E. Thompson Benbow, 23, farmer, helped to save Pearl Drummond, 15, from drowning, Bryan, Texas, August 18, 1911. Pearl and a companion were in a boat on Hall’s Lake, 70 feet from the bank, where the water was over seven feet deep, when the boat upset and sank. When they came to the surface, they struggled together. Benbow swam to them and, while attempting to assist Pearl, was pulled under the surface several times. He strangled, sank, and did not come to the surface. They were soon gotten to the bank, and Benbow was found, unconscious, clinging to Pearl’s skirt. He recovered consciousness in a few minutes. 8027-654
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