Show instant response to call of human need Well diggers felt queer as they dug down in excavating a new well near vancouver wash they ascended to the top J A winston a professional well digger later had himself lowered into the well soon he shouted for those at the surface to draw him up half way up his limp hands slipped from the rope and he fell a victim of dead ly monoxide gas arthur ames twenty five volun leered to go down to bring the un conscious victim out lie ile attached a rope to winston and gae gave the signal to be raised lie ile clung to the rope and when halfway half way up he too was overcome by the gas which snuffed out his life the whole story of the wreck says a description of the lost nevada Is one of outstanding seamanship and heroism marred only by loss va of the nevada and most of her crew in a terrific gale boatmen from the pres ident madison strove to rescue out standing was the deed of the radio operator who locked himself in bis his room to broadcast appeals for help for the sinking nevada remaining at bis his post and was among the lost there s your story of the real heart of man in the moment of peril when help is needed there is always the hero young ames who went down into the gas ridden well the radio operator who locked his door and stayed with the ship in these days of crime rackets and disrespect tor for law days of bootleg ging and graft these acts of heroism stand out as a beautiful isle in a murky sea they prove that which we all know that in the general run of men and women are goodness no billay and majesty all ready to be brought into the light when need beckons or humanity calls port land oregon journal |