Iddo P. Norton, 37, miner, saved Henry C. Greeson, 28, miner, from suffocation, Alix, Arkansas, September 6, 1913. Greeson was overcome by gas at the bottom of a well 28 feet deep, after having been in the well less than five minutes. Norton descended a ladder and tied a rope around Greeson, and then he climbed to the surface. When he and another man began to pull on the rope, it began to slip, and Norton climbed down and tied it tighter. Other men had arrived, and while they hoisted Greeson, Norton climbed the ladder and watched that the rope did not slip. He reached the surface in safety. Greeson was unconscious for about 30 minutes. 12067-997
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Iddo Pickens Norton was struck by a car while crossing Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, and spent three days in the hospital before dying on Oct. 5, 1952. The cause of death was head trauma.
He was buried in Valhalla Cemetery in St. Louis.
(Edited from an account provided by a family member.)