J. Stewart Bryson, 18, student, saved Maurice Gershuny, 14, ticket salesman, from drowning, Covington, Kentucky, July 11, 1910. Bryson, wearing only his undergarments, swam to Maurice, who was in distress in the swift current of the swollen Ohio River, 55 feet from the bank in water 15 feet deep. Maurice had gone under, and Bryson let himself down, caught hold of Maurice, and rose to the surface with him. Maurice grabbed Bryson, but the latter freed himself and caught hold of Maurice again. Although his attire hindered his swimming, Bryson, after being carried downstream 100 feet by the swift current, succeeded in swimming to shallow water with Maurice. 5355-489
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