F. Marion Mark, 42, farmer, saved Willis Hays, 52, well digger, and Jess L. Liston, 31, laborer, from suffocation, Burlington, Kansas, August 22, 1907. (See case of JESS L. LISTON.) Mark, upon arriving at the well, had himself lowered into the well 15 minutes after Liston was overcome. No other person present would go. Mark had one foot in a loop at the end of the well rope, and a short rope was tied around him and the well rope. He grasped Hays and held him while men above hoisted them. After resting a minute, he again had himself lowered, and brought Liston to the surface in the same way. When he reached the surface, the rope tied around him and the well rope had slipped almost to his feet. 6608-991
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