William J. Barrington, 35, foreman painter, saved Bradford H. Baker, 21, painter, from drowning, South Sherborn, Massachusetts, October 18, 1916. Baker fell from a bridge into the Charles River 30 feet from the bank, where the water was nine feet deep. He could not swim and stayed at the bottom. Barrington, who was heavily dressed, ran 50 feet to a pier, which was nine feet above the water, and dived into the river. He groped at the bottom for Baker and returned to the surface for air. He dived again, grasped Baker’s arm, and pulled him to the surface. Baker then grasped Barrington around the neck with one arm, and they sank and rose to the surface together three times. A rope was then lowered to Barrington, and he took hold of it and was assisted with Baker to shallow water. Baker was semiconscious but was revived. Barrington was exhausted. 17320-1494
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