This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Goodrich Classification: death Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.goodrich/1345/mb.ashx Message Board Post: As published in: The Sandusky Clarion Sandusky, Ohio August 29, 1832 Mr. Henry Goodrich, a respectable citizen of Casadage village, in this county, aged about 30, came to an untimely death on Thursday last, while engaged in digging of a well. He progressed to the depth of about 20 feet without curbing, and descended (two or three men in his employ declined to go down) to ascertain whether he would dig any further, or commence stoning, and while down a small quantity of earth fell in up to his knees; from this he extricated himself, when immediately more came in which again buried him up to his knees, and before he could extricate himself from this, more came down that reached to his middle, and while in this situation a rope was let down, which he fastened around him, and those above attempted to draw him up by the windlass; but he cried out that they would pull him in two & requested them to desist pulling, when presently a large quantity of earth caved in and buried him entirely under about a foot. It is supposed that the large quantity tha! t came in last, broke his neck, and that he died instantly, and his neck was found to be broken after he was got out. The accident occurred about two o'clock in the afternoon, and he was not extricated until one o'clock the next morning. From the time however that it began to cave until it covered him was not over ten minutes; and the failure to extricate him with life was thought to be owing to those with him losing much of their presence of mind at the critical moment. His funeral obsequeies were attended on Saturday last by a very large concourse of friends and neighbors.