The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-20

A terrible accident occurred at Concord, N.
A., on Friday Last, the facts Of which wero as
follows:
nedy & Co., we'll known master masons, WAS
engaged with two or more men In digging o
we'll on the premises OF Colonel George a.
Hutchins, on MerriHac-stIeet. Up to noon
had reached a depth OF about thirty-eight feet
As far as the shaft descended the plank curb
ing wss put in by Mr.. Dow in person. His
wife asked him In the morning u! he did not
consider it dangerous undertaking. He an
sYered Eyes, somewhat, but have no fears,
fo- shall build all the curbing myself"
At the time Of the accident. which occurred
: about duaIter-past 81 o'clock. "a mr.. Dow was & ct
ing. His assistants were at the top letting
down lumber and toos. As the clock etruok
three he gang out PLEASANTLY to the men above :
along nicely" These were the last words he
was heard TO speak. Soon Afterwards there
Was arumbiing In the bottom of the we'll and
tho men looked down and saw that the bottom
mas one confused mass OF broken curbing. and
earth. AS the rumbIing eound commenced
they heard Mr. Dew'a voice, but could not dis
tinguish his words.
The alarm was at once gwen, and hundreds
rushed to the spot. Mr. Lyman r. Fellows,
with his gang Of men. who we're engaged on
the sewerage work ON Main-street, were prompt
ly on the SPOT, and Mr. Follows directed af.
fairs un!,l the arrival OF Captain A. B. Holt,
who assumed tho charge at the request of all
present. at first it was attempted 10 lower a
man with bucket and windlass to commence
exhuming at The bottom. A Mr. Patch was
not been more than half way let down when
another caving began. and It was found that
hislite was not safe in the we'll.
Part OF the crowd then commenced digging
the well, and others began tho construction OF
new curbing, to be let down inside OF that
which remained whole The work was prose-
outed With all the Iapiditv and earnostness
Of society were capable of exhibiting. at five
o'clock the first piece Of new cnrbiDg, fifteen
feet In length, was successfully let down.
Other pieces we're got in with considerable dif-
after neatly tSeive s hours T'G unremittins and
dangerous labor. the body OF Mr. Dow WAS
discovered at the. depth q some thirty-fynr
feet. He was IN an upright position and
the remains could be extricated. The men
bad reached the bottom OF the lowest sec
tion Of ourbinR, and as each piece excepting
tho first two had 70 be smaller than tho one
preceding, 1t vas evident that still another
section would have 10 bo much more contract
ed. The work was then pronounced very dan.
gerous by engineers, who said that another
caving W., hkely.to occur OF that Limo. and
the shaft. Still, brave men, whose heroic
deeds will long be remembered, came forward
and calmly volunteered to 20 to the bottom
and relieve those there vhose herculean labors
had almost exhausted them. Alarge crowd oil
people were still collected, representing all
classes OF citizens. Ladies' were present dis.
pensng coffee and refreshments. A rope waf
placed at a suitable distance from the we'll to
keep back the eager crowd, whose pressure
upon the earth was likely to induce another
oaving. just outside OF the rope stood relicfe
OF strong men-ten times dSS many as could
possibly be wanted under anylcircumstapcea
all anxious to JOIN in the wortt ~ ~, ~
The vicinity Of the well waebfil1ikntl light,
ed up With lamps, while lanEesns Nef6t fckiy
hung In tho trees nearAy.T In htIdireoHors
the houses we're lighted, showing that the peo.
pie could not sleep under tho excitement OF
The occasion. All night long heavy teams were
rAttling To- and from the spot. carrying away
gravel and bringing back lumber aud tools
The scene was sad and painful one, whose
impression will NOT soon be forgotten. The
next step towards recovering tho body was te
construct another se,tIon OF curbing, which
could be only two feet square. This was lot tt
the bottom, directly, over the. remains, 30 a,
to enclose them as II settled. Then commepc
ed the toilsome aud difficult labor OF remoytDs
the earth from the body. Only one man It I
time could work inside OF the ourbiug, and The
dirt had to be removed with q troWel. Il Hai
six O'Clock this morning before the remaini
could be drawn up. The head was pressed
against one side OF the we'll apd death BY
Eudocation aud compression, must have beer
sudden. One hand Was placed on the top o.
the head and . hammer WsS Rrasped In ths
other. Physicians were on the spot, who were
unanimous In pronouncipg lite to be extinct.