Anna O. Bromley, 16, student, saved Philip F. Fackenthall, 21, chemist’s helper, from drowning, High Point, New Jersey, July 31, 1908. Anna, somewhat tired from swimming, swam 55 feet in Barnegat Bay to Fackenthall, who could not swim and was struggling 200 feet from the shore, his waterwings having become deflated. He threw both arms about her neck and tried to climb on her shoulders, but she overcame his efforts, after going to the bottom, and caught hold of him and swam with him 55 feet to a sailboat. He climbed in, but she was so near exhausted that she was compelled to rest before getting aboard. 2814-445
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