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Bofton, July i9. 1719: 
M r. Adams and his Servant being employed to 
repair a Pump in this Place, about fix 
0’ Clock this Afternoon uncovered the Well ; upon 
which he immediately attempted to go down, by 
Means only of a fingle Rope ^ but had not defcend- 
ed above five or fix Feet, before he was rendered 
uncapable of fuftaining his Weight, and without 
fpeaking, or any Signals of Diftrefs, flipped down fud- 
denly to the upper Part of the Joint of the Pump, 
where being fupported about a Minute, fetching his 
Breath in a very diftrefs’d Manner, he fell to the 
Bottom, which was about eight or ten Feet lower, and 
covered with but a very few Inches of Water, with- 
out difeovering any Signs of Life. Hereupon his 
Servant ( T'homas Reardon ) with great Precipitation 
took the Rope in his Hand, in order to defeend to 
the Relief of his Mafter j but at the fame Diftance 
from the Top, met with the fame fatal Interruption j 
and without difeovering any Signs of Diftrefs, was 
heard to fall to the Bottom. 
The Workmen above prepared a Third with a' 
Tackle about his Wafte. Upon his Defcent he was 
rendered Speechlefs, and made no Signs at all, 
though he had agreed to it ; whereupon being raifed 
from the Well, he was found to have the Image of 
Death imprefs’d upon him , but upon the Ufe of 
proper Means was foon recovered, without remem- 
bring any thing particularly that had pafled. 
Some Hours after this the other Bodies were 
taken up : but, as we had before been well alTured 
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