Fell Into A Cistern

                 And Remained There Several Hours.

Pinckney, Mich.. July 18. - A very peculiar accident occurred today to Mrs. John Birnie, who lives three miles west of this place, which came nearly proving fatal.
While in the act of drawing water from a cistern her feet slipped from under her, throwing her forward head first into the cistern.
It is not known just when she fell, as the family were away at the time and she was not discovered until noon, when Mr. Birnie returned home for his dinner.
The neighbors were summoned and after several hours' work succeeded in drawing her back to life. She is about 50 years old and lies in a critical condition, having been in the water several hours.