Gordon T. Granger, 21, gas compressor plant foreman, saved Francis E. Vetter, 22, pipefitter, from suffocation, Bayonne, New Jersey, January 9, 1913. Vetter was overcome by propane in a tank 10 feet deep, and Granger was called to the tank by a helper, who told him what had happened. Although Granger was familiar with the gas, he did not wait for men whom he had told to bring a rope, but dropped into the tank through a manhole 15 inches in diameter. He lifted Vetter from the bottom of the tank, where the gas was densest, and supported him until a rope was brought. When the rope was lowered, he tied it around Vetter and told men on the tank to hurry as he was being affected by the gas. Some delay occurred in getting Vetter through the manhole, and Granger was overcome by the gas. Another man descended and tied a rope around Granger, who was drawn up and revived. Vetter also was revived. 9769-859
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