BURIED ALIVE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 3, 1 December 1883, Page 2

BURIED ALIVE.

Considerable .excitement, hasbe^ occasioned by ashc^kjngocouri^c^^whicli \ * . took place a* Hay* Jr^jes,, orie day recently ,-at .$ fvear town,. iand; by Mfbich loss, ofjjifo tas^' r», . suited. It appears .tlia^.a^hpurj r^g, ~\ ■ man known as Jimmy—Work, was employed renewing. tJie; slabs, m, a deep well on jhis -selectiflß, jy^hich ia,ab/jufc five miles distant' front Hay, ~ %hHsfr , tso engaged he was. suddenly pvertakea by a sand-drift, which, buried him up to his neck. Bealisiug his pc ilous position, whilbfcf gradually sinking m the treacherous souV he i shouted qu£ to his mate, Peterson, who«was abov^jtOA run hastily and procure assistance— which could only be obtained at a place a quarter of a mile distant* : Jteter^on lost no time m getting help^and , when : he ran back^'to the well found Jimmy . Workstifi alive, but m much danger^, and apparently greatly exhausted;, 4* J ho was gradually but'sijrely sinking i|} the sand, Worfc wasJiaaid to e^plain^ i'My Go 4 ! I'll never get ouc of tb^" . Peterson having been, lefendMrft i the well, Jehdeavoui^d: to rescuo; Jys oon> panion, who repeatedly urged extra exertional when suddeulyaqpther influx of sand occurred, which completely buried Work;' and 'compelled Peterson; ■■ to seek his own safety: by:. beinj* drawn up. Night coming, pn, nothing further could be done for the doomed man. On the following day renewed* efforts were made to 'get hint buty and the. police having beta ihforhieuVof the *»* currence visited i; the scetie* of t^ie accfcjdent. All the efforts made"were; how- ! ev§r unsuccessful, and the constables went to town iv order to seek from some practical, .rojnevs. Several expeiicuceddiggers were |» undertake the dhunterriug *£&? ioo«ly $P 'th|s?unfortunate, igfjn. ;i . ;; >„ Za .Z