J. Malcolm Semmes, Jr.

J. Malcolm Semmes, Jr., 32, salesman, rescued M. Belle, 29, and Ira C. Allstadt, Jr., 4, from a runaway, Memphis, Tennessee, September 21, 1910. Mrs. Allstadt and Ira were in a buggy to which was hitched a horse, which had been frightened and was dashing down a paved street. Semmes ran into the street and caught one of the reins, near the bit. He was jerked off his feet and dragged 135 feet before the horse was stopped. He was badly bruised and was disabled about 20 days. Mrs. Allstadt and Ira were uninjured.