A LONG FAST.

Temuka Leader, Issue 320, 20 November 1880, Page 2

A LONG FAST.

A Scottish lady happened to be conversing with a Courier Journal reporter the other day, when the subject of Dr latiner's last came up. She did not L hink the Tanner experiment wonderful. Ehen she went on to tell of a case of tasting in Scotland, The river Clyde broke through its bed, an 1 the water rushed into the mines below. A number jf miners were drowned, the suddenness af the flood cutting of all escape. One miner got into an old shaft that bad been abandoned, and here he found himself sale from the water. A worse Fate, however, now stared him in the [ace. It was impossible for him to climb sut, nor could he make himself heard. Ihere seemed no possible means of communication with the world above. At Lhe end of 60 days some slow-going person of an inquiring turn took it nio his head to examine the old shaft, is he felt a little curiosity to know whether the waters of the Clyde had Found their way there. Tying a piece }f led to a rope, this investigating person let it down into the shaft, and he thought, after he had lowered it, that he jould hear a human voice ? but the tones came faintly, and he misheard. After a while he hauled up the lead, and was surprised to find a piece of slothing attached to it. The poor wretch was still alive, and had managed to make this sign. Assistance was immediately called, men were lowered into the shaft, and the starving man was brought ts the surface nearly dead. He had been all the time without food, but had been within reach of water, and tiad tenaciously clung to the hope that be would be rescued. The greatest interest was excited in the case. It was thought that the unfortunate man would lose his life, but with careful nursing he it length recovered to tell his remarkable story, and to be the wonder of the aay.