William T. Donovan, 29, machinist, saved Jennie Wilson, 30, and attempted to save Annabelle Parnell, 30, from drowning, Nahant, Massachusetts, June 3, 1906. Donovan jumped from a moving sloop-yacht into the Atlantic Ocean and supported the two women, who had fallen from the yacht, until three tacks had been made to get close enough to reach them with a rope. As Donovan attempted to grab the rope while holding both women in one arm and hand, one of them slipped from his grasp and was drowned. On the fourth tack, the yacht dropped anchor, and Donovan grasped the rope that was thrown to him. He was pulled aboard with Miss Wilson. 1349-139
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