Deseret Evening News | 1906-09-10 | Page 12 | Three Men Lose Their Lives in Abandoned Well

THREE MEN LOSE THEIR LIVES IN ABANDONED WELL WELL Hullo Butte Huto Mont pL 9 Three ranch ranchmen ranchmen men lost lo t their lives live late this afternoon by b being overcome by L gas JIS In an n aban abandoned Iban donw well Mil on the tl flats fiats below the city cl DEAD Frank rank fly Kly B aged 51 Matthew Fogarty aed led 31 31 Andrew Mehar aged 35 Fogarty and Mchar Icar both lost loft lol their heir lives live In attempts attempt at rescue reut Ely had bed started down don the well wel with the Intention intention tion ton of ot cleaning It I when he be wa was II over overcome come falling failing to the bottom a a distance of ot St Ii 3 feet teet hll he h felt fel himself going Ely 11 yelled and nd Fogarty at once re ro responded londe to Elya Elys cry for tor help but ho too wa was wa soon overcome when he fell tel to 10 the bottom Mehar unaware of ot the tha presence of ot ga gas a attempted to descent descend to Il the tha rescue needle of or hi his tn FInla unit tnt had gotten down but t a few f r rungs rung r of r the ladder when he alto also alo fell tel to the bot bottom bottom tom torn of ot the well All kli 1 the bodies were recovered after atter several everal feral hours houra work grappling hooks hooke being necessary IO to bring the remain to tl the surface