The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-10

held that he could not lower them. He
was fainting from weakness, and so in
tense had been the strain on him that
when Pratt her finally reached him he be-
came unconscious.
At 1855 he was drawn by ropes 10 the
wells mouth and laid on the grass.
physician, who was waiting. gave him
a stimulant and after awhile he revived
} Thanks to that remarka BILE protecting
arch his injuries were not more serious
than scalp wounds and painful bruises.
Chittwood thus laconically told how It
feels TO be buried alive for twenty four
hours:
'Chittwood was hangin' on the rope
feelin' the walls to see if they needed
repairs. Just tot Townsend "alTs WELL
when wall caved in. Held on the rope,
kepin' arms above Chittwoods head.
Rocks rained down on Chttwood and one
big one rested on Chittwoods head and
on side OF wall. Every part of Chit
woods body was bruised with rock. At
first Chittwood could hardly breathe
guess he was scared-later got breath all
right. Chittwood prayed God to save
him and God done it, and Chittwood
promised God never TO clean out more
wells. an Chitwood never will go down
In another well.
How did you breathe down there?'
Held on rope. Air came down rope
and Chittwood got breath all right"
Were you hungry?
Yes he answered Hungry for to-
5acco. Chittwood could not move hand or
foot, couldn't move muscle. We'll. Chit
wood wanted a chew OF tobacco bad while
down in the well. But he couldn't get
it for it was in his hind pocket
Chitwood has had other narrow escapes.
About nine years ago. while deepening
we'll on Isaac Conrad's farm, he was
almost killed He had discharged a big
blast of dynamite and going down in the
well too soon he was almost suTocated
by the fumes OF the powder and smoke.
His apparently lifeless body was raised.
and, thinking he was dead, his relatives
summoned the undertaken. Before their
arrival he regained consciousness.
The man who has passed so many dan
gers has been married three times and ali
his wives are living The first deserted
him and he divorced her. The second,
after twenty years. divorced him.
Then he became a woman hater for
awhilee and lived in a log cabin. In No
vember. he paid man s25 to introduce
him 10 Mrs. Margaret Davis, Of this city.
The courtship was brief IN ten min
utes after nc met Mrs. Davis. he said:
'Chitwod wants YOU 10 marry him"
Being a widow the fair Mrs Davis could
not answer This IS so sudden" and
they were married within the week.
IN Brunswick. Ne lives a man who
Put his fingers n between the knives OF
a two horse power mower 70 pun our a
piece Of wire. The horses started and
cut of the fingers on one hand. He had
them repaired by doctor and the next
cay walked out to see the haymakers
Some one aske him how he did il and
protested ths; he could not see how Z
could have happened. I'm show YOU
said the farmer and he poked the well
hand in between the knives just 10 ex-
plain. The explanation was perfectly
lucid for the horses started M az TIE
Instant ana tn knives cut The sngers
CT the other hand.
u has beea notleei that 70 meuuon is
made Of King EdVa-d's Illness IN rhe
Court Csrcuiar- This IS relic q ,he
public Tor political reasons any refer
enco 10 the kings health The secrecy
that surrounds the court Is custom
handed down from generations when the
sovereign and the royal family we're 20;
50 secure in the &receians OF TIE people
as they are a. the preseas tina .