George W. Frehafer, 62, crossing watchman, saved Katie A. Bowen, 7, from being killed by a train, Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, June 27, 1913. Katie was about to step onto the track, unaware that a train was approaching at a speed of 30 m.p.h. Frehafer ran across the track to her, seized her when she was only 18 inches from the rail, and passed out of the path of the locomotive with her, barely missing being struck by the bumper timber. 11219-1167
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