George Brennan saved Evelyn M. Kavanagh from drowning, Amsterdam, New York, March 18, 1914. Miss Kavanagh, 18, broke through the ice on Chuctanunda. Creek and fell into water to her armpits. The water was 15 feet deep. Brennan, 37, teamster, who was much heavier than Miss Kavanagh, walked 100 feet on the ice to her, crossing honeycombed ice. As he was lifting her from the water, the ice broke and both went beneath the surface of the water. Brennan grasped Miss Kavanagh, trod water, and tried to grasp the ice, but the ice broke. Miss Kavanagh grasped Brennan, and both went beneath the surface again. Brennan pushed Miss Kavanagh away, and she grasped his legs. He struggled to the surface. A man had approached with a pole 14 feet long, and Brennan took hold of the end of it and pushed Miss Kavanagh up on the ice. In a few minutes a long rope was brought, and one end was thrown to Brennan. Brennan fastened the rope around his body and pushed Miss Kavanagh ahead of him as he was pulled from the hole and to a point of safety. Miss Kavanagh was semiconscious. 12947-1038
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