Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-07

returned. AIR he exclaimed with a
sudden Thought They viii come by
the private entrance. aud stephen re
mains 10 guide them. John Marks
says. we win be with YOU He must
mean himself. my son and stephen
Patience. I must wait"
We left him, many hours before. dig /
giuS under the wall that surrounded \
the well. A frame less powerful than !
his. or a heart less bold. would have /
given Up IN despair before the num- /
berless obstacles he met and overcame.
At length. after many hours OF labor. |
ne was able to crawl through the /
trench and 10 come up on the other side |
OF the wall
And now" said James Greene.
stretching himself out at full length.
Il must rest awhile and think. First
how long is II since I was trappcd2
I was trapped on the tenth. at about
half past Il. wound up my watch
NJ O'Clock. Ny watch runs thirty
six hours az a stretch. Let me see II
Il stiu runs"
&c drew his watch from his fob. and
held "a 20 his ear.
I am confident that 1 have not been
/ prisoner thirty-six hours. though how
long I remained hanging senseless in
I the well cannot tell. II Is altogether
| Impossible for me TO see in this horri-
I BILE darkness. nor can tell what time
I il IS by raising the crystal and feeling
/ the position OF the hands upon the dial
I might guess twelve hours too little
OF twelve hours too much. But IL IS
F very important 90 me TO know how
/ long I have been without food and
I drink. I Go not feel the want OF II
now. for my excitement checks hunger
but not thirst 1 can work q certain
number Of hours without food. but
must grade my strength that II may
hold out as long rs possible. 1 must
know what time 81 IS. To wind UP my
watch requires six turnings OF the key
that IS. my watch runs six hours FOR
every turn. VIII wind Il now and
make n guess OF how many hours CT
the thirty-six are gone"
He searched for his key. found Il. and
wound up his watch.
The key turned four times Czactiy,
and stopped.
~Goodr' said James Greene. "Tcur
umos-six hours 10 every turn-twon-
ry-four hours. I hlve been trapped
twenty-four hours. II IS. then. now
about S o'clock NJ night. on the 18th
d March. What may not have hap
pened 10 Kate Elgin during oil that
uues'
he rested FOR some time. and thea
rose 20 his feet. The place in which be
stood allowed him 70 stand fully erect
Water. anything for wateTr' said
be; Il shall faint without water. Ny
tongue feels IKE n piece OF leather.
But let me find what sort OF 4 place
, am IN now"
CInEing close 70 the wall for fear OF
pits. Greene began his blind examlna.
don.
Ten minutes sufiiced 10 iaforn him,
and be paused
. Il an in a passage built CT brick
atty feet long aud ten feet wide. Pos.
, sibly once cellar. or maybe an en-
closed space between the foundation
, valis-probably the last Now h0v
I high is .tfr
He reached up his hand.
, Say seven feet. I dare not cut rs
/ way through the floor. Wood makes q
terrible noise i shall have 10 dls
. through or under another wall TIL.
! passage IS so long. that 1 think hat
Z better work az the end i I III.
+. through NJ the sides 1 may lose lobo
, and enter another cellar. But first le
p rs look Tor water"
! lie began 20 feel the floor abov
/, him. walking % and fro. and sweep
, ing his hands about him.
He was seeking FOR water pipes.
Z suddenly he almost shouted wit
JOY. His hand grasDed slender tube
D running from the ground upward.
He was about TO cleave Il with hi
q wedge. when be paused. saying:
d 1T may be 4 gas pipel II I CT
Il asunder shall be su6ocated, I q
d, not think God has permitted me 20 c.
cape from the wen 10 be smothere
= with gas I VIII trust IN Him an
y striker
he struck bravely, and Jet OF ic
n cold wate~ deluged bis face and hand
e ~HurTahs' said Greene. quenching b,
"a, thirst NOW. II the leak is discovered
plumbers must seek for the cause. an
p shah soon make myself known. 81
the cutting OF OF the water may not
10 noticed for days. weeks or month
p The pipe may have been used 10 suppl
Z room now unOccupled. / must 60