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The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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Jeff Ashworth, buried alive for 13 hours in a 70-foot well cave-in in Chatham County, North Carolina, near Fuquay Springs, was rescued conscious and has recovered.
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Jeff Ashworth, buried alive for thirteen hours in a seventy-foot well under tons of stones and debris, in Chatham County, North Carolina, near Fuquay Springs, has recovered. In cleaning the well, it caved in. Ashworth was jammed into an arch. He never lost consciousness while his rescuers worked. Top photo shows the rocks which were lifted out of the caved-in well one by one by means of the windlass at the right. Lower picture shows the entrance to the well. Insert shows Ashworth after the rescue.
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Chatham County, North Carolina, Near Fuquay Springs
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ashworth recovered after being rescued; no loss of consciousness
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Jeff Ashworth was buried alive for thirteen hours in a seventy-foot well under tons of stones and debris when it caved in during cleaning. He was jammed into an arch and remained conscious while rescuers worked to free him using a windlass.