Jesse A. Wilson, 23, stationary fireman, rescued Joseph A. Duffy, 2, from burning, Pittston, Pennsylvania, July 16, 1909. Breaking a window, Wilson scrambled into a room filled with smoke and heat and, going into an adjoining room, one end of which was in flames, picked up the child, whose clothing was ablaze. He carried Joseph to the window and dropped him outside. Dazed, Wilson staggered backward but quickly recovered and tumbled out of the window. Wilson’s hands were badly burned, and his hair was singed. The child died two hours later. 4014-400
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