Grady County GaArchives Obituaries.....Corker, Ira July 6 1918
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The Cairo Messenger, Friday, July 12, 1918
Negro Drawnes In Well

Saturday afternoon about 2 o'clock a negro man, Ira Corker, a hand working for 
Mr. B. R. Harrison, went down in an old well near where the barn had stood, for 
the purpose of cleaning out the well.  A few minutes later he called to Mr. 
Harrison, asking him, "What about coming out."  Mr. Harrison told him "yes."  
He attempted to come out, but fell staggering into the well, which was about 
three feel in water.  Mr. Harrison's son, Ben Jr., approached the well and 
found the negro almost dead so he proceeded to try to get the boy out.  Upon 
entering the well he found it to be filled with gases which he soon discovered 
too strong for him and he immediately got out.  By this time, Ira, the negro 
boy, had drowned.  The body was brought out by a well-hook.   The gases in the 
well were supposed to have settled there as a result of the fire they had near 
it the previous day.

Mr. Harrison felt bad from his losses by fire on Friday, but when he found Ira 
Corker dead, he was hurt indeed, as he was one of his best hands on the farm, 
being a boy of about 22 years, very active and having good, moral qualities.

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