The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-25
CURED BY A MISTAKE.
Heroic Treatment Internationally APP
Piled Saves a Young Womaa's Life.

Piled Saves Young Woma3's Life.
From The Cincinnati Times-Star.
II is not generally known that the recent
recovery of Mics Lydia Jordan from diph-
liberia was the result Of fortunate acct
dent, Outside of few, the family and a
few friends, the serious condition of the
young lady was not generally known.
Miss Jordan is one Of the most popular
young women in Walnut Hills society, and
it is said that she will shortly marry
young Avondale man.
About two weeks ngo she went to see
friend who was sick with diphthera, ana,
unthinkingly, sat in the room for over an
! hour. In a few days she began 10 show
symptoms of the disease and il soon de
veloped that she had it in its most viruent
form.
The family physician, DIR. Disney, began
ty lose hope, so strong hold had the dis
ease taken upon her system. Miss Jordan
kept getting worse and worse, until finally
the doctor found, to his utter consterna-
ton, that a falie membrane was forming in
her throat. This is regarded as the worst
possible form Of the disease, and one which
is absolutely incurable
The rapid growth of the membrane was
attended with increa ed difficulty in breath
ing 1t was gradually closing the air pas
sage. The doctor informed Mr. and Mrs.
Jordan that the struggle was over and the
disease had won.
The unhappy parents were almost wild
with grief The girl had been an especial
favorite with them on account OF her hand
some face and sunny dlspo ition 1t hardly
seemed real to them that she could he lying
on her deathbed, with her young life slowly
fleeing away with each laborious breath.
The doctor said that in few hours all
would be over. Already the membrane
had grown over the throat 50 that only a
hole the size of large needle remained.
The girl was lying with her head thrown
back. TIE veins in her forehead were
swollen, and her face was fiery red. In
every curve Of her form, in the clutching
of her fingers, one could read the agony
she was elduring.
Dr.. Disney had been very fond of Miss
Lydia. and seeing that nothing more could
be done h left pvial of medicine ''to be
used when the breathing had about
stopped, and started away. He fully ex-
pected never to see the girl again until she
lay in the coffin with the whiteness of death
in her features. The medicine was some
simple restorative that might compel The
soul to fret a little lonoer in the body, but
could never do any good
The medicine was placed on a small table
near the bed among n lot of other pvials Of
similar size and shape. The father and
mother sat close by the bedside of their
dying child. Soon the sound of the breath
ing grew 1 uder and harsher The writhing
of the frame showed that the end was very
near
Mrs. Jordan started up, took from the
table what she thought was the last pvial
the doctor had left, and measuring out
dose poured it quickly down her daughters
throat.
The effect was instantaneous and horri-
BILE. The girl writhed and quivere1 as she
had not before. Her finger nails tore into
her flesh. Her face grew black and her
wide, staring eyes fairly started from their
sockets. No scream issued from the lips 1t
was the personification of mute agony
This only lasted for minute.
Suddenly there was sharp, cracking
sound. The girls body lifted itself from
the bed. There was a terrible gasp, a
groan and then fit of racking coughing.
The swollen veins began to subside, the
black color of the face changed to a dull
red, the eyes slowly closed and the girl
began to breath again.
While this was happening and the girl
was at the very height of her suffering, the
| mother looked as the bottle whose contents
| had produced this terrible effect. TO her
horror she discovered that, by mistake, she
had given the girl a large do2e of aqua
| ammonia, sufficient quantity to have
sutfocated a well person.
The doctor was Immediately sent for, and
when he arrived was told what had been
done. To his astonishment he found the
girl resting easy and looking far better than
she had for a week. Her lips ana the lining
of her mouth were burned by the ammonia,
as her throat must have been also. An
examination into Miss JordanS condition
showed that although she was very weak,
yet her throat was comparatively clear and
there was every indication of certain
recovery.
On the cover in front of her, the doctor
found the false membrane which had been
the cause of all the trouble, and which the
girl had elected in that last paroxVsm