| Show HANGS DOWN A WELL FOR SIXTEEN HOURS FARMER ATTEMPTS TO RESCUE DOG BUT NEARLY MEETS DEATH Wllllston tf DJ Woodford Ray had a remarkable escape from death In a well on his farm on tho South side Ho was alone on the farm when his pet dog roll Into tho well and he went to tin rescue He let himself down in tho Woll by tho ropo fastened 1 AfI VT s Pt 1i 117yac j n He Sang Songs and Told Stories to Himself to the windlass and caught the little dog but could not climb out There was no place to stand and finally ho mado a loop In the rope In which he put his foot and this helped to re hove the strain lie was compelled to rdllnqulsh his grasp of the dog The animal fell Into tho water and was drowned For 16 hours Kay remained in the well Ho sang songs told stories to himself and laughed to keep his strength ani courage Through all the long night tho man grassed the rope hoping that someone one would como In time to save him but as the time passed as hour after hour followed and no one came hI began to lose hope Finally juut as ho thought ho must give up he saw a man looking Into tho well It was A P Solberg u neighbor who came after a team ol horses and knowing that Hay must bo at homo somewhere started to search for him Ho quickly pulled Hay out of the well Upon reaching tho top Ray exhausted lost his grip and would have fallen back had not Solberg grasped him Solberg looked like an angel with tho blue sky as a blackground Hay said after his rescue I |
