Jesse C. Stewart saved Otis E. Nichols and Spencer Bullard from suffocation, Brownwood, Texas, April 26, 1909. Nichols, 28, and Bullard, 30, were overcome by gas at the bottom of a 73-foot well which was in danger of caving in. Stewart, 23, farmer, was lowered twice on a rope, and, in turn, fastened another rope to each of the men, who were hoisted and revived.
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