The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-08-04
LIFE.SAVER'S TASK.
EFFORT TO RESTORE ANIMATION TO Az Az
PARENTLY DROwED LAD.


market men, the fishing sailors and the spec
tators usually put an end to what little life is
left in him by rolling him on barrel. If
people only knew how easy it is to restore an
apparently drowned person who has not been
in the water more than five or ten minutes
and how often person may be brought back
to life whose lungs have been filed with wa
ter for nearly half an hour, we should lose
fewer lives by drowning in this island city.
reporter was walking near Fulton Ferry
few days ago, in company of one of the Of
hcers attached to the Life-Saving Service.
There was a rush Of people to the Market
slip, and the officer and reporter Joined the
crowd. The life-saving of6cer hurriedly ell
bowed his way till he was at the waters edge.
Three Of the fishing scOoners were tied up at
this part of the pier side by side, and on the
deck of the third lay naked boy apparently
dead. Half dozen market men and fisher
men stood by, saying that the boy was dead,
and that that was all there was of it. The
lfe-saving officer sprang aboard the nearest
schooner, and was Immediately stopped by a
policeman VINO was on guard-for the boy
had been out of water some time.
The life-saver was soon on the deck on
which the drowned boy lay. He felt the boys
skin, felt for his pulse, drew sup one OF his
eyelids and looked at the pupil, and asked
the bystanders how long the boy had been
out OF the water.
One Of the men said: f'He was stuck In
the mud most ten minutes, and he's been
layin' here ten minutes more"
The boy could not have been colder or
more apparently lifeless If he had been dead
for a week.
The officer opened the boys mouth, an
operation that required some force, and found
it full of mud. Pulling the lower jaw down
he introduced one of his fingers and carefully
but quickly cleaned it out. There was
enough mud in the mouth to choke the boy
IL he had not been in the water at all. The
officer whisked of his coat, rolled 1t up into
pillow, and laid It on the deck. With the
assistance OF bystsnders he turned the boy
over on his face and laid him so that the pill
low WAS directly under his stomach Taking
the boys two ankles in one of his hands and
giving them to one of the men to hold up so
that the patients feet were several feet high
er than his head, the officer pressed carefully
but irmly in the region of the small Of the
OdCAB diiu ihmCulabtly u slEtdm OF water
gushed out Of the boys mouth. 1t had been
all this time I'm his lungs. waiting only fo1
proper treatment to help it out. The boy
was then, after minute OF two of this exer-
else, TUNED over on his back again, and the
officer knelt over him. Putting one hand or
the boys right side and the other on his left
just over what are known as the "short ribs
the officer gave them powerful compression
and then suddenly let 90. The instant bt
took off his hands the ribs sprung back Il
their natural position, and a draught of all
rushed into the lungs. This was repeated ,
dozen times. OF more. but still the body was
to all appearance, a corpse.
'Oh, give US a rest on that" said another
of the men. ''The boys dead. and that set
ties it. Can't you let drowned boy alone?'
The assertion that the BOY was dead seem
ed TO be only too true He looked like
piece Of marble. and the reporter suggested
that it was not worth while to make AM
/ further efforts.
why" said the officer, 'I haven't begur
yet. The boy may live and he may not. Blu
he's going to have fair chance for his life
anyhow. Stand back little, all of you, snt
give him little more air"
Disseminating for a moment the artificis
breathing process, the officer took one OF tn,
| boys hands between his own and began t
| slap it vigorously, at the same time settinJ
three of the bystanders at the other hand and
at the two feet. The reporter relieved tht
| officer at the slapping business, and the lat
ter resumed the rib squeezing process, com
pressing the boys frame till he must hav
I
! With four men sIapping his hands and feet
and an expert trying to staIt his breathing
| the boy must have been unreasonable indeed
! had he been dissatisfied. But he still lay a
dead as q stick, and happily unconscious.
After about five minutes of this treatment
very much to the surprise of the market mel
| and the reporter, and greatly to the deligh
| Of the life-saVing officer, the boy gave sligh
gasp for breath.
"Get us glass Of brandy" the life save
said, and redoubled his artificial breathing
! treatment One of the fishing sailors wen
| down into the cabin and soon returned witt
| q tumbler full of not very inviting LOOKING
brandy. The boy meanwhile Gssped again
| twitched a little in the legs, rolled his heat
| to one side, and at length drew a goo,
| DIcSbD. lD6 Ib BICahncu TIC NnitC
/ picked up the glass of brandy and poured tn
! liquid down the boys throat.
''Now get me two or three blankets q
/ quick as you can" he said, and at the sam
! time he unrolled his coat and laid 1t over tn
| boy. The patient continued to show NOR
signs Of life. He soon drew short but regu
| lar breaths, and raised one hand to his head
/ Under the influence of the warm brandy II
/ his stomach and the fresh air in his lungs h'
! opened one of his eyes.
"He is all right now" said the officer, get
! ting up with difficulty and Strengthening tn
"kinks'' out of his back. Wrap HIM NJ
well in these blankets and put him in berth
| Be sure you make his hands and feet warm
/ If YOU have couple of empty bottles, FL
/ them with warm water, cork them well ant
! put them against his feet. In ten OF ffteeI
minutes give him another glass Of brandy
! He will be able to talk to you inside of al
| hour and tell you where he lives. But HI
will probably be too weak to walk home
some OF you will have to carry him. Conn
old fellow Ito the reporter), let us go Their
| is nothing more for US to do."-Ne'o for'
| Mail and Express.
| T9E head of a large business firm in BOs