William E. Tanner, 54, farmer, saved Virginia B. Taylor, 12, from being killed by a train, Amblersburg, West Virginia, August 18, 1917. Virginia fell on a track on which a freight train was approaching. Tanner went six feet to her, and while standing a foot from the rail, he leaned over and grasped her shoulders. The train was 15 to 20 feet from them and running at a speed of 12 to 15 m.p.h. Tanner drew Virginia toward him, but the pilot of the locomotive brushed her legs off the track and struck her forearm, fracturing her wrist. The locomotive struck Tanner’s forehead, but he was not seriously injured. Virginia recovered from her injuries. 18412-1467
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