The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-25
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From he Boston 57n.sr'. -nnccmber ~.
A singul accident, an one that caused
the creates excitement IL The quiet town Of
Winchcstc occurred on Monday. \ man
named Win "as lccn employed few DAYS
past i'll rep ring or robuildinga We'll upon
Inc prcmI> of Mr.. Cameron. Monday he
was n " about thirty feet below the
surface, = the bottom Of the well. l1vine
brick, VII. which the well was 10 he built.
lie IS No wciChing over 300 pounds, OF
large fran y" was et9"d'a@ in the water
.ud sand ... hott",A. ~.t l.. scnsihlv to
himself c~r3r-Nr INK until he d.
covered Ia ii. ana legs nearly to the
knees were imbcddcd in Qui"kSand. he
| made repeated attempts to move, but found
hat he wa stuck fast. Those ut work at
The mouth II the wen were Informed Of the
fact, and the rope was fastened about him
and Ill attempt mode 10 pull hiia out by Tie
aid Of the windas>.a the top. They were
| unable to move him ut all. and the pain to
| him was so acute that they Wee com
| ranged 20 th1t he should not sink any
deeper, and attempts were made to dig
| him ollt. The we'll ben" small and Mr..
Wing very large, no one could get inside
| The bricil-woTk to assist him. and he hos
| been rompclledto do ali the digging himself
with pail, or cups. passing them Is he filed
| them u son,o cue above. The sand con-
SANITY filed in rs he du" it ont, and IN this
condition he remained all the :1isii. Re
| freshmcntS an, stimlllants We; 50. down
| to him, and he was alive and in as go"'
| spirits mex: morning 20 rHn could be
| pccted 10 l.. 'crn'f' -. d. q.
| \ colorcd man TU.!..,s Ill Inc well eight
| hours Monday night assistin" the unfortu-
| nate man t. eXtricate himself. At about
| o'clock the firc-bcllS of the town were
| runm, and in th2t way relief was Qht&iGcd
| for the men who had been ut work and on
| watch at the well during the night.
With daylight the men renewed their
efforts with vigor, occasionally pausing to
| speak m encouraging word to the poor vic
| tim. The first train 10 Boston bore gen.
| tleman in quest Of some professional mi
ncrS. who might possibly suggest some
quick method Of release. On their arrival
It the scene OF operations these gentlemen
| immediately ordered some piles t. be driven
| about him. in order that the adhesive ami
| contracting properties Of the sediment
| might meet with some resistance. This
was partly accomplished when it was
| found that one le" Of Mr.. Wing was
getting loose, and after some boring with
| long aurcrS. and q constant pulling up-
| ward Of the entire body by means Of the
| winda>S above, the limb was cleared, amid
! much cheering" from the crowd who sur
| roCudc,, tHc well 1t the imminent :iSi; not
| ONLY Ct meeting 4 fate similar 10 that Of the
man whom they were cndcavorin" 10
rescue, but also Of breaking their nc"kr.
| This Was ut II O'Clock. The wood driven
| into the clay 50 relieved the pressure upon
| Mr.. Wings BODY Chat one hour and Il half
| later hc was pulled UP aud placed on terra
frnQ, though in very exhausted condl-
Ition. He was instantly conveyed to
| .ir. Cameron'> house, and Dr. Wind
sor and Mr. Cameron cndcaYored to
restore the benumhed limbs. Fortu-
natciy. the Wcll-wutcr. though intensely
cold, had not the slightest particle OF
| frost in it. else very serious consequences
| would have followed even = short continc-
ment. lie is now doing we'll, ard the ply
| sician< npprch"nd no serious injury from
| his incarceration Of tWenty-one and halt
hours The citizens eXcrtod themselves 10
TIE utmost 10 rescue Mr.. Wing. and every
fresh idea brought forward during the
weary work found plenty Of willing hands
ready to take hold. The brick work around
the bottom Of the well and alsotAe curbing
were torn TO pieces in the frantic cadcavorS
If the workmcn to save the life OF the un-
fortunate man.