William T. Howard, 27, farmhand, saved Thomas R. Lewis, 36, and J. Edgar Rogers, 21, farmers, from suffocation, Parker, Texas, July 5, 1911. After others had refused to descend, and although told that he would encounter gas, Howard had himself lowered to the bottom of a well 27 feet deep to rescue Lewis and Rogers, who had been overcome. He tied a rope around Lewis, who was pulled up, then he tied the rope around Rogers. After Rogers had been pulled up, Howard was about to tie the rope around himself when he became unconscious. He was taken out 10 minutes later. All were revived. Howard was partially disabled for two weeks. 6918-690
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