John W. Lawrence, 59, farmer, died attempting to save J. Robert DeBolt, 36, farmer, from suffocation, Little Rock, Arkansas, July 19, 1916. DeBolt was overcome almost immediately upon descending to the bottom of a 35-foot well. Although Lawrence had had to stop work in the well because of gas, he descended on a rope and began tying the rope to DeBolt. Before he could accomplish this, he was overcome. The bodies of the two men were recovered an hour later. 16765-1248
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