Charles A. Smith, 31, laborer, attempted to save Theodore Dilhof, 43, laborer, from suffocation, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 26, 1910. Disregarding warnings to take precautions for his own safety, Smith descended a ladder in a 12-foot manhole of a sewer, where Dilhof lay unconscious from carbonic acid gas and methane. When about two feet above Dilhof, and as he was reaching toward him, Smith fell unconscious across Dilhof’s body. He was rescued about five minutes later and resuscitated. Dilhof was dead when gotten out. 6226-501
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