George C. Poe, 45, farmer, saved Henry A. Bailey, 67, farmer, from suffocation, Scottsville, Arkansas, August 6, 1913. Bailey was overcome by carbon dioxide in a well 30 feet deep. Poe sent Bailey’s son and stepson for help, and then, notwithstanding the fact that he had once barely escaped from a well in which he had been affected by gas and the fact that Bailey had just told him that he was being affected by gas, he descended a ladder into the well carrying a rope. No other person was near. Poe tied the rope around Bailey and then climbed to the top. While he was hoisting Bailey, Bailey’s son returned. They hoisted Bailey nearly to the top before others arrived. Bailey was unconscious for an hour. 12921-927
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