Wake County NcArchives News.....Death by Carlessness: Isaac Smith June 9, 1842 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com January 18, 2008, 4:17 pm June 9, 1842 Charlotte Journal June 9, 1842 -- MR. ISAAC SMITH, a citizen of Wake County, descended into a well in Chatham a few days since, for the purpose of cleaning it, and was shortly afterwards discovered at its bottom without motion. He was drawn up to the mouth of the well, but died in a few minutes, owing, no doubt, to the foulness of the air. How often must people be told, that the presence of the air may be accurately tested by letting down into a well, a well-lighted candle and that no one should dare to go into it without such experiment? If the air is unwholesome, the candle will burn but feebly or go out and death will certainly be the fate of him who exposes himself to such an atmosphere, Buf if the candle burns freely, then no doubt need be apprehended from a descent. -- Raleigh Register File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wake/newspapers/deathbyc195nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb