Arthur A. Thornley, 19, hospital orderly, saved an indeterminate number of persons from burning, Middletown, New York, August 24, 1907. Fire having broken out in the operating room of a hospital, Thornley entered the burning room with extinguisher and firehose. The air dense with smoke, he directed the pressure until he was overcome, just as he got the fire extinguished. He was found by a fireman and revived. 1899-432
1899 – 432
1899-432