Alfred J. Beard saved Marshall R. Newport from suffocation, Hermiston, Oregon, March 24, 1933. Newport, 27, highway construction superintendent, was overcome by carbon monoxide and fell unconscious in a quarry tunnel at a point 70 feet from the entrance. He lay beneath a small opening in the top of the tunnel through which rock from the quarry was dropped on a conveyor. Beard, 22, conveyor tender, jumped six feet down through the opening to the conveyor, which then was not in operation. He lifted Newport upon the conveyor and walked backward, dragging him toward the entrance. His efforts caused the conveyor to move slowly. When he had dragged Newport for 15 feet, he felt he was becoming affected by the gas. He ran to the entrance, took a breath, and told a man to start the conveyor. He then ran back to Newport and with great exertion dragged him 15 feet closer to the entrance before the conveyor was put into operation. He continued to drag Newport as Newport was moved to the entrance on the conveyor. Beard was seriously affected, and he and Newport were removed to a hospital. Beard lapsed into unconsciousness after reaching the hospital and did not fully recover for two months. Newport recovered. 33112-2790
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