rube waddell

Rube Waddell prevents a fire by carrying a burning stove out of a store and throwing it into a snow bank

On February 7 1905 — In Lynn, Massachusetts, Rube Waddell prevents a fire by carrying a burning stove out of a store and throwing it into a snow bank. Three days later he flees nearby Peabody to escape charges of assaulting and injuring his wife’s parents.