James F. Collier, 21, printer’s apprentice, rescued Rocco J. Cinfro, 38, teamster, from a runaway, Chicago, Illinois, June 12, 1910. Collier grasped both reins, close to the bit, of a horse drawing a heavy wagon containing Cinfro. After running about 35 feet with the horse, he swung it from the track just in time to avoid colliding with an approaching streetcar. The horse reared, and Collier lost his hold of one of the reins, was jerked off his feet, dragged over the sidewalk into an alley, and pushed against a fence. The horse lowered its head, and Collier grabbed the other rein; then, with Collier dragging in front of its forelegs, the horse continued 75 feet through the alley to a barn, where Collier was wedged into a corner formed by the barn and the fence. He maintained his hold on the reins until men arrived and released him. Cinfro was unhurt. 5409-469
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