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Waikato Argus, Volume VI, Issue 437, 20 May 1899, Page 1 (Supplement)

Tiik Argus does not depend upon its contemporaries for news within its own district, but has correspondents of its own. There are many examples of biavery amongst the woman of our laud that aro worthy of record, and particularly one that was almost momentarj' in its duration, yet none the less magnificent and dramatic. The scene, says the 'Quiver* wns Bagillt railway station, near Flint; tho day, September 14, ISSO. Mrs Margaret Irving stood on the platform, just looking around, when she saw a cripple named Jones, who. it scorned, was almost totally deaf, begin to cross the line. And, with a fearful feeliufr at her heart, Mrs Irving saw the mail train come dashioj? along, at a mile a minute, as the cripple man got directly iu its path ! She was horror-stricken, and help appeared hopeless. But with magnificent judgement, sho decided in a and, running along the platform right opposite to where the man Jones was, she gave a terrific spring on him with such force as to throw both bimsolf and herself right across into tho six-foot way ! Here she gripped him jnst as tho express edme thundering past, and held him safe till the last carrage was gone. The officials came up, expecting to find them both cut.to pirees, but they found them unhurt, aud it is safe to cay that more heartfelt 'bravos ' of noble-hearted railway men never applauded a fkier piece of heroism iu the history of the hue,