Frederika Beatty, 20, student, saved M. Alice Reilly, 44, and attempted to save Margaret Moore, 22, from drowning, Hardy, Arkansas, July 10, 1917. While wading in the South Fork of the Spring River, Miss Reilly and Miss Moore were carried into deep water, where Miss Reilly floated with Miss Moore holding to her. Miss Beatty ran 800 feet, dived from the bank, and swam 150 feet to them. Miss Moore had released her hold and had sunk, and Miss Beatty grasped Miss Reilly and swam 150 feet with her to the bank. Without resting, Miss Beatty swam and dived in the water for an hour in an effort to locate Miss Moore. She desisted when she was at the point of exhaustion. Miss Moore was drowned. 18166-1615
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18186-1615