Beckham County, OK - Deaths: John Wesley Snoe, 1922
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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SNOE, JOHN WESLEY
(Jul 1922, Erick Newspaper, Erick, Beckham Co, OK):
For the second time in the past two months the new well which is being put
down in south Erick has caved in this time killing Wesley Snow, a young
man about 18 years old, who lives on route 1, northeast of Erick.
Asa Willis, the contractor, in an endeavor to save one of the men almost
lost his life.  He jumped into the well and put a rope around Bridges, who
was too weak to help himself.  Asa then climbed the rope while the men
above was pulling them up and both were clear of the main hole, when
Bridges through (sic) up his arms and said "good bye boys," the rope
slipping over his arms and he fell back into the well.  Mr. Willis let go
the rope and was back into the well and had the man in his arms when the
second cave-in occured knocking the man from his grasp and rendering Asa
almost helpless.  A hose was thrown out to him and he was pulled out. 
Willis was bruised up considerable about the head and shoulders.
Wesley Snoe, B. O. Bridges and Park Shroyer were all working in the well
when Vic Caudill, who was watching the men work shouted a warning to them.
Young Shroyer backed toward the east wall and in doing so saved his live,
and the main bulk of brick and dirt arched over him and he only received a
few bruises.  He immediately rushed to where Snoe was buried and removed
the dirt from around his head so that he could breath.
On the west side of the well is a shoot and at the bottom a large hole was
dug and Mr. Snoe slipped and fell into this hole and was practically
covered.  He lived over an hour and begged to be dug out and cautioned the
boys not to step on him.
(Erick Cemetery:  John Wesley Snoe:  b 31 May 1904; d 3 Jul 1922).

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