American Watchman And Delaware Advertiser

In Huntingdon, Pa. a man named Wm. Allen, had gone into a well of considerable depth, to bring up a piece of meat that had fallen to the bottom. After securing it, and in the attempt to ascend, the lower part of the wall caved in. He called for a rope, and was hauled within a few yards of the top, when the whole of the wall above him gave way, and the vast weight of stones and earth carried him to the bottom.

Aid was immediately procured, a curb made and a windlass erected, and the neighbors relieved each other in removing the ruins. After some time an aperture was made, and at the end of five hours, Allen was taken from under a large stone, quite senseless. He was much bruised, and had one rib fractured, but will probably recover.

Allen speaks of his sensations, while his neighbors were removing the rubbish, and once, when the windlass ceased operation, requiring some repairs, he thought they had given him up.