Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-01
REscUING A BROWNING MAN.
The Lack of Prompt and IntehiCen
Action-The Sad Results.

The Lack OF Prompt and Intelligent
Action-The Sad Results.
In perhaps twenty or twenty-five minutes
from the time when the philosophical OBJ
server had noticed the sinking Mr. Leicht's
s4csiy was brought to the surface and taken
ashore. Perhaps fifty persons surrounded it
and at least twenty shouted their instructions
as loudly as possible, while three or four
energetic and inexperienced persons tried
hard to follow out every instruction given
|" Roll him on barrel" cried one \ bar
rel was handy, and he was placed on it.
That no good, said another ''Lay him
on his back" In n moment he was off the
barrel and on his back.
'Thatll xiii him." cried third Put him
on his stomach -" He was turned on his
stomach.
Turn him over on his side" said another,
and over he went on his side. - Now said
the last director, put one arm under his
head and pull the other one up This was
done.
= Put salt on his nose" was the next shout
cd, and while the salt was coming Others
called TO work his arms Accordingly q man
, at each arm and each leg jerlled his limbs
back and forth. As if worried out, the diving
many.
Amid the rejoicing this occasioned the salt
arrived. Some was crowded into his nose.
That's no good Put it in his mouth"
somebody else ordered, and some was put in
his mouth
Here's some brandy. Give him this" said
somebody else, and the brandy followed the
salt
A physician had been sent for, but it was
half an hour before he came Meanwhile the
crowd had become discouraged. and Loicht
was really dead.
Send for an electric battery" somebody
suggested, and in some wonderful way one
was found and brought in a few minutes
When it came, however, nobody knew how
TO use it, and there was no further expert
menting on the corpse.
That's the way many lives are sacrificed"
said physician to whom the reporter told
these facts, Prompt and intelligent action
would have saved him and hundreds of others
who have been similarly lost. How do l
know it would have saved him! Because be
breathed after he came out"
What should have been done asked the
reporter.
First, of course, he should have been
brought out sooner. Then, when he was out,
the water should have been run out Of him
This can hc done by putting man on his
face with something under his stomach to
raise 1t enough for the water to run ont Of his
mouth. You can easily tell when it is about
all ont. Rolling on a barrel, if it is not over
done, Is not a bad way to do this When the
water is out lay the man on his back. Keep
his tongue well forward so that it won't choke
up his throat. Tie it with a string and fasten
the string to his teeth. That's good way,
and quite easy. Then make him breathe by
raising and lowering his arms Carry taem
from his side to the top of his head, not too
faSt-just about fast enough TO give him long
breaths-ani be careful to hold them wen
back all the time
IN the meantime a little brandy and rub
binS are good. but the two things to do are to
get the water ont and to make him breathe
If everybody knew enough to do these two
things, there'd he less drowning accidents. -
New Iurl, Herald