Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-10
IMPRISONED p
FOUND
Mrs. John Hol1er, Pine City,
Dropped Into Abandoned
Cess Pool.
Discovered by Neighbors in
Unconscious State; is
Recovering.

narrow escape from death was
the accident that occurred Monday
afternoon to Mrs. John Holler, 81, at
Pine City, when she fell into an aban-
doned cess pool near her home and
was not found for 2212 hours. She
was unconscious when taken from the
cess pool and removed to the Bert
Cummings home where she was given
immediate medical attention and ap-
parently now is out of danger.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Holler is about mile northeast from
the center of Pine City village, on the
shores of Cross lake, and the houses
there are not so near to one another.
Mrs. Holler had visited some friends
near the county fair grounds and was
returning home across the pavement
about five O'Clock Monday afternoon.
When walking across a vacant lot,
where formerly was the Inglewood
/ Inn, but buildings all removed, she
stepped on top of a cess pool and fell
Ill unnoticed to anyone. All that
covered the cess pool unbeknown to
her was some roofing paper. Plung-
ing through that her chin struck the
cement, and stone on the edge and she
fell to the floor six feet below. 1t is
thought that the jolt on the chin rem
dered her unconscious and thus she
was unable to cry for help.
The opening to the abandoned cess
pool is Is inches in diameter which
tapers and spreads out so that far
ther down the cess pool is four feet
in diameter. The floor on which Mrs.
HOller landed is six feet from the
surface. Had she gone through that
there is another 80 feet to the bot
| tom. The walls are made of hollow
tile. The vacant lot trap is about
| three blocks from her home, and too
far removed from other homes so
that folks might have heard her cries
when she regained consciousness.
Kidnap Theory Advanced.
Thinking that she had gone to the
evening show with friends her hus-
band did not become alarmed until
late in the evening when she failed
to come home. He and others thought
that while crossing the pavement to
go home at 5 o'clock she might have
been kidnapped. The disappearance
was reported to the sheriff and other
authorities and steps were taken to
have it broadcast over the radio.
While tramping the grounds where
Mrs. Holler had supposedly walked,
oh
Buche and Mrs. Bert Cummings, came
upon the abandoned cess pool and
noted that the roofing paper on top
was punctured. Investigation revealed
that Mrs. Holler had fallen through
and she was Immediately removed
in an unconscious state. The lucky
find was made at $3.50 Tuesday after
noon when she had been imprisoned
2212 hours.
Physical examination revealed that
no bones were broken but that she
had suffered greatly from exhaustion
and was chilled through. At the
Cummings home Wednesday afternoon
was trying to clear up what had
taken place, she said that she APP
parently regained consciousness some
hours after the fall for it was dark
when she tried to call for help. She
called and cried until she dosed off
again into sleep or Inconsistencies.
She recalled some rainfall during her
Imprisonment. This was at 1920
Tuesday forenoon.
| While still very nervous Mrs. Holler
will apparently recover completely
from her unusual and trying exper-
fence. She was formerly Gertrude
Carrigan of Lakefield, in the south.
western part of the state.