The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-09-04

Crushed Beneath Thirty Feet of
Rock in . Well.
The Whole Body Of Earth and
Stone Removed and the Nan
Found Alive.
He Il About to be Drawn Up
When the Walls Cave in Again
and Crush Him the Sec.
Ond Time.

One of the most terrible and hear
rendipg accidents that has ever occurred i
this city, happened yesterday to a well
digger, named Angus: Norbeizh, who va
engaged in cleaning out we'll in the rea
of . residence on Miami street, between
Fifth and Sixth. 1t seems that shout
O'Clock he was being let down into the exca
walton to relieve fellow lsborer, and whe,
near the bottom the whole
WALL FELL IN
on top him, almost completely filling u
the hole and crushing the unfortunate maj
down into the shallow water. There he was
down deep in the earth, with tons of stnn'
and earth pressing hard upon hin
and still his voice could be heard. calling in
the most duplicating tones for help. Al
soon ~ it vas ascertained that the man wal
not instantly killed, hundreds Of men eel
themselves to work to clear out the debris
and relieve the unfortunate. A windlass
was At once put in position, buckets pro.
cured, and the stone raised at the rate of one
bucket in minute and quarter. At six
O'Clock two hours after the accident &C.
curred) q depth of sixteen feet had been
reached and the
VOICE OF NoRBEIGH
could be heard qnite distinctly calling upon
his rescuers to hurry up for he could moi
stand it much longer. BY this time a fear
full crowd had gathered. The yards in the
vicinity were filed with closely packed mas
of humanity who overran the police and
swayed about in all directions. The excite.
ment was intense. As fact as one man tired
at the windlass another
JUMPED TO FILL HIS PLACE.
The members of the FIRE department were on
hand and worked with desperation. Seven
O'Clock came and with It the cheering rews
that the man still lived, which encouraged
on the digsers.
ONLY NINE FEET MORE
of stone to be removed, and Re would be
freed from his terrible situation. Darkness
hindered the progress Of the work some. but
lanterns we're promptly supplied, and the
task of excavating went bravely on. The
men down in the pit fairly reeked with per
spiration, and could stand the close sitting
atmosphere but very short time.
There was, however, no lack of help. A
human life was at stake, aud volunteers
we're numerous. Half-past eight and the
unfortunate
MANS HAT WAS FOUND
jammed between two large masses of rock.
Quarter to nine and the rim of the bucket in
which he went down was struck, and under
meath this was Norbeigh. Then the excite
ment among the crowd surrounding the we'll
began to increase, and so fierce was the rush
towards the windiass that several individuals
had to be knocked down by the police before
the surgins mass could be forced haciS The
bucket was raised, and underneath
NoRBEIGH WAS FOUND,
iammed into sitting posture. and wedged
up against one side of the well by large heavy
stones which pressed heavily upon him. He
was in good heart, however, and said he was
not badly injured. His rescuers had him
uncovered nearly to the shoulders. when
they discovered that the half of the wall
which they failed to take down was showing
INDICATIONS OF GAZING IN.
Still they worked to extricate the man before
any such event should occur. A slight jar,
however, 'occasioned by one ofth buckets be-
ing lowered, detached portion of rock and
earth, which fell, striking one ofthe men in the
bottom BY the name of Schilley, and severely
injqsing him about the head and face. He
was drawn up, leaving only one man in the
THE RATTLE OF CRUMBLING EARTH
warned those at the mouth of the
pit that the two men below were
in danger Of being covered up again. The
light went out below, and while new one
was being lowered, frightened cry from
the remaining man in the pit to send down
the bucket at once, for the love of God, was
quickly responded to. Scarcely had the
man, whose face was
BI.ANCHED WHITE WITH FRIGHT,
reached the surface, when the remaining part
of the wall, accompanied BY large mass Of
earth, caved in upon the unfortunate Nor
beigh, who was still wedged in the bottom.
When this terrible fact became known, the
silence Of death prevailed. Not word was
spoken or q sound heard excep,
the heartrending groans Of the unfortunate
man Who had been rescued from a horrible
death BY the almost superhuman efforts of
his fellows only to be covered again. 1t wss
terrible, terrible scene. The mans family
consisting of a wife and seven grown up
children, were we'll nigh frantic. wringing
their hands in despair, and screaming out
the moet piercing lamentations.
LATER.
Just before going to press we visited the
scene of the accident, and received the as-
founding intelligence that the man IVES still
alive,.and talked beneath the macs of stone
and earth that covered him to the men At
work above. At half past one curb had
been sunk and the earth was being rapidly
removed, but no hopes we're entertained Of
his being got out before morning. He rests
beneath nearly six feet of clay and stones,
and owing to the moist character Of the
earth it is feared that the supply of air will
be shut of and the man sufiocated. Physi-
clans say he cannot possibly live after being
brought to the surface.
A lseoa worsh Melting.
Al this season of the year, whether from
the accidents Of the climate. the weather OF
the location, the human system j. more OF
lees exposed 10 malariOus disease Of one form
or another. according 10 the constitutional
pre-disposit:on of the individual. 1t may
come on suddenly OF the premonito-y symp-
toms, ~ is generally the case, may develop
themselves With a general feeling of indispo-