James M. Abel, 22, salesman, rescued Malinda J., 42; Bertha M., 18, and Lennie A. Patton, 5, from a runaway, Dayton, Tennessee, August 28, 1915. Mrs. Patton and her daughters were driving in a buggy when the horse became panic stricken and ran along the street, plunging, kicking, and rearing. Several men ran into the street to stop the horse, but they ran from it as it reached them. A hundred feet farther on, Abel sprang from the curb, grasped a line close to the bit with one hand, and ran along with the horse, being partially dragged. Using both hands, he grasped the other line, jerked the lines, and stopped the horse 30 feet beyond the place he had reached it. None was injured. 15634-1468
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