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February 4, 1826
Edwardsville Spectator
Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois
What is this article about?
Last week in a village, the three-year-old son of Major Samuel Thurston fell into a well while playing. A black girl alerted his mother, who sought help. A gentleman rescued the uninjured child from the cold water just as the father arrived from work half a mile away, highlighting providential deliverance.
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An accident happened in this village, last week, which, for Providential deliverance from imminent danger, deserves to be recorded. The son of Major SAMUEL THURSTON, about three years old, while playing in the yard, fell headlong into the well. A black girl heard him cry out, and informed Mrs. T. who instantly flew to a neighbor's for help and then returned to the well, where she saw her little son clinging to the wall to keep above water. As soon as he saw her he called out "Mother, I want to come up." A gentleman descended, and the child was delivered uninjured, except by the cold, to the arms of his agitated mother, at the moment that his father, who, when the accident happened, was at work nearly a half mile off, came to the spot.
What sub-type of article is it?
Extraordinary Event
Heroic Act
Survival
What themes does it cover?
Providence Divine
Survival
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Child Accident
Well Rescue
Providential Deliverance
Family Rescue
What entities or persons were involved?
Major Samuel Thurston
Son Of Major Samuel Thurston
Mrs. T.
Black Girl
Gentleman
Where did it happen?
This Village
Story Details
Key Persons
Major Samuel Thurston
Son Of Major Samuel Thurston
Mrs. T.
Black Girl
Gentleman
Location
This Village
Event Date
Last Week
Story Details
Three-year-old son of Major Thurston falls into well while playing; black girl alerts mother; mother gets help; gentleman rescues child clinging to wall just as father arrives from work, child uninjured except for cold.