Walter E. Baker, 17, waiter, saved Thera M. Douglass, 18, and Ethel B. Brush, 19, from drowning, Long Lake, New York, July 20, 1908. Baker swam to Miss Douglass, a poor swimmer, and Miss Brush, who could not swim, when they lost their holds on a small raft on Long Lake 80 feet from shore where the water was seven feet deep. Miss Douglass grabbed him around the neck and both went under the surface. Baker broke loose and got each of the girls to the raft. They lost their holds again and again, and Baker, growing fatigued, called for help. Two men went out in a rowboat, and all were taken to shore. 2877-509
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