Reuben H. Arnold, 42, crane engineer, helped to save W. Stanley Moratt, 39, coal heaver, from a coal-bin cave-in, Leipsic, Ohio, February 7, 1922. Moratt fell to the bottom of a coal bin, 15 feet deep, when a slightly frozen mass of coal at the top on which he stepped gave way, and he was buried in coal to his hips and was unable to free himself. A rope was lowered from the top of the bin, and Arnold, holding to the rope, descended a slope of coal to Moratt. Vertical walls of coal extending inward from two adjacent walls rose from points near the middle of the bin to the top of the bin, and there was danger of their falling. After Arnold had worked alone for about 15 minutes, three other men stood on the slope above him, and for 1.5 hours coal was removed from around Moratt and passed by Arnold to the man above him and then to the other men in turn. They made slow progress because of more coal sliding to the bottom. The bin was in darkness. The man next above Arnold then descended to the bottom and helped Arnold, both piling the coal behind boards, to prevent further sliding. After working 1.5 hours longer, they finally freed Moratt, and they were aided to the top by means of ropes. 22204-1934
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22204-1934