Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-21

scene. Should he find them there is no
telling what may occur, as he has the repu-
tation of being manly and determined.
The bonds in both the cases against Da-
wilson, on which his father is security, will
have to be forfeited
ENTCMBED ALIVE.
HorrifYing Situation of n Father and Son.
Buried Deep by tie Caring an of q Well
One of the Hen Rescuecl--Eforts to Ertrt-
cate the Other.
DANBURY, Conn, Dec. 11.-Edward Eng
lish and his son James began digging a
we'll Oh Tuesday last at Great Plain, two
miles distant from here. They had sunk
the we'll twenty-five feet, and on Friday
afternoon last mass of earth, with boards,
timber and stone, fell upon the two men,
burying them out of sight. An alarm was
spread among the neighbors, and help was
quickly at the place. James Moore, Mich
ael Downey and William Davis descended
into the we'll by a ladder to ascertain the
condition of the unfortunates, both of
whom were completely hemmed
in by dirt and timbers, and
ton was critical. The space about them
was scarcely more than two feet in dame
ter. 1t was impossible to reach the bot
tom of the we'll. The men were fastened
in completely and above them was hang
ing mass of earth ready to fall and smoth-
or them at any moment. Above, around
the we'll, was crowd Of men fully realiz-
ing the peril of the father and son below.
A small tin pail was attached to a cord
and let down. There was no room for
anything larger. The son, who had man
aged to get his hands clear, filled the pail
with earth as well as he could and 1t was
drawn up and emptied. 1t was terribly
slow process but there was no other
way to work. Mr.. English succeeded in
getting his hands free also, and he passed
earth to the son, who put it in the pail. In
this way much of the earth was removed;
but the father, held fast by the timber and
stones resting On him, could not help him.
self further. Meantime other means were
adopted to release the men.
On Saturday morning, eighteen hours
after the we'll caved in, rope was at
tached to the son, and fortunately he was
rescued. Friends passed nourishment to
the men in the pit at the peril of their
lives. The result of the release of the son
did not facilitate that of the father, as was
expected. The earth at his side was firm
and did not yield. He was penned in,
without the power of moving either body
or legs. Efforts we're now directed to re-
moving the dirt about him, for which pur-
pose small fire shovel alone could be
used. The earth was after awhile removed
from his shoulders, but the timber against
his breast held him as in a wise. It could
have been cut in two, but it was feared its
displacement in that manner would prove
fatal. Finally windlass was erected over
the mouth of the we'll and an attempt was
made to build new curb. This work and
what little could be done in removing
loose earth took the whole of Saturday.
Meanwhile the victim, twenty-five feet
under ground, within hearing of the voices
of his family and friends, and yet hope
lessly beyond their reach, stood fastened in
living grave waiting for the culmina-
ton of the horror in a frightful death.
Alive to every sound, startled by every
falling pebble, Mr.. English passed through
the hours of the day as no had through the
night before-an eternity to one thus i'm
prisoned. Nourishment and medicines
were passed to him. At times his courage
gave out and he asked that all effort be
given up and that he be left to his fate.
But friends worked on, trying their best to
get him out, and hoping every
hour to accomplish it. On Saturday
night there were several hundred people on
the ground, and large proportion of them
remained till Sunday morning. Still, in
spite of all that could be done, the sufferer
was not released, and when the first dawn
of the Sabbath broke it seemed as if rescue
was well-nigh out of the question. The
same feeling, only intensified, was expert
enced by Mr.. English, and he begged for
knife that with it he might end his misary.
After daybreak OF Sunday a project to
tunnel by the side of the well was proposed,
and to carry the same down below where
the unfortunate man lay. The whole Sun
day was occupied in this work. When Mr..
English heard of it hope was revived.
Up to Sunday afternoon forty eight
hours after the caving in of the wsll-the
sufferer had partaken of no solid feod and
had slept not more than ten minutes. At
daylight the Danbury fire-alarm had been
sounded and the firemen detailed to duty
at the scene. Services in st. Peters Ro-
man Catholic church and in other places
of worship were omitted, that the people
might 60 to the we'll and assist. All through
the day, and despite drizzling rain,
throngs of citizens wendell their way to
| the piece, and at one time there were a
thousand persons present watching the
work in the tunnel. During these hours
Mr.. English was cheered by frequent news
of the progress made for his release. At
o'clock last night the tunnel was far
enough advanced to enable the head man
to hear the voice of English. He cried to
them, "Dig away, boys!" Every little
while after that he was spoken to and re-
piled. Tired as his helpers were they
went at the work with fresh zeal, caring
naught for fatigue so long as he was hope
full. It was wonderful that he was alive
after fifty hours in that awful condition.
At 10 o'clock it was thought that in q few