Charles G. Davis, 18, laborer, saved W. Franklin Gorman, 26, well digger, from suffocation, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 19, 1911. Gorman had called to be hoisted out of a well, and when the bucket in which he stood was 10 feet from the bottom and 25 feet from the top, he was overcome by gas. He fell and, having twisted his legs around the rope, hung head downward. Three men at the surface said they feared to enter the well, and they were afraid to hoist Gorman further lest he would fall to the bottom. Davis descended on the rope to Gorman and assured himself that Gorman was in a safe position to be hoisted to the surface. He then climbed hand over hand until his arms were near the surface; he then became weak and called for help. A man caught his arm and assisted him from the well. Gorman was hoisted and was revived, although he did not fully recover for two or three weeks. 7975-751
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