Samuel M. Spruiell, 30, farmer, saved J. Alonzo Hall, 48, farmer and well digger, from suffocation, Sweetwater, Texas, November 8, 1912. Hall was overcome by carbon dioxide while being drawn from a well and fell to the bottom. The well was 23 feet deep. Spruiell summoned a small boy to the well. He was followed by a delicate woman and an old man. With only these to aid him, none of whom was strong, Spruiell had himself lowered to the bottom of the well. He tied the well rope around Hall, and those above hoisted Hall to the top by means of a windlass. They had difficulty in getting him out of the well, and during the delay the gas began to affect Spruiell. He called every few seconds to those above to hurry. The rope was lowered after a delay of three or four minutes, and he tied it around himself. He was hoisted to the top in a weak condition. Hall was unconscious for an hour and was disabled three months. 9752-932
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