Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-01
REscUING A DROWNING MAN.
The Lack Of Prompt and Intelligcn
Actinn-Thc sad Results.

LACK OF fTbmnI ana InttlllEent
Action-Thc Sad Results.
! In perhaps twenty or twenty-five minutes
! from the time when the philosophical OBJ
server had noticed the sinking Mr. Leicht's
! body was brought to the surface and taken
ashore. Perhapa iift, persons surrounded it
and at least twenty shouted their instructions
as loudly as possible. while three or forr
energetic and inexperienced persons tried
hard TO follow out every instruction given
Roll him on IA barrel, cried one \ bar
rel WAS handy, and he was placed on it
THAT no good, said another Lay him
on his back" In moment he was off the
harrel aud on his back
"That'l kill 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
ell. and while the salt was coming others
called to work his arms. Accordingly man
at earh arm and each leg jcrked his limbs
back and forth As if worried out the diving
man gasped two or three timeS, but only 80
many
Amid the rejoicing this occaSioned the salt
arrived Some was crowded into his nose.
That's no good. Put it in his mouth, y
somebody else ordered and some was put in
his mouth
"Heres 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 Leicht
was really dead.
Send for an electric battery" somebody
suggested, and in some wonderful way one
was found and brought in 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 a 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
know 1t would have saved himi Because he
breathei after he came out"
What should have been donei" 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 be done by putting a man on his
face with something under his stomach to
raise 1t enough for the water to run gut of his
mouth. You can easily tell when Il is about
all out Rolling on harrel, if it is not over
ione. Is not bad way to do this. When the
water Is out lay the man OH his back Keep
his tongue well forward 50 that 1t won't choke
up his throat Tie il with a string and fasten
the string TO his teeth. That's good way,
md quite easy. Then make him breathe by
raising and lowering his arms Carry then,
from his side 20 the top of his head, not too
fast-Just about fast enough to give him long
brcaths-and be careful to hold them well
back all the time.
an the meantime u little brandy and rub
bng are good, but the two things to do are to
get the water out and to make him breathe
If everybody knew enough To do these two
thing. there'd lie less drowning accidents. -
New York Herald