Owen S. Ramsey, 33, pipefitter, helped to save George C. Brown, 32, oil-tank repairman, and attempted to save Everett O. Walcott, 26, oil-tank loader, from suffocation, Lawrenceville, Illinois, June 5, 1912. (See case of EVERETT O. WALCOTT.) Ramsey closely followed Walcott into the tank, and when Walcott was overcome, he left Brown and started to aid Walcott. Being affected by the gas, Ramsey climbed the ladder and was assisted out of the tank. He lay on the tank several minutes while another man attempted to fasten a wire around Brown and then again descended into the tank. He fastened the wire around Brown and ascended in a weakened condition, and Brown was then drawn up. 11633-831
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