Alfred B. KanaIy, 15, schoolboy, saved Mary E. Murphy, 24, and Lillie E. Moran, 34, from drowning, Falls City, Nebraska, August 16, 1910. Kanaly, a poor swimmer, went to the assistance of Miss Murphy, who had gone under the surface in water six feet deep in the Nemaha River. Miss Murphy grabbed his leg, but Alfred, frightened, freed himself, and as her head appeared above the surface, he grabbed her hair and swam with her to the bank. Miss Moran, who weighed 50 pounds more than Alfred, had also become distressed, in water 10 feet deep, while trying to aid Miss Murphy, and Alfred, despite warnings and although weak and faint, swam about 20 feet to the woman, who had gone under the surface. Grabbing her by the hair, he swam to the bank with her. None suffered any ill effects. 5591-536
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