William J. Rheinfrank, 39, park manager, saved Bertha Hammersmith, 43, and Frank Kremer, 42, and attempted to save Daniel G. Rogers, Jr., 51, from drowning, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 13, 1908. Rheinfrank, at midnight, swam 20 feet from a dock in the Milwaukee River to a capsized launch and returned with the woman, going under several times by getting entangled in her skirts. After assisting Kremer, he swam to the launch twice for Rogers, locating him under it the first time and extricating him the second. Rogers could not be resuscitated. 2705-196
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