Evening journal., 1893-05-27


His Story as Told to a Reporter of the
Auburn Bulletin.
Auburn. n. y BulletinD
1t is upon record that upon a chilly
April day. few years ago, an S-year
cid boy fell into the East river at the
foot of East Eighth street. New York,
and when all efforts to rescue him had
failed, Edward Donnelly, at risk of his
own life, plunged into the water and,
when himself nearly exhausted, saved
the boy from drowning. 1t was humaue
and self sacrificing deed and received
deserved commendation in all the many
newspapers that made mention of it.
Edward Donnelly was then resident of
New York city, but his wife was
Amanda Grantman of Auburn, and his
sister was Mrs. Samuel D. Cory of No.
II Moravia street, which gave local
interest to the incident. All this was
some time ago, and both it and Mr..
Donnelly have passed out of the mind
of your correspondent until few days
ago, while in Saratoga he was shown
letter to friend from which he was
permitted to make the following extract
AUBURN, N. Y, Oct. 20, '92
81 am taking DIR. Williams Pink
Pills. They have cured me of that ter
rible disease, Locomotor Ataxia. When
l commenced taking them, l was wholly
unable to work and nearly helpless. 1
am now improved so much that / have
been picking apples and wheeling them
to the barn on wheelbarrow.
yours truly, EDWARD DONNELLY,
''No. II Moravia street, Auburn, N. Y.
Immediately on reaching Auburn, your
correspondent.called at thelabove address
and found Mr.. Donnelly out in barn
where he was grinding apples aud
making cider with hand press and he
seemed we'll and cheerful and happy.
And then later. in the presence of his
wife and Mrs. Cory and Mrs. Taylor,
who all confirmed his statement, he told
your correspondent the story of his sick
ness and of his restoration to health, by
the use of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People
II was born in Albany, N. Y, and am
~ years old The greatest portion of my
life, have lived in New York city l
was general foreman there of the F. A.
Mulgrew Saw Mills, foot of Eighth
street on the East river. 1t was on the
Goth of April, 1889, that the boy fell
into the river and / rescued him from
drowning, but in saving his life, con
tracted a disease, which nearly cost me
my own. Why, sir, am sure l should
have died long ago, if Pink Pills had not
saved my life.
"You see when l saved the boy, 1
was in the water so long that l was
taken with deathly chill and soon be-
came so stiffened up and weak that
could neither work nor walk. For some
time / was under treatment of Dr.
George Mcdonald He finally said he
could do nothing more for me and that
had better go iuto the country. On
the 1st Of last June, 1892 my wife and
came up to Auburn / was then in
great pain, almost helpless the disease
was growing upon me and 1 felt that
had come to the home Of my wife and
of her sister to die bfe1 .1oe
when the disease frst came upon me
the numbness began in my heels and
pretty soon the whole of both my feet
became afflicted. There was a cold feel
ing across the small of my back and
downwards and a sense of soreness aud
a tight pressure on the chest The
numbness gradually extended up both
legs and into the lower part Of my body
felt that death was creeping up to nay
vitals and 1 must say | longed for the
hour when it should relieve me of my
pain and misery / was still taking
medicine ct was Iodida Of Potassium,
said his wife) and was being rubbed and
having plasters put all over my body,
but with no benefit.
"The latter part of last June l learned
Of a case cured by the use Of DR.. Viii
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People ! had
never heard of those blessed pills before,
but thought If they could cure one man
Of the same disease with which I was
afflicted, perhaps they would also cure
me. So l sent to the Chas. H. SagaI
Company, the popular Auburn druggists
and chemists at 109 and Ill Genesee
street, and got three boxes of the Pink
Pills and began taking them at once In
three weeks time l was so improved that
from being helpless, l was able to hell
myself and to get up and 20 to work anc
to walk every day from No "a Walnut
street, where ] then lived, to Osbornel
New Twine Factory, Seymour and Cot
tage streets-(more than a mile) where
was then employed, but all the while
was taking Pink Pills.
"Then DR.. Patchen of Wisconsin
uncle of my wife, and who was here OF
visit, began to poo poo at me for tax
ing Pink Pills and finally persuaded no,
W eboH NoAAAb NADAA un0 W ANl uAll lltA
me. When he returned to the West h
left a prescription with DR.. Hyatt o
Auburn, who also treated me But thei
treatment did me no good, and after
while the old trouble returned and wa
getting bad again. Then 1 began agaii
to take Pink Pills; have taken then
ever since, am taking them now; hav
taken in all about twenty boxes. at al
entire cost of less than $1,000, (M
other treatment cost me pile of money
and again l am well and able to work.
'In New York, Dr. McDonaldl aid m,
disease was LOcomotOr Ataxia. HI
treated me by striking me on the knee
without giving me pain; by having m
try to walk with my eyes closed by try
ing to stand first on one foot aud thei
on the other, but couldn't do it, and 8
after while he said ! had Locomoto
Ataxia and was incurable, and that
had better go into the country anon
my friends who would make the few re
naming days Of my life as comfortabl
"a noesihla and Give me kind attendance