He heard the cries of the boys and saw their danger.

There was not a moment to be lost.

He started upon the full run, throwing off coat and waistcoat and shoes, in his almost frantic speed, till he reached the water.

He then plunged in, and, by swimming and wading, seized the canoe when it was within but about twenty feet of the roaring falls.

With almost superhuman exertions he succeeded in dragging it to the shore.
This event David Crockett has mentioned as the first which left any lasting imprint upon his memory.