The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-21
Frederick Boelling Wears Rcspi.
rator To Enter Death Trap Aft
erOthers Attempt To Reach
Unfortunate Man.
THE. DEAD.


Frederick Boel.ins Of Hook and Ladder
| Company No. l. yesterday afternoon
donnei resp!rator sud went down into
= sewer back OF No. S'-3 Wat-- street TO
Get the body OF Patrick J. CaUlnrlJ. Z
Sewer Department enr!oyr. after three
! men had been overcome by gas IL futile
but heroic EFFORTS to rescue him.
Hoping To reach Caulie.I before It wl>
10 late. Boel!lus lost 10 time ia sofas
down into the death tap wiki The Hoa-
TOO safe r-spirltOE oYe. ms nose ana
mouth. after mis- cU-ni,aEy CG-iI-,. W 20
The scene He carried one rope in h.S
hand and another was tied 90 his bod.
GTopins his way 10 where Cauliiri,i's
body lay. Boeliing attached the -OII.. 20 H.
Then. making his way TO the Surface,
Boeiling told his companions 10 haul Away.
Physicians summoned TO attend the three
'nen who had made the futile Efforts 10
save him pronounced Caultelt te4G.
The sewer had become chokcd. AID a
gang OF wOrkm-n under Foreman John
Walsh of the Sewer Department was II
tempting TO locate the trouble when Call-
field lost his life. In trying TO re-Cgi- liEl
Charles Z.ken-. William Walsh and VII
liam Ortrnan We're overcome b. The sewer
gas and were Rescued with great difficulty
The gang had been working ou the
sewer all the morning. but had not sue
ceeded Ia locating th- trouble Shortly
Walsh left the other men working ~
one place and went 10 another hole. Ti...
cover was removed and C4ui;i-lI started
down the ladder In the mii4l.uie. but 49,
ordered out by Walsh
DISoBEYED FOREMAN'S ORDER
There was about three feet ot water in
the hole. and Caulfi.lI got a clothes pole
and stated thI; lie was going u measure
its depth. and again Started down tls
ladder. despite the protest Of hi fore
man He had hardly DISAPPEARED from
Il.. ys.f. and ali holm
ZykcnS and Nil!.an Walsh. an -nsi-
n-cT. who HeTe passing on BrO21w1iy. I'm
10 caultelds assistance. Zylzens going
down the ladder In tile mailEOie only =
few steps when he wzS overcome by the
deadly fumes and fell unconscious
Walsh tri.d TO go to the aid oc Csul-
TO the men. being almost overcome by the
gas before he could be pulled oct VI the
William ortmann also tried to assist
them. but was prevented by employees of
the ST. Louis Fire Alarm System. who ka-
arrived and would not permit him 10 risk
his life.
The Fire Alarm men. with Others. took
up the work OF rescue They soon had
Lyksns, sim unconscious. out OF the hole.
Doctor q. Il. Il. kunz. after working with
him for some tine. finally restored him
TO consciousness. ana seat him 20 lass
home.
William Walsh was likewise assisted
from the sewer. He was less seriously
effected and was restored sufficiently 10
walk 70 : patrol wagon, which took him
home
Meantime q telephone m-es-age was
sent TO Hook and Ladder Truck No. Il.
fifteen blocks distant.
Upon the arrival OF Captain Raumg2rtsn
with detachment OF ul-n, lie detailed
Boelling to enter the sewer after putting
on the respirato-, and attach the rope ~
Caulneld's body.
The right side OF Caulaeids face sbou;
the eye and temple was cut and bleeding.
caused. evidently. IN striking the wall
as he fell unconscious from the gas. In
addition TO iil.ialins the gas the dead
mans lungs were filled with water. Doc
tor Kun. when the body was brought 20
the surface. applied restoTatiy.s. but Caul-
field had been In the hOie about thirty
minutes. and between the sas and water.
he Was beyond resuScttatfvI- The body
Was sent 10 the Horgue and the Coroner
notified
Foreman Walsh SAYS he warned Caul-
field several times against going into the
maIhol-. but that he would rot take heed.
Zykrns. who came near losing his lie.
and Caulr-ld We're old friends. according
To the formers statement. and when he
learned that cau!ri-ld had fallen into TIE
hole he IushsI 10 his assistance. but ar
rived too late.
ii. reached the water and told CaulfielI
10 catch his foot. extending II toward IN.
unfortunate man. but raulfi.ld did not
have strength 10 hold 10 81. Almost over
come by gas. Zykens started to leave
the hole. but upon getting near the sur
face. turned and went back to make an
other effort to save his friend.