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Show BRIGHAM YOUTH H HAS CLOSE GALL I Horace Mann Precipitated Into Well When Planking Gives Way. BRIGHAM. July SI. Horace Mann. H son of Mr. and Mrs. E David Mann, ! narrowly escaped death two days ago I while at work with a drill outfit boring Into the bottom of the X. K. Hansen electric well for an additional sup-ply sup-ply of water Hansen was standing OS the platform operating the drill, when ion, tilling gave way and th , heavy drill crashed onto the platform, splintering the cross-supports and sent m I the platform and operator plunging my about thirty (f-oi from the top of "a ff the well a two-by-four had been set k across the bore and on this Mr Mann IH alighted on his back. His left arm was f broken, his back was severely wrench- II j ed and h:a body was otherwise scratch ed and bruised by the falling timbers JM I At the bottom Of the well Is located V ; the electric motor and pump and had Mr Mann fallen onto thm he un- I L doubtedly would h.we bSB killed I The young man movaa about with I J great difficulty because of the Injury I Br I to his back. |