The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-08-01
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ouAiI,. JULY p. John Anderson las qass-
ed the ninth day in the well Mt Juhnstown,
Nebraska. Food and water have been given
! him regularly, and hc is gradually growing
stronger. The rescuers work rs rapidly rs
circumstances will permit in removing the
earth from above him. This has been done
with the utmost caution, as.tlse displaelng OF
one board or the giving away OF any part OF
the earth on which bis frail platform rests Is
| liable To p-ecipiiate Anderson TO the bottom
of The well. 100 feet below The cold curb
I ing is about all that is covering him now
This has formed into the roof of the box IN
| which he is. and io get at him from the top
| a hole mus, be cut in this roof An eii0rt
was made to saw through this roof, but It
was abandoned, as the sand began to cave in
aud Anderson's platform sank two inches
The greatest hope of his rescne now Is on
account of the fact that tools have been pass
ed in TO him and he works as hard as his
strength will permit in braeing the platform
The danger of gorging himself after his long
fast is now past. and he eats with relish and
avidity all the food that is passed into him.
| At six o'clock last Thursday evening John
Anderson, of Johnstown. was still in the
we'll Last night he had chill ard COM
plained of feeling cod, but by rubbing his
| limbs and getting circulation started he soon
rallied. The new well is down 50 feet, and
the digsers are at work tunneiine TO TIE old
| well. They think they will strike in about
/ three feet below the man. From this tunnel
| they aim 10 Jet the boards extend out nearly
across the old well so as to form platform.
Anderson says that if they do this he can
come TO them. The great danger will be
that when they strike the old well it may
give way and let sand in on the man and
smother him instantly. They talk with him
| frequently, and he gives them his views as
| TO the best way to work Yesterday he ask
Ell about his stock and wanted to know who
was attending them. When asked If he
/ would like to have them try to get pipe and
food and water in the old well, his answer
was No." fe said il was too risky, and
ne was unwilling to take such chances for a
/ few luxuries, At ten o'clock the digsers
Ntlt OtlN Ql i4lC iiCW Wei Just dc
they were about TO reach the old one An
/ derson told them that his hours were getting
short and if they rescued him it must be
/ done soon. Hearing this Archer, as a last
resort. went into the old well and began
4 working again. He soon discovered that
there was only twenty-sx inches of sand and
/ boards to go through After getting the sand
away he raised one board and gave Anderson
/ food and water the first he has had for six
| days. The first thing given him was wet
rag, then bottle of water, and after that a
| hard biscuit. Anderson said that the wet rag
was the best thing he had tasted in his life.
/ They then let 4 rope down to HIM and he
/ tied it around his waist, but they concluded
to wait for daylight before doing anything
/ more
OMAHA, Neb., July 29-John Anderson,
was rescued yesterday SO intense has been
the excitement and sympathy for the un-
/ fortunate man that business of all kinds was
very much neglected. Farmers left their
fields and merchants their stores and flock
/ ell to the scene of the accident, offering to
lend a helping hand. The women showed
their willingness to help also by cooking and
| sending food to the workers.
Although the rescuing party did all in its
power Anderson would never have been
saved but for his own efforts He planned
and directed the work of the last two days
and all the while he was imprisoned never
was heard 10 utter complaint In three
/ days after the man was entombed every one
was 50 confident that he was dead that the
I Coroner was summoned, coffin brought 20
/ the well, and the Odd Fellows made prepa-
rations ~ bury him. At daylight yesterday
morning the work of rescuing Anderson was
| re- umod with renewed courage and deter
mination. \ small box Is inches long and
10 by IL inches square, open at both ends
and thoroughly soaked inside, was lowered
to the boards that were protecting him
When hole was made large enough the
box was slipped through. At y. NJ An
derson, after pulling of all his clothing, tied
q rope around under his arms and, holding
his hands straight above his head was pull
ell through the box and released from his
prison.
Although showing the effect of bis acci-
I dent he does not look So emaciated As was
expected After Anderson was taken into
the house the crowd gave three cheers for
Henry Archer and George Campbell, the
men who took him from the we'll These
men were so overcome with fatigue and joy
that when the crowd began congratulating
them they wept like children