Elijah A. Walker, 29, laborer, attempted to save John R. Northcutt, 32, laborer, from suffocation, Palopinto, Texas, August 19, 1909. Northcutt was working in a well 38 feet deep when he was overcome by gas. Walker ran 900 feet to the well. After another man had refused to descend, Walker, although badly winded, had himself lowered by means of the well rope, without taking any precautions. He remained in the well between five and 10 minutes but did not succeed in fastening the rope around Northcutt. He felt himself smothering and called to be raised. When he reached the surface, he was sick at his stomach, and he suffered from severe headache for several hours. Northcutt was taken from the well later, and he revived. 8683-651
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