. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . ^, when Brakeman Colen Nichols jumped into the Monongahela River, res-cued from drowning one of two siserswho were calling for assistance and triedto rescue the second. While BrakemanNichols used almost super-human strengthto save both the young women, twoother sisters stood on the bank andwitnessed the tragedy and he had further. difficulty in keeping them from faintingaway. Mr. Nichols was working on the Ver-sailles drag of the Pittsburgh Divisionand the train w^as in charge of ConductorJ. Calvin, who verified the report of therescue and the informat
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . ^, when Brakeman Colen Nichols jumped into the Monongahela River, res-cued from drowning one of two siserswho were calling for assistance and triedto rescue the second. While BrakemanNichols used almost super-human strengthto save both the young women, twoother sisters stood on the bank andwitnessed the tragedy and he had further. difficulty in keeping them from faintingaway. Mr. Nichols was working on the Ver-sailles drag of the Pittsburgh Divisionand the train w^as in charge of ConductorJ. Calvin, who verified the report of therescue and the information from whichthis item w^as written. As the trainpassed a point just west of Dennisonyard, the brakeman heard screams fromthe river. The girls in the water wereshouting for assistance and their sisterson the bank added their voices. Without discarding any of his clothing,Mr. Nichols left his train and plungedinto the river. As be reached the girlshe had difficulty in trying to seize bothof them, but he got a good hold on MissMabel Williams and swam to shore withher. He placed her upon the bankand without stopping to recuperate hisstrength, he plunged again into the waterand swam to the spot where Miss MaeWilliams ^ast was seen. She had sunkfor the last time and the current hadcarried her body away. Several hours later the body waswashed ashore. The relatives of t
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