Joseph P. La Polla saved Samuel Thomas from being killed by a train, New York, New York, August 19, 1925. Thomas, 46, longshoreman, fell from a station platform to a railroad track four feet below and lay across the rails, on which an electric train was approaching. La Polla, 38, letter carrier, who knew a train would arrive at any moment, jumped to the track from the platform and tried unsuccessfully to lift Thomas. The train was then about 150 feet distant running at a speed of 15 m.p.h. La Polla rolled and half-carried Thomas over the rail and under the narrow overhang of the platform. With difficulty he held Thomas quiet as the electric shoes of the trucks of two cars passed within a few inches of them. Neither was injured. 25552-2139
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