Everett O. Walcott, 26, oil?tank loader, died helping to save George C. Brown, 32, oil?tank repairman, from suffocation, Lawrenceville, Illinois, June 5, 1912. Brown entered an empty tank car to look for a leak and was almost immediately overcome by gas. Several men were attracted to the scene, and Walcott, knowing the nature of the accident, entered a manhole 15 inches in diameter and descended a ladder to the bottom of the tank eight feet below. Another man followed him closely, and they started to lift Brown, but Walcott was almost immediately affected by the gas. Before he could climb the ladder, he was overcome. Although he was taken out within a few minutes, he could not be revived. Brown was taken out by others and was revived. 8871-830
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