Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-09-25
RESTORING THE DROWNED.
How it is Generally Attempted and how
it Should be Done.

1t SnOuld be Done.
In perhaps 90 or % minutes from the
time when the philosophical observer had
noticed the singing Mr.. Leicht's body was
| brought to the surface and taken ashore.
| Perhaps so persons surrounded it and at
least 20 shouted their instructions as loud
" as possible. while three or four energet-
ic and inexperienced persons tried hard to
follow out every instruction given.
Roll him on ii barrel cried one. A
barrel was handy, and he was placed on it.
That's no good said another. Lay
him on his back" In Il moment he was off
the barrel and on his back.
"Thatll kill him." cried a third. "Put
him on his stomach" He was turned on
his stomach.
"Turn him over on his side" said another,
and oHer he went en lis side. Ne~
said the last director, put II arm under
his head and pull the other one up" This
was done.
Put salt in his nose," was next shouted
and while the salt was coming others called
to work his arms. Accordingly a mar at
each arm and each leg ierked his limbs
back and forth. As if wearied out the dy-
ing man gasped two or three times, but only
so 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"
saidsssomebody else, and the brandy follow
ed the salt.
A physician had been sent for, but it
was half an hour before he came. Mean
while the crowd had become discouraged
and Leicht was really dead. "Sendfor 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 10 further experimenting on the
corpse.
'This is tie way many lives are sac
rificed," said a physician to whom the re-
porter told these facts. Prompt and in
teillgent action would have saved him and
hundreds of others who have been SINH
larry lost. How Go [ know it would have
saved him? Because he breathed after he
came out"
"Nhat should have been done?:" asked
the reporter.
First, Of course, he should have been
brought sooner. Then, when he was out,
the water should have been rung out OF
him. This can be lone by putting a man
on his face with something under his
stomach to raise it enough for the water to
run out Of his mouth. You can easily tell
when it is all out. Rolling on q barrel, if
it is not overdone, is not a bad way to do |
this. When the water is out lay the man
on his back. Keep his tongue well for
ward so that it won't choke up the throat. |
Tie it with a string and fasten the string TO |
his teeth. That's a good way and quite
easy. Then make him breathe by raising
lowering his arms. Garry them from
his side to the top of his head, not too fast
just fast enough to give him long breaths
and be careful to hold him well back all
the time.
yr n, |
In the meantime a little brandy and
rubbing are good, but the two things to do
are to get the water out and to make him
breathe. If everybody knew enough TODD
these two things there'd be less drowning
accidents."-Nen York Hernza.