Salt Lake Telegram | 1946-12-28 | Page 1 | Silk Belt Saves Woman from Plunge

SILK BELT SAVES WOMAN FROM PLUNGE PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28 A thin, silken belt; of a negligee negli-gee saved a 32-year-old blonde ' woman from possible death Friday Fri-day night as she hung precariously precari-ously from an 11th floor ledge of the-fashionable Drake hotel. The woman, ' who - Identified herself a Mrs. Helena Hall of Philadelphia, was rescued 15 minutes after she . plunged through a closed window. The belt caught on a hook and held her suspended In midair, head downward. Three men, pulled her to safety. . Detective Lt , Matthew H. Clark said the woman told him she was trying to throw a glass of water through the window which she thought was open. She lost her balance and fell.