David Whelan, Jr., 23, motorman, died rescuing William F. Thompson, 36, driver, city fire department, from a runaway, Boston, Massachusetts, January 17, 1910. Whelan grabbed the bridle of one of five spirited horses drawing a heavy fire?engine down a snow?covered street obstructed by the iron pillars of an elevated railroad, Thompson having lost control of the horses. The horse reared and plunged, and Whelan fell under its feet. A wheel of the fire-engine passed over his head, and his skull was fractured. Whelan’s act enabled Thompson to regain control of the horses. 5474-484
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