Show RESCUED FROM AWFUL DEATH plumber caught in avalanche of sand while at work new after fighting against death for more than twenty two hours jeremiah fisher a plumber was res cued alive on thursday from a sand pit at staten island in which he bad been imprisoned since wednesday forenoon fleher la in a pitiable con dlton from echaus ton and not survive fisher was working in an excava alon when a passing street car loos enad the ground and sent down an avalanche of sand upon him the band bitted in around hie legs hold ing him as in a vise and gradually rising until only his head was visible for hours a large force of rescuers worked with frantic haste in an effort to save abe imprisoned man but the shifting sand edged back and renewed its grip upon the prisoner al most as fast as they could remove it |