William B. Hutton, 31, foreman, helped to save William Porter, 45, stockman, and attempted to save John Rykmans, 29, foreman, and Mike Lewicki, 25, laborer, from suffocation, Los Angeles, California, August 19, 1911. Rykmans and Lewicki were overcome by gas at the bottom of a 12-foot settling tank, and Porter was clinging to a ladder at the bottom of the tank in a dazed condition. Hutton climbed down and supported Porter while another man tied a rope around him. Porter was pulled to the surface, and Hutton climbed up. He was dizzy and weak. A few minutes later, he tied one end of a rope around his waist, and, while men at the surface held the rope, he carried the other end into the tank and tied it to Rykmans, who was pulled up. Hutton climbed to the surface and fell to the ground. Water was dashed in his face, and, two minutes later, he descended and tied the rope around Lewicki, who was pulled up. Hutton climbed to the surface and was in a dazed condition, but he soon recovered. Porter revived, but it was impossible to revive Rykmans or Lewicki. 7302-643
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