Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-01
AN AUBURN MIRACLE.
An Act Of HerOiSm is Followed by
Dire Results.
Edward Donneliy Saves u Life Almost at
the Cost of His Dwn--Aftcr Years Of
suffering He is Restored to Health
--His Story as Told to a Reporter
of the Auburn "Bulletin."


--His Story as Told to a Reporter
of the Auburn "Bulletin."
(iuLU,w, " ", BWtictin.)
It is on record that upon chilly April
day. few years ago, an cight-years old boy
fell into the East river at the foot Of East
Eighth Street New York, ana when all
efforts 10 rescue him had failed Edward |
Donnely, at the risk of his own life
plunged into the water and, when hiinselt |
nearly exhausted saved the boy from
drowning. II was a humane and self
sacrificing deed and received deserved |
commentator in all the many newspapers
that made mention of it. Edward DonnelN |
vas then Il resident of New York City, but |
his wife was Amanda Grantinan Of Auburn |
and his sister was Mrs Samuel ID, CORY |
Of No II Mpravia ST., which gave local |
interest to the incident All this was some |
time ago, and both it and Mr.. Donnely |
have passed ont Of the mind OF your cor
respondent until a few days ago, while III
Saratoga, ne was shown a letter to friend |
from which he was permitted TO make the
following extract
AUBURN, n. ~, Oct. 2Gth '92.
am taking DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
They have cured me Of that terrible dis
ease, Locomotor .htaxia. When | com
menced taking them, was wholly unable
TO work and nearly helpless. am now
improved SO much that have been pick
ing apples aud wheeling them TO the barn
| OH a Wheelbarrow. Yours truly,
EDWARD DoNNELLY,
II Moraria ST., Auburn, \. Y.
tr,mndi,toI,, an re.ch;ns, Aub,,rn vour
corraIno',deli osiied ~ liz abovn address,
| NH f,Hnd Nr Donnnllv ont in n harm
|,.harl, w 49, !,ri,,L;n, a,t,,les mi n,al.inr
niHcr Vim y mi ,rnse Xxi he saemei wai1
| and cheerful and happy.
And then later, i'll the presence Of his
XII rni,firna1 his Statement he foId yrIir
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40 vnars oId The .,rrlIest nor,ion II my
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,ret,er,,I fnren,st, there AZ the r A Mulurrw
Paw Mills fnot III Eiphfh street nli the
Enst river # was IN the lJth of Anil
iSSt, tbat iba M. feIi info tbr rivar ard i
rcsrneI lin from drawing mi il, saving
iii ifs rnntrn,,taI 4 disease which nearly
r0st ma nv own Why. Sir. am snrn
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IN no water 81 lnrp tI,at was tnE,.t, with
!, IrnrhIv Sonn became II, .titFenoa
mani wenl; that i cn,,ld neither walk nnr.
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sister Ia die.
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nrettv snnn the While If bntI, mn feet he.
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, ,yas stili t..Lint, medicine r.sIt was lodide
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= ina r,ibbaa md having Masters MT all
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pinl, pills for Pale People. had never
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: th%nsht If thevfco,,Id cnre one man If liz
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