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WORKMAN FALLS' IN GASOLINE I AN K WHEN OVERCOMECom|*;iiiions KVmih* KIiiht l. Schott \t 11 i s k Of Ow n!,i vcsW K \|{ (i A S MASKSOil Cit\ Oil Co. Kmplo\p Has lh‘on Sent To Monsmv| Kiq ii ill. .Ovrrconi'1 l».v gasoline fumes 1 11 I I1KT R. Schott, 2 I an employe of the (11 (’Sty ‘11 ‘’o . 92.r» Navarro-rd S\\ ,plunged head foremost int, t »11 road tank partially 1»11 *»lt; 1 with ga-o| lino and narrowly oncaped drcwnliiK at throo o’lt; look Saturday afternoon. Schott wan detailed ly his foreI man to soo how murh gasoline thetank contained. After unscrewingthe Hd on the tank he was unablej to determine the quantity of liquidyet remaining. lie thrust his headfar down the opening, was overcomeby fumes and toppled Into the tank.lt;\ R. Kussoll, railroad employe. 129 I 'awo'tt -of NW. saw Schott sud-denly disappear from atop the tank ; and began an Investigation. lie climbed upon the tank and sawSchott floundering In three feet ofgasoline. Russell called for a.ssis-itance and his call brought Frank. Watson. 711 Rnlon av S\V, and other workmen. Russell put on a gas mask! and descended Into the tank. It was with considerable difficulty and a great risk of his life that he brought j Schott’s unconscious form to the | tank opening. jHer til Ion Officer Rlarke and 1 e-te« tive *ogb y succeeded in resuscitating S' «ott enough to make it uri- j necessar y to use the Iungmotor. IR*was taken to Mercy hospital. Attendants there reported Saturday evening that he had regained con-Hcloutyiess and will recover.Schott lives at 207 Rrown-av N W.cmvvbsisfovpuanpmbrrlt; r : t h;i wit feiv on t od t or meconrlt; ft rlta I1wa 1unif I Olh*-Ida con me i o w r gobd us t he
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Canton Daily News
Canton, Ohio, US
Sun, Apr 02, 1922
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