Harry S. Keiser, 22, laborer, attempted to save Sofronia, 46, and Esther Jones, 15; Hazel Dunlap, 22, and Florence S. Slawson, 22, from drowning, Delaware, Ohio, March 25, 1913. The women were in a house surrounded by the floodwaters of the Olentangy River, and they telephoned for help. Keiser started to the rescue in a skiff. He crossed a street down which a current of about 8 m.p.h. was flowing, and with difficulty reached the house, having rowed over 300 feet. With the women he started to return to his starting point, but the current caught the boat and swept it against a telephone pole, and all were thrown into the water. Keiser grabbed Miss Dunlap and held to the pole for a short time, but he was forced to let go of both. He was carried by the current to a point where he could touch bottom, and he reached safety. Mrs. Jones lodged in some debris, from whence she was rescued by others. Esther Jones, Miss Dunlap, and Mrs. Slawson were drowned. 10429-939
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