Fred B. Karr, 31, brakeman, saved William Damaszewski, 7, from being run over by a train, Kankakee, Illinois, July 2, 1908. While a freight train running at a speed of 18 m.p.h. was crossing a railroad bridge that spanned the Kankakee River 35 feet above the water, and the locomotive swayed under the sudden application of the brakes, Karr went from the cab to the pilot. With one foot resting on a step but three inches wide, he caught William, who stood helpless on the track, with one hand, and swung him back to the bumper timber. His other hand, which held to a rod, slipped just as he grabbed the child, and he almost lost his balance. 2798-436
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