Warren A. Hoy, 31, machine man’s helper, helped to save Frank Carter, 38, chargeman, and John Payne, 41, machine man, and died attempting to help save James Jackson, 43, machine man, from suffocation, Rausch Creek, Pennsylvania, January 21, 1921. Carter, Payne, and Jackson were overcome by dynamite fumes about 200 feet from the mouth of a tunnel in which they were working. Hoy, who had also been working with the men, left the tunnel but re-entered it on a small motorcar, accompanied by the only other man near the scene. They took Carter to the open air on the motorcar and then rescued Payne in the same manner. Both were unconscious. Hoy and his companion then ran the motorcar into the tunnel to within a short distance of Jackson, and Hoy’s companion dragged Jackson about 25 feet toward the motorcar. Feeling that he was about to be overcome, Hoy’s companion dropped Jackson, left the tunnel, and ran more than a mile for help. Hoy was overcome close to the motorcar. He was the only one besides Carter that knew how to run it. Carter, who revived, entered the tunnel and dragged Jackson out. Hoy was taken out by other men about an hour after he had entered but could not be revived. Jackson and Payne recovered. 21181-1706
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