Matthew J. Kelly, 31, laborer, died attempting to save John A. McCue, 35, gas inspector, from suffocation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 4,1909. McCue was overcome in a regulator pit by escaping gas. Kelly, after making fruitless efforts to get someone from the crowd present to assist him, sat down with his feet dangling in the pit. He reached down and grasped McCue with both hands, but as he gave a pull, he was overcome and fell into the pit. Both were dead when gotten out. 4076-319
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