William J. Reidy, 43, carpenter, saved Abraham Hildebrand, 46, laborer, from suffocation, Gresham, Oregon, November 8,1904. Hildebrand was overcome by gas or smoke following a blast in a well 40 feet deep. Although others seemed unwilling to go to the rescue, and one man had refused to go, Reidy had himself lowered to the bottom on the well rope, with another rope around his body. He tied the well rope around Hildebrand, and both were pulled to the surface. Hildebrand was revived in an hour. Reidy was nauseated. 5833-724
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