New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-03
FIRST AID TO THE INJURED.
EXCELLENT WORK DONE IN A QUIET WAY
A SOCIETY THAT ASKS NO MoNEY-wuATI Is TAUGHT
BY THE LECTURES.

BY THE LECTURES.
At the Deamater Iron Works not long ago
n workman was seriously injured. His femoral artery
cut and at each beat of his heart the life blood
flowed out the ground the other workmen stood by
completely helpless and unnerved by the terrible danger
OF their comrade and their inability to help h
The cutting OF the femora artery means death from
loss OF blood within few minutes unless instant assist
ance Is rendered TO the sufferer 1t seemed probable
that in this the injured would bleed to death.
Fortunately however, among those whom the cries OF
alarm attracted the spot where he lay two or
three workncn who knew what to DO and had the com
posure TO do it. They borrowed couple OF handker-
chiefs and stick and with these aud lump OF coal they
imlrovised ourniquct The hemOrrhage was stopped
and the mans lie saved.
This is only single instance OF the practical work
accomplished by the Society for Instruction In First Aid
To tho Injured. The Information which Is gwen In the
classes OF this socie is daily the means OF rendering the
first hours OF agony bearable 30 the victims OF
accidents II not OF saving life. The aim OF the associa-
ton is to disseminate all classes OF society
general knowledge OF the proper treatment OF Injuries
OF a kinds to the human frame tina; IN case man be
struck by q passing locomotive crushed beneath "A
falling wall the witnesses OF the accident may be aDlo to
render him immediate assistance. to bandagc his
wounds aud prevent loss OF blood until the arrival OF
"A physician. rhe society does not aim at making
doctors or even trained nurses. All that II hopes Or
wishes to accomplish is To make men ana women 50
elementary ideas OF anatomy ana IL
immediate requirements Of the injured that accident
aud the sigh OF human suffering Will not throw thcm
INTO s; at 0I Gus lncaacIty au terror "hic nc
victim dies for lack Of ruc simplest treatment. Tho
work has been carried quietly and has hcen little
brought before the .Oticc ~ the public. No money j.
assod and yet the results accomplished arc most On
cOura What the society aims NJ Is To Increase
its usefulness and finally TO create public sentiment
the subj rct ~ it, work that the Instruction which =
In Its classes snail be included In the course or
every educational Institution Of the country: the so
ccty will then cease to exist because It's mission VIII
A.. i,,.ro.ttut, Tin, Tohn'a
Ambulance Association was established III England
years ago. - Is common in England on attempt
was ma L. dignity work of this excellent insttu
ton by calling revival OF the Order semi military
ana Of -. John OF Jerusalem The Am
bu'ancc system "a usaud NJ that time hardly existed
~si.t,urc 10 .nercrs in a Kinds of accidents part
OF their work was care for the wounded ant the In
Jurrd until the services of regular physician coud 10
ontaiucL ia i-sD John Patton. OF this city, Though
nv ice I'm me Ciri,ia NJ Wort ca led the attcn OF
certain ladies ~ the state Charities Md Association To
he excellent result. accomplished by f' order IN Eng
Land. Tie amhI aDcc system already eFlstcd In Sew
York but there was 10 regular organization Ior tlIinE
intrusion III the care %, he wonnded; c9anuiep
o the state Charlie, Aid Assertion was formed for THIS
purpose THE committee organized classes In different
parts OF the c{ AMI sent lecturers to give te 1Ste
instruction These classes were - largely attended that
the end ~ ycar II Wa decided to form separate
socict}. which wa, dpnc classes are formed WHoto'er
few persons De gotten to'cthcr who are Wi!uS -
ia" large nannfacioil'7 III we e'maIcr ron M''h''
IN Cos .to- soap factory I'm sierns silk works These
classes are free. Tho workncn have only TO sgnd
request tu vac ~"'lrty' WHOSE rVpul~ ''' ~ nc
~ lie state Charities All Association, and lecturer l.
cent 10 them Ilurr arc however, Vdg t4i'''H htA"
Ladies and gentlemen IN many places h,yo shown dc
srr for instruction and classes have been organized IN
schools. In cluu, IA tho room, " The society Those
VII attend these pas - FOR a course ot lectures.
aud the receipts thus obtained pay The expenses oi ""
whole work The lecturers eve their services EaH-
ously and arc usually Young doctors rom th' NHrou.
LosG!tA, - the city The Young lr'cut,"hrrn Nrt" 81
frs inclined To- -re1k lightly OF what they considered
simply sort II lllettnuio amusement. Tails put the
adr, ., The association their mcttlc aud all lr'tj
promptly checked 10y the appoint ncnt o Dr. Henry
- sands Ia Doe medi' examiner of the society aud M
acceptance OF tie post Medical men are now gad 70
lDHf re Ia q -ps
the leading men ri their profession.
The regular include, iNe Lectures, oi which ono
is gwen each wcc, There are separate rasses Tor Wcu
and women but the t-t four rctures are the Same i0r
the two -cNc- Each lecture l. followed by hail IN
hours practical uritaiiun the subject hc!ng long
suffering boy Who is haulaEcd, revived placed nu a
sirccher and hyoust back from deaths laws ~ every
couccyat manner. The first lee urc Is de,lncI {"
Nm ~, - It'll f. Mi, tie lr,IcIi,tc t.rat
burns the bites NJ iaDd animal, and the fracture %,
limbs. the fourth cturc explains the Hrst "ld 1" ir
fog The I lecture deals with the lm.r"Ni'i-
ton Of methods Tor h!ins aud convey us thr '!eh at
li"ca tie general principles 81 hu'l4g' Al ne 'l" %
the examination l. held ana diplomas ave
given. Tie instruction Sfrn III thn cll,,r0 %, thc
society is %" included IN the preliminary U'hh- 81
tie cy AMI park police for,cs. The total number OF
classes hell last year Naa thirty Hr' iucIutlnG 9'J
since the foundation a. the society - cases nave been
rcuorcd ~ nd rendered the injured hy those Fhp
had received in traction TIE classes These reports
~ course rcT resent but small percentage ot the actual
number eases. The annual meeting WI. Ice heid on
Wednesday In tire rooms OF the state Charities M
Assucin lon al 3:i5 o'clock Chalh,e. VI. bepaw and
Bishop Henry C. Potter are expected to make addresses
DEFENCE or mr. EXCISE c0UlHSToNERM
The Investigation of the Mayors chalg cs
against the Excise Commissioner, made little PROCESS
Yesterday The hearing wa set down for 1880 o'clock
but IL was after when ". Bourkc Cochran appeared