Park S. Rushford, 25, telegrapher, saved Elbert G. Cunningham, 24, teamster, from drowning, Mannington, West Virginia, January 19,1907. Rushford, fully clothed, dived into Buffalo Creek, which was swollen and flowing at a speed of 5 m.p.h., and came up near Cunningham, who had been thrown into the stream and, unable to swim, had drifted into water 14 feet deep. Swimming to Cunningham, who was unconscious, Rushford grabbed him. He swam toward shore with him, then caught an extended rod, and both were drawn to the bank. Cunningham was revived. 5781-461
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