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Show BURIED OR HOURS HARROWING EXPERIENCE OF IDAHO MAN WHILE ENGAGED IN DIGGING A WELL. Wat Imprisoned for Twenty-four Hour While Neighbor! Were En. 'gaged in Digging New Shaft to Release Him From Pit. Blaekfoot, Idaho. After being bur led to his armpits at the bottom of a thirty-five foot well excavation for more than twenty-four hours. Chris-topticr Chris-topticr A. Mciiiloy, bishop of the Mormon Mor-mon church, was rescued Tuesday fvciiIiik by seventy-five nu'ii who had been working in relays all night and day. The bishop und his Runs wort' digging u well upon his ranch ne-.ir Wapello wlnn a cave In burled Mm at the bottom of the pit. lie managed man-aged to free hh head and arms from the- graved mid was able to breathe without difficulty. The neighbors for miles around responded re-sponded to tlt call for assistance from the Bona and a new shaft was dug beside be-side the llrM excavation, and a tunnel tun-nel then constructed, by means of which the Imprisoned iua:i wan rescued. res-cued. Food and stimulants were lowered to the unfortunate man by ropes from time to time and everything possible done to keep up his courage nnd strength. Since the rescue Rlshop Merkley has been under the doctors care and Is still very feeble. |