The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-12
Entombed in WeIl..:Fatal Adventure.

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The. New York Herald has the fol-
lowing: A thrilling, incident, involving
consequences OF fatal character, has
just transpired at a little hamlet called
Jockeytown, situated about two miles
east of Peekskill, Westchester County.
Last Saturday Robert P. Buckbee, a
resident of the place named engaged
the services of a party known as "Zeb'i,
Lockwood to go down and examine his
well, which the latter had cleaned out
a fewsdays previously but for SOME
cause or other the wster did not flow in
satisfactorily TO the owner. Lockwood,
= ko was well known in the neighbour
hood as a reckless, dissipated fellow.
appeared to be somewhat under the
influence of liquor when he went down
into the well, againstthe circumstances
of the bystanders, at o'clock p. m. on
the day mentioned. The well is about
IS feet deep, bd lt'up on the inside with
eobble-stones, and is in al RESPECTS
similar to those seen adjoining nearly
every Country dwelling with modest
pretensions. The unfortunate man,
after descending into the well, had
cleared away some slight obstruction to
the flow of the water aud was In the act
Of Being Hauled up when the sides of the
well, to the extent of about 10 feet, fell
in, burying him under heavy mass OF
stones and earth The news that "Zeb"
was covered up ut the bottom of the well
Instantly spread through the scattered
hamlet, and the Inhabitants iocking to
the scene lost. no time in rigging up an
improvised windlass for the purpose OF
rescuing the man, if possible, by haul
ing up the debris in tub rs fast as 1t
could be filled by willing hands below.
Throughout the afternoon, evening and
night of Saturday the work of clearing
the well was prosecuted with unremit-
ting earnestness, and at ) O'Clock on
Sunday morning the weird aspect of the
melancholy scene, including the assem-
bled crowd, was intensified by what APP
peared to be shout from Lockwood in
his living tomb. This voice from the
CRATE caused The willing neighbOrs to
redouble their efforts to save poor
"Zeb," who was regarded as harm
less, good-hearted Sort of fellow; while
the excitement among the people was
indGscribable. During Sunday the work
of digging out was kept tip, while the
crowd of spectators who had come from
Peekskill and the surrounding coun-
try was swollen to thousands. AT
about 6 O'Clock in the afternoon,
and when it was known that the men
below were nearing the object of their
search, a stiffness ike that of death fell
Upon the assembled multitude, which
Appeared awe-stricken with the solemn
ty of the, occasion. After the hour
named the scene was intensely dramat-
ic. @ In the center of the large crowd a
few rudely constructed torches threw
a lurid light over the mouth of the well,
where strong men were working with
might and main in the hope of saving a
fellow creature no sounds were heard
except the gloomy creaking OF the
windlass and the dull noise made by
the tub being emptied of its earthly
Contents ever and anon, while the spec
tators, many with uncovered heads,
awaited in mute expectation the an
nouncement that Lockwood was restOr-
ed either alive or dead. Shortly after
Z O'Clock the body of the rash well-dig-
per was reached, and was speedily
drawn to the surface a.corpSe.- 1t was
at once seen that he had been dead
many hours. On examination it was
found that both legs had been broken
below the knees. Deceased was about
80 gears of age and unmarried. lie
had but one eye, having lost the other
in fight about II months ago.