The True and Tragic Story of John Griffith and the Memphis Express.

This is a true story of great sacrifice on the part of John Griffith, father of an 8 year old boy who fell into the gear-assembly of the drawbridge John operated in 1937. As the 400-passenger Memphis Express steams down the tracks nearing the open bridge, can John save both his son and the passengers aboard the train, or does he have to sacrifice one for the other? What does a father do in a case like this? Do you kill your son before your eyes as he is crushed in the giant gears of a drawbridge--awake; or do you allow 400 people to plunge into the Mississippi river where most if not all will certainly die? Either ways it's a tragedy that has an important message within it for us all to learn. Comments are welcome.