William O. Ruch, 34, laborer, died assisting in an attempt to save Thomas Nichelson, 39, laborer, from suffocation, Sour Lake, Texas, July 31, 1915. (See case of JOHN W. ODELL, JR.) It was Ruch who followed Odell into the tank. 15237-1196
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