Roy W. Hubbard, 29, gas company foreman, attempted to save Peter Peterson, 46, gas line repairman, from suffocation, Butte, Montana, January 27, 1913. Peterson descended into a gas main pit, wearing a respirator that did not fit properly because of his mustache. He had been in the pit less than two minutes when he stopped work to adjust the respirator. A moment later, Hubbard, who was at the surface, discovered that Peterson was overcome by gas. He called for a rope and then, without waiting for one to be brought, lowered himself into the pit, which was six feet deep. He went to the opposite end of the pit and carried Peterson eight feet to the opening. While attempting to lift Peterson and push him through the opening, he was overcome. He fell to the floor with Peterson on top of him, but both were taken out within a few minutes by means of ropes. They were revived. 10137-800
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