Henry P. McCoy, 22, clerk, helped attempt to save Frank L. Scherrer, 21, farmer, from suffocation, Mendon, Illinois, September 12, 1906. Taking no precautions for his own safety, McCoy descended a ladder to the bottom of a 22-foot well, where Scherrer lay, over-come by gas. Failing in his attempts to lift Scherrer and feeling himself weakening, he started to climb out. When near the top, he lost consciousness and would have fallen back had not men caught him. He soon recovered consciousness. Scherrer was hoisted, but he died. 4946-386
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