Paul Jones, Jr., 24, student, attempted to save Charles H. Wigmore, 23, egg sorter, and John F. Murphy, 23, rubber worker, from drowning, Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 9, 1909. Wigmore and Murphy broke through the ice on the Charles River 70 feet from shore. Jones heard their calls for help but could not see them on account of darkness. Shoving a ladder in front of him on the ice, Jones succeeded in reaching a point 35 feet from the bank, when he broke through. He shoved the ladder five feet more and then could make no further progress and was compelled to hold to the ladder until men in a boat reached him. He was incapacitated two days from exposure. 3720-547
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