Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-11
Tho Story Of the Accident.

From the Ainsworth Journal, 25th.I
Last Thursday, at O'Clock, while John P.
Anderson was in l5O-foot well on the pla e
of Mrs. Freeman, twelve miles northwest OF
this city, for the purpose of liking any de-
fective places in the curbing the wall gave
way just above his head ami in a secon ne
was buried beneath twenty feet
of dirt, and ali supposed, OF curse,
was crushed and smothered to
death. The news spread rapidly and soon
plenty help was at hand and Work uegLm 10
dig Gown and b sra. L the nm r. maze ~ n
bit work prUgles ed s,USlJ iOr - ,.me, nurI-
present beIn- Nefs ull4it. M4tn tls 4,
Sunday sometime, the ".4d considerable OF
the dirt out iIu =" rc ", rkIns 10 yet tine
ropes loose, wht n suddenly thu came &c u,e
Il upon examination II Mas Iuund Iii
ha been cut and that Anderson mist yet Ue
HlITe, " licl Itl- J,.IEel e e., b. y uJ aud
o. Ter little inO.e Work lie c,tut1 % Ilpl.I
hollvwing. BY son lay :. git lacy hy,I ti.e
utrt out suiIlCt mt to conyerss with am, an
he old them just now ne Was sItdated ANA
that 1t was not sale to try and get ANA =, II
the old we'll. but to uig IL neS wtll near
and then tunnel through under al. q take h ~
out below. IL seems that beIure MIR. An eF.
son entered the well he had suspeL d Is
four ropes q scaEold down nifty leet aud W \
III n wUI king up and down in bu ket aI,,
wis n'the well caved in il tor ed HIM Gown III
the bucket and the pieces of GurDing weuged
themselves IN cross y Use above hin ana Il /
up the dir. He clIi,Ls lac became
unconscious ut hTst, and the rrst :!nng
he can bring TO mind was the men workiIs
at the ropes and he cutting them OF WITH - 5
Ratchet, After that he realI. ed his position
and that he was in II tight place. El Dcss g..
TO wiggie aIodnd and wor-s Il Lite aud l. $.
here ald there, and finally .u2cCeIca In l.Lc..
ating him eli from that un utOriable pC.i
ton a. d onto his aLtfOll three 1 ct l. IL
der him. He now ttkes up part vi Ills
sca1O and mases additional ora ing oNe.
head 10 h up tine dirt an / le.tNe I, PEN
ing for the loose sand q at sFittd down { /
to the bottom OF the well u EIcdrtd feet lie
lou i'm d. no ryZff fnftl ~,
when he could first be conv, rsed with l..l.
ligently, and although he had been ia there
nearly i've days WIN noth Ing 70 cat hut to-
baccO ana rotten wood,y set he wa an a.
tionl and KIN W all that WAS 6 Ing o., mi
claimed he Gu. d h"l1 out so or I'll ri. ,ltvS
yet II necessary, and Tor tncm tJdig a new |
we'll ard tunnel u lin III b .GOw. Jur f..ar |
that by moving any OF the props 1t sod |
cave in on him and be sure d an. Hi. oICcr, |
were consequently put ia cxecu n asa Iuln-
Der got on the grOund as o is o5 tblc
curling made and the well went down h. IN.
rate OF three feet an hour, men WORKING u ~
and night without inIerTdpti, H. an, b.,
"Wednesday morning the new ell yas ~. Z, |
lough and ready ter the I'll. n.l, w.. CHI t K |
good deal Of time 10 get starteu sac IA lIG |
sand. an when in about foIr ieet ana ty.r :
thing apparently WORKED loS ely, AHd.r,,ttl
informed them that the jar fiUnI ar 4,
wedges was starting the sanu to IN ~ !. |
above and that the plan woId nave a, 10 |
abandoned and for them TO try tie old ia. + |
again, ana get him out dead or alive, ana III |
forces were again put at work on tile cr.= N ! |
"a Ia 4
gerous, and took sand for IL man to risx I'LL
neck in there. At first long rod Was rIu |
down through the dirt. and happ, ns4 1, |
touch Anderson on the hh ,1c, |
when he grabbed It like !.
drowning man would a stray. RI |
was told they were coming to get INN mi /
and for him TO push the cd up even vi il t!,,. |
boards SO they could tell now far il was, ami |
" hen they came to measure 1t was .tJIuI 10 /
be only twenty-six inches tuIoIgh 10 mn,
but the situation of things made IL 10 Y |
RISKY even then, no matter no.,
finally resumed. They first forced |,
rope down through the ground 10 Andrea,
and he tied 10 about his arms and WINS ready
- be yanked out any minute the word ,g,Ys
given. but alter two hours putttring work a
small hole was gotten through 30 the 10 n
man could get air and Lite iight, ana h
was concluded 10 was getting too dark t,I ke
any chances on cutting any board, ~ lsnf,
light, SO they gave the patient little bread
and water and rested until morning
There Is not one man in hundred that
could stood the strain that Mr.. Anderson Iss
over six days and nights without anythi 10
10 eat or drink aud in total darkness ueS |
never even once complained until Thursday
night, when he said he was getting enid
wednesday he said he must h I'VE sornethfn,
10 eat and drink soon, as he felt ne was 0to e
Ing weaker, iM1t all the time was che ,rInl and
conhuent ne would get out, and even asked
after his stock and lift was being care1 for
n ndreds of people were on the ground
oaily and did all they could 10 aid when anv |
shang was needed. Those who had tine mat
Yer IN charge stayed right with the weIl from
y w 70 last and done some awful good work
Doth day an5 night 49,
froVlsions were carried in from both Iohua.
sgWn ana Ainsworth and the good ladias
pieSeht worked untiringly to feed the hungry.