Fred G. Buskuhl attempted to save Joseph I. Parke from suffocation, Friend, Oregon, August 3, 1912. Parke, 58, farmer, was overcome by powder fumes in a well 24 feet deep. Buskuhl, 41, farmer, who was somewhat weak from a recent operation, responded to the calls of Parke’s helper and, against the helper’s protest, insisted upon descending. He was lowered with his foot in a loop in the well rope, and although dizzy from the fumes, he grasped Parke and called to be raised. When the windlass had been turned only a few times, Buskuhl fell unconscious to the bottom. He was removed 15 minutes later but remained unconscious for two days and was disabled for more than five months. Parke died as he was taken from the well. 15523-1130
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