William A. Easton, 47, mine foreman, attempted to save Robert M. Meek, 42, miner, and Edwin A. Sutton, 34, assistant superintendent, from suffocation, Cokedale, Colorado, February 10, 1911. (See case of ROBERT M. MEEK.) Easton learned of the accident to Sutton and Meek and went to the entrance of the entry in which they lay. He knew after-damp was present, but, stooping and breathing cautiously, he led three other men to Meek and helped to carry him out. Easton felt a slight weakness in his knees, but, others showing a reluctance to go for Sutton, he led a second party to him five minutes later, and Sutton was taken out. 8328-617
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