Published in The Waukegan Daily Sun and Gazette on January 23, 1922.
Two young men living near Libertyville are overcome by the fumes.
One Brought To Hospital.
    The barking of a dog resulted in saving the lives of two young men near Libertyville early Saturday morning after they had been overcome by gas. Had the barking of the dog not brought aid the men undoubbtedly would have died.
    The victims were:
    Rudolph Jensen.
    Joseph Elfering.
    Both have been staying at the Thomas Venderverf farm , four miles north of Libertyville. Mr. Vanderwerf left a month ago for a trip to Holland. Of late Mrs. Vanderwerf and family have been quarantined for scarlet fever in one part of the house. Elfering, a brother of Mrs. Vanderwerf, and Jensen have been staying in the other part of the house.
    The two young men retured home early Saturday morning and before retiring filled the stove with soft coal and closed the drafts.
    Several hours later Mrs. Vanderwerf was awakened by the barking of the dog which ran first from her part of the house to the window of the room occupied by the young men. Attracted by the strange actions of the animal Mrs. Vanderwerf went to the window of the room amd heard the labored breathing of the men. She feared to enter the room however because of the quarantine restrictions. She called her mother, Mrs. Elfering, from a nearby farmhouse and she discovered the plight of the two men.
    Dr. Galloway was summoned and at once ordered Jensen to be removed to the Victory Memorial hospital at Waukegan. It was stated at the hospital today that he is out of danger. Elfering is getting along all right at his home.
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