Albert A. LaDue, 26, motorman, saved Lillian M. Carter, 1, from being run over by an electric car, Saginaw, Michigan, September 13, 1913. Lillian toddled to the track and fell across a rail when LaDue’s car was about 40 feet from her. By reversing the motor, LaDue had reduced the speed of the car from 20 m.p.h. to 8, and he then threw off the power and applied the airbrakes. This was done with his left hand as he stepped toward the car steps. The steps were about seven feet from the child. LaDue jumped, swinging in front of the car, and landed on his feet close to the rail. He leaned forward, grabbed Lillian’s clothes, and was lifting her when the car, running a little less than 8 m.p.h., struck him. He was knocked eight feet and landed two feet outside the track, his body having passed a pole that stood only three feet from the rail. Neither he nor the child was injured. The car stopped with the rear end 43 feet beyond the point of rescue. 11672-998
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