John T. Turlington, 39, motorman, saved Thomas J. Sherlock, Jr., 2, from being killed by an electric car, Phoebus, Virginia, July 28, 1921. Thomas walked toward a track and was about three feet from the rail when the motorman of a car approaching at a speed of 18 m.p.h. saw him. The motorman at once reduced the speed, but Turlington, who was a passenger and was standing near the motorman, saw that the car could not be stopped before reaching Thomas, who was then a foot outside the rail. Turlington climbed to the front window sill opposite Thomas, and when the car was only seven feet away from Thomas, he jumped to the ground and landed at the ends of the ties. At landing, he grasped Thomas and threw himself away from the car, but a step at the side struck Turlington and knocked him into a ditch at the side of the track. Thomas was not injured, but Turlington received severe bruises and was disabled a few days. 23168-2039
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