The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-04
PULLED OUT OF QUICKSAND.
JoHy HEEB's NINE HOURS EIPEcTA-
TATIoy OF DEATH.

Csyed Ta-The Rev. y. r. MaiImann's
ruremi,.ing work-At Inst, Covered
with Mud He Was. the Ministor
oner. Thanks TO God for tho Rescue.
A VOL WINS to be driven In front OF Charles
F, Iangs saloon. in Grand avenue. between
Newtown and Middle village. on Long Island.
John Heeb OF Hoffman Boulevard. Newtown.
was doing the work. He had dug prelimi
mary excavation. like an ordinary we'll. TWEEN
ty.three feet Deep and on Thursday night
Nathaniel Heaney OF Newtown jokingly
bet him now hat that the we'll
would cave in on him before another
day rassed. Early yesterday morning Heeb
resumed work with his two helpers. Henry
schwz,r and Samuel Heating. The well box.
which was built against the sides OF tho vol
70 keep 1t from falling in. was three feet
square. 1t did not reach within several feet
OF the bottom. A bed OF quicksand had bccn
cut through in sinking the well. and 1t was
Heeb's intention yesterday morning to begin
driving the pipe by which the supply Of water
was to be obtained.
1t was a few minutes after z o'clock whenhe
GOT in the bucket and his men mpnned the
windlass and lowered him to the bottom Of the
well. Mr.. Lang says he was sitting in front OF
his place watching the men when he felt the
from tho two workmen and cries from the
bottom OF the we'll. Lang ran to the side and
peered down In the darkness. There was
heap OF fresh earth and sand Mt tho bottom. but
Heeb could not be seem Lang shouted down
and received q reply. Instantly all the men
about the place were started Off In ifferent
directions to arouse the neighboring villages.
A messenger rushed into tho engine house In
Newtown and was going to ring the fire alarm.
when he met several membe of the co mpany
and started them of to the rescue. Soon men
were hurrying to tho spot from all directions
Among the first to arrive was the Rev. ]. E
Mailman OF the first Presbyterian Church Of
Newtown. He took Off his hat and coat and.
Selling a pick. started in to work. Then
there was Charles +. White. the editor OF tho
Ne,rto,on Register. who took charge OF one OF
the rescuing parties. Next Broker j. H. Prall
OF Webb & Prall. 80 Wall street. appeared. He
ordered those in charge OF the rescuing par
ties to obtain all the help they could use.
spare no expense. and send the bill to him.
Then Frank simon n;o!';;. George smons2n.
thaniel Heaney. who had offered to make the
bet the night before. Joined the rescuers;
psEs
Fescuers looked like a small army throwing up
Entertainments They started a distance back
from the well and began digging trench to-
=. In tho mean time William Mauwaring end J.
sns shsree y Ser
from above. XithSueh completely hidden
veil IL or 70 pe ss
Of PLANK became wedged over his head and
Il He ives fast. however. almost. up. to his
arm pits in a treacherous bed OF quicksand
sa h hs s
solid on all sides and could not move. He
beein digging the earth from on top Of him
tersfear of starting another inpour Of earth:
e.. s fss1s d
tho outside Of the well box. Hnether box.
eight feet square: was then Lowered into the
for I've men 70 work inside this rev bog, They
ostsd 70 tse TOP IN Buckets By the ee windHss
As fast as the men In the well got worn out
took his tura Down there snd
gould not be induced to quit his post for a long
At 1890 O'Clock in the afternoon Heebs
voice was heard family from the bottom OF the
we'll. He wanted to know what time it was and
The deeper the workers cot the moro danger
there was Of smothering, the imprisoned man.
70 blower s1 was 9btained and rugged up along
Of the we'll box through piece Of hose. When
the big box had been sunk about ten feet into
Then tie Rev. Mr.. Mailman was lowered
DOWN into what remained Of the old we'll box.
and on reaching tho bottom carefully scraped
the earth away from the spot whore Heeb's
snnterstice in int the pahfs Which Shielded his
head and, some stimulants were passed
through the opening to him. Tho earth
ed sed Thsn tHoy MS sares dns
thss earth away from his, Ghost ana
% fSHE sSTy aes2sc dnf The the
windlass in Heebs hands and shouted to the
men on top to hoist away; Heeb hung on to
we're Mn tn t fp nGd 1swy his
A. was on tho surface no was surrounded by
sas Grove" Nd who cheered and shouted them,
kll over into Mr.. Whites arms.
~ meyer expected to Gct out OF there alive"
Then his face turned CHASTITY white and he
sw2pncd. 1t was lust a few minutes after
o'clock when he got TO the top lie had been
Ing their hats in tn" air the Row Mr.. Mailman.
covered from head to foot with mud. clasped
was then placed in Henry Sknton's wagon and
taknn homo TO his wife, Sh" had heard of this
tfSS nc sca eariy IN tie ay and had rushed to
been forced t. go home. She rrfised to be-
lieve her husband was alive. and she was
him into the house pr COMBS doe not think think
Hesb sustained any dangerous injuries.
releas. the ent,mh"A man was told from ono
S Snn Tt 1nn ylSG" to- III; other. ana several
night and serrnad"d him '"''
hhouI tWo years n"rh man named Parsells
was caught by u caye-in Il puioksnnd in well
q the whole village he gradually sank from
sight and was surOcatcd. ~