Show iw IL w i fo L. L MAN RESCUES S TWO AFTER AUTO PLUNGES PLUNGES INTO RIVER U UI ing King Into storm swollen waI wa wa- I if the 16 Jor Jordan an river Monday to toman 5 akman man and wife trapped in j edan after crashing through e e railing 30 feet above Jacob JacobI I was a hero Tuesday rain pelted the Indiana Jordan I river bridge at nt 4 p. p in ni Monday 1 v when hen a car driven by Willard G. G Hicks 26 of 1159 Hayes avenue a proceeding west cros crossed ed the bridge Suddenly Mr Hicks s saw sw w through the mist a sedan coming from the I east The driver of the second car Ernest Tomasini 53 of South Redwood road applied his brakes The car skidded on the slick pay pay- ing The front end of the Hicks car struck the rear of the other slap I ping the Tomasini machine against the south railing of the bridge Mrs Tomasini 48 riding with her husband screamed as the car plunged into the stream 30 feet below Mr lUr Hicks nicks and hi hii passenger Mr Stain Starn 1197 Indiana avenue leaped from their machine ran to the edge of the bridge saw the sedan still upright all but covered ered b by water Mr Stam leaped from the bridge clung to the side of the car as the current pulled at him He kicked out the windows on the right side of the car grabbed grabb d Mrs Tomasini from the rear seat where she had been thrown by the impact pulled her heron heron heron on top of the car Then he climbed inside and finally brought the dazed helpless Tomasini Tomasini Tomasini Toma Toma- sini to the surface Then all three shivering with cold huddled on top until ropes and ladders ladders ladders lad lad- ders were lowered by firemen from No 6 station a block away There were cheers from the f lire ire men under direction of Captain Thomas ThomM M. M Swope as rescued and rescuer were aided alde up the ladders The severely shocked and bruised couple was vas driven to police emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency hospital Mr Stam was taken to the near-by near fire s station tion There he gulped down hot coffee and swathed In blankets discounted his p part ut in the rescue saying he did it without thinking I didn't know there'd be all aU this fuss he said He suffered no ill III effects from the late season swim it was reported Tuesday save for a cold Mrs Tomasini disclosed after Continued on Page Seven Column Four |