sound Of tho rsi:Iing Of the stones 10
the bucket They asked him " in what siiua-
tion no was" and he answered, that he was
wedged in all rouud by stones" When they
had come within o. 4 feet OF him, he called
for some water TO d'ink. His thirst was tho
natural result OF his prouscied agony Abeui
day light, they had lowered Tho mass downe
ven With his head. They found him ioriy-
eight feet below the 81 lace, 10 on erect post.
m. I'D IN h. saiA
large stone, weighing eigbiy pounds res'ed on
bis head, which wss TUNED liuie Up, making
o sconsidersbie gssh, though not producing a
fracture in the skull--a slone on each side
Of his head, pressing like q vice, and one
or two smaller ones, covered with blood about
his fsce-lesviog an aperture for his mouth,
30 ihst he cou'd just breathe and speak. HIS
arms we're raised 10 the p,s,lion which he held
the rope--one foot wss ID the bucket, and tho
other fortunately wss al liberty so that he
could move i,--no other part Of his body
could he sir So light was he wedged IN that
IL was necessary 10 remove ITO stones down
as low IS his feet. AT a qusr,srbefore 9 o.
clock, in the morning, having continued six.
teen hours end fifteen minulcs IN the well, he
was d swn up IN crate, snd welcomed by an
admiring aud Joylui crowd TO this upper world,
IS ooc rescued from the 6 a'c---as one risen
from tn, dead. Shirc'ins win cord, he cas-,
wIsllul look sropnd upon his dshveier, and
was borne into The house. iio was followed
by he thee faithful men who had ,oed IN
sesssn,y for thirteen noors 10 the well, and
who received ss ibey esme up, tho hearty
cheers Of tho surrounding multitude Tor thei
interchangeable esd praise worthy exeriions,
Two or three medca, gen,lemen wore in
waiting 10 receive the unortunaie msn---lpd
il was found on examination, that providen
daily, not q bone WIS frsc'ured or broken!
his face ard head $-,e badly bruised and Gu,
a. we'll as o'he pat,s Of his body. The con
,usion on HE head p oduced insenslbliiy for o
few hours after the ace,deni, ss he says he
knew nothing for some time. He to now in d
isi' way - tscover. and will probably in . few
d.ys by The blessings OF g ID, be enabled 10 re
sumo his usual avoca,ions."
Neara Of hrescrviug tggs.---In 1920,
,rsdesman OF P4us asked permission Of the
Perfect oi Police to sell, in the market, eggs
tha, had been preserved syeat IN composition
o! which be KEEP, sectel.--More than $4,000
Of these eggs were aold IN open msike, with.
out any complaint being made, or any pouce
taken OF them, when the board OF Health
though' proper 10 examine them. They were
found to be pfope Iy fresh, and could only be
distinguished bom Others BY q pulverous stta.
tum oi ca Donate lime ,remaikedb by NJ Cadet
to be on the egg sbeli. This induced him 10
Q se,ies OF experiments, which ended ia his
discovering That they were preserved in high.
iy s,a,uted lime water. nj. Cadet suggests
adding q little saturated mur,s,s Of line, bu,
gives no reason. They may also be preserv.
ell by imnaersing them 'weo'y seconds in
boiling wner, snd then keeping them we'll
d'isd, in 6no sihed ashes ) but tnis will give
the IN grey'sh green colo'. The method Of
preserving them in lime water has been long
tho practice Of tsiy they may be keptihus
for two years. THIS useful mode Is well known
in many psrs oi Eoglsud. and esnno, be too
much NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Magazine,