The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-13
A BABY IN A WELL.
Thrilling Rescue OF Child From a Well SEVENTY
Feet Deem.

Thrilling Rescue Of a Child From a Well Seventy
Feet Deep.
a f;,rmcr named Dctwi,i. whu lives tl.rm
miles from Oak,lnlr. Nrl,. hati urr;,siun "
draw out the wooden tus,irg from ., ,rj.
bored we'll Oh his i'';,cr ;r1 had drawn out
seventy feet oft, leaving ;n unknown num-
Der Of firt of tuliihg in the we'll. This lift n
hole about u foot i'll diararr. 4 :,.yr;,r-nll
boy of the family was missed. and !, scurj
bring made for him his l.... was :-,ik.: n-,:
tli" hole. The mother calll dow, aud her
child, from an immense depth, finally replied.
Appeals for help were at "nrr sent To Oak
dale and Neigh. AMI though all possible
haste was made. all tho appliances for sink.
ing Il shaft down alongside the horr,l hole
could not lm got into tho ground aud the
work of digging h%run lat" in tr afternoon
of OfSnturlHy. S,riisnn 4 Strn,:"u. well lm,wrs
aud 'ii".crs from Oaialr n,l !, t,m III thu
the sam" line of business t,um Nr..ll under
took the job. and there WAS no lack uf hclr.
ing hands. But. rs he supply nf air down in
this ,l".r. narrow hole might, Ii" ius,,ilici.,:
To help th" child. an irontuhc e;,s sunk down
and II hand lrll',ws inserted. through wli'i
fresh air was constantly pumped down ,lurjI,
tho forty hours while .lg.in:. w;,s yuin;. on
From lime o tim" Ii" child series ,",ll l."
heard and often during Saturday afternoon
ii called for ''nEimni." and for food and
water. The process "f digging wen, slow
~ during saturday night on account of
lark of light. aud rnpi'l .li;sg"rs hn, AZ times
TO Civ" place to slow workers. MI this time
thu father aud mother were enduring untulI
torture nf mind; tll"t,rm"r sometimes ravinm,
nll'l gray hairs almost mnnrn,nrily imrc:,S-
Stts, IL.
About > o'clnrk the child seemed tn lose all
patience. and filled his narrow circular tomb
with his loud crying. ], wis !, hard nittrr
for strong men 10 endure the extremely dis
tr"ssin9 condition of nluiis with nnN,l,img
lik"rnmp"sur". All III" time. day and night
crowds OF men. women and children were
stainlim" around will, faces wli"wi,h HORROR
til" hr,r,s of thr men ,igyiny in til" shaft
nli'l 'li"s" On the win,llaS on ,o, wrr" hlrr
ing II, the r'irs nf the helpless ham lnInw
During nll nf saturday and sunday night
perhaps half thu people wllo knew Of III. af-
fair slept it'll" or n"n".
On saturday an unfortunate" experiment
WAS made IN the way nf graphing for tlIi.
child Will, Il wnrtn"r. II is supposed ilu,i
th" wuiln"r rnnyhi int" the tubing l,ruw
aud raised it Il lirtl" WHEN its hold i,l";,sc,l
aud s"m"'hist" was heard 4" drop. Thou
lh"t" w;ls II new distress in tl," minis ur l,r
waiting crowd lest the worllrr had caught
had inflicted hrniSrs "n j, fur It's vuhr there
after WAS less nf'rm h"nri, and much w";.a"r
As the dig.ers down in I'll" shAi, went ,!.r.mr
they heard. ilir child moaning in pain.
by Sunday noon they had ding la Il
depth of about fifty f~t and til" child yet
twrnty-twu t'", ~ l"l>, Inflow ,l.ln. rv
nightinll til" work WAS necessarily going ON
slower for more, i'm" WAS lmiry cons ur.d in
hauling up the, dirt. besides til" most delicate
aud dangerous lmr; of til" "l, WITS nov ~,
hand. and viii Sl"ll>un aud James S,rl:rn,
of onk,ial'. both experienced men in unl,'r-
Gru,i1iti oI"l;iinlis w"rl' s,t down. and they
remained rArr" from II u''lnk Sl,.,iny night
till . o'rlnrk Monday morning. Mlrn tho :,w-
fnl s',r" ended. Si"neuu. ;,S u miner
:iirl will l'li@:"'r. had many narrow escapes
'l,riIi. his iii'lnr. and rs hr WAS ipw down
siNty-vr km, in ~ partially dry shaft. witt
tr.,h"rn,lS wall> nfrlr,l, :,l,vr and nl,,,l
him. lis situation M:ts very l"'li!nuS. for IL,
TIM" r''l''i l"' SPARED I" construct aud sink
wo,nlrn ,'lr''in. il, h" shaft Soon !i"r
S'"iS,n and S',allru went down into tho
shaft IN ] o'ruk sunday ni.h' .til.y struck
l'n's, s:,iIl aud Gravel \ few uf thu ini.!-
tirmt crowd above urged Sir;,~"r To ,li:. ,,u
thr"u"! the gravel ih" rrl,nmin. ,,,,rn t",,
supposed tu l"' Intervening bet wr,',! lin :.,
til" rh l,u, lr withstand tum ;;ni .,.;n
tu tunu"l III '"wai,l II" ci,',ilrr ,i li.!., on
top %! this gravel lm,l. 81 Il" could has" II
tirm clay root tn his tunnel
II" WAS 1lrn about eight feet tn ul!" sid" tl
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