Archibald H. Davis, Jr., 19, student, attempted to save R. Manly Hazzard, 16, student, from drowning, Tallulah Falls, Georgia, August 10, 1909. Davis swam upstream about 100 feet to Manly, who had become distressed in the Tallulah River in water six feet deep. Manly grabbed Davis, and they struggled desperately while the current carried them rapidly toward a large rock in the river. They went under the surface together several times, and at one time Manly had hold of Davis at the throat. When they reached the rock, Davis, who had broken Manly’s grasp, stood up in shallow water and tried to lift Manly up, but the current swept them off the rock and they became separated. Manly was drowned. Davis was almost powerless from fatigue, but after swimming 20 feet, he managed to catch hold of some bushes and pull himself half out of the water. He then collapsed and was not revived for an hour. 6131-537
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