James A. Madison saved Henry D. Bryson from drowning, Webster, North Carolina, April 3, 1913. Henry, 12, who could not swim, fell from a boat on the Tuckaseigee River and drifted with the current until he got a foothold on the crest of a dam, 85 feet from the bank. The water was flowing over the dam three feet deep with a current of about 4 m.p.h., and below the dam the water was deep. Madison, 18, student, ran 800 feet and, although his right arm had not entirely healed from a serious injury, swam 230 feet with the current to Henry. He obtained a footing on the dam and put his right arm around Henry. In the meantime, two young men had poled a boat to a point 20 feet upstream from Henry and Madison. Madison swam to the boat with Henry. He was very tired when they were helped into the boat. 10360-1024
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