C. Gustav Groenevelt, 55, laborer, died attempting to save Roy A. Phillips, 19, laborer, from suffocation, Watsonville, California, April 27, 1910. Notwithstanding warnings, Groenevelt went down into a tank that was 13 feet deep and contained vinegar dregs and carbon dioxide to assist Phillips, who lay unconscious on the bottom. He fell unconscious across Phillips. Both were dead when gotten out through a hole cut in the side of the tank. 5160-405
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