John M. Greenfield

John M. Greenfield, 18, student, attempted to save an indeterminate child or children from a runaway, Batesville, Arkansas, March 7, 1913. Two horses broke from the wagon to which they had been hitched and galloped along a street at a speed of 15 m.p.h. Greenfield, but a moment before having noticed small children in the street, ran into the street and grabbed the bridle or rein of one horse with both hands. He was immediately knocked to the ground under the horse. His coat was caught by a part of the harness, and he was dragged 20 feet, then his coat became free, and he lay unconscious. The horses continued at undiminished speed, but the children got out of their way. Greenfield was disabled seven days.