John W. Augustine, 24, farmer, died attempting to save Leroy A. Keller, 22, farmer, from suffocation, Pennant, Saskatchewan, December 1, 1911. (See case of LYNNE F. WILCOX.) Augustine reached the well while Wilcox was being hoisted and learned of the accident. He had himself lowered, although there was but one man to render assistance. When he reached the bottom, Augustine sat on the bolt astride the cable, and, having grasped Keller, he held him until he had been raised about 50 feet. He dropped him. Augustine was somewhat excited when he reached the surface. A minute later, after a rope had been tied around his body and wrapped around the cable, he was lowered a second time. He frequently assured the man at the surface that he was all right, but when he had been at the bottom only a few seconds, he was overcome. When the cable was hoisted, Augustine was not on the bolt. The bodies of the two men were secured the following day, and it was found that the rope had been tied to Keller. 7661-811
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