Walter J. Schneider, 24, carpenter, helped to save Grover C. Brown, 25, clerk, from exposure, West Harrison, Indiana, March 26, 1913. The rising waters of the White Water River swept away a building in which Brown was, and after he had drifted six miles, he took refuge on a pile of drift at some trees. He was without clothing and suffered from cold. Attempts were made to reach him from both sides of the river, which had overflowed its banks and spread over a district a mile wide, but the attempts failed. During the ensuing night, Schneider and a companion had a boat hauled to a point a mile upstream on the opposite side of the river, and early in the morning Schneider rowed across the main current, which flowed with a speed of about 7 m.p.h., and then over fields to the drift. His companion helped Brown into the stern of the boat. Schneider attempted to cross the main current, but the boat rocked so that he gave up the attempt. He rowed nearly a mile with the current before he was able to turn into more quiet water. He then rowed a quarter-mile to a railroad embankment, where Brown was landed about 24 hours after the accident. Brown recovered. 10915-947
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