Rowland F. Bell, 19, painter and paperhanger, saved W. Edward Moriarty, 16, clerk, from drowning, Toronto, Ontario, June 27, 1909. Bell dived from a rowboat into Ashbridges Bay and swam 40 feet to Edward, who had become distressed in water eight feet deep. After struggling desperately with Edward, during which time he was grabbed around the neck and taken under the surface twice, Bell supported Edward, who had become unconscious from his struggles, until men in a boat rescued them. Bell was fatigued. Edward was revived in an hour. 4327-511
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