Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-05-25

AN ACT OF HEROlSM is FOLLOWED
BY DIRE RESULTS.
Edward DonneIIy Saves a Life Almost at
the Cost Of His Own-After Years of
Suffering He is Restored to Health
His story as Told to a Reporter
of tho Auburn Bulletin.

1t is on record that upon CHILLY April
day, few years ago, all eight-year old boy
fell into the East river ut tho foot or East
Eighth street, New York aud when oil eff
forts to rescue him had failed, Edward Don
nelly at the risk of his own life, plunged
in to the water and, when himself nearly OK
hausted, saved the boy from drowning 1t
was humane and self-sacrihCin. deed and
received deserved communication in ali the
many newspapers that made mention OF it,
Edward Donnelly was then a resident of
New y ork city, but his wife was Amanda
Grammar of Auburn and his sister was
Mrs. Samuel d. Cory of No. II Moravia
street, which gave local interest to the in
cident All this was some timo ago, and
both it and Mr.. Dounelly have passed out
Of the mind OF your correspondent until,
few days ago, while in Saratoga he was
shown a letter 10 a friend from which he
was permitted to make The following eX
tract:
AUBURN, n. Y, Oct. 2G,h 90.
am taking DR.. Williams Pink Pills
They have cured me of that terrible disease,
Locomotor Ataxia. When l commenced
taking them, | was wholly unable to work
and nearly helpless. ] am now improved
so much that | have been picking apples and
wheeling them to the barn on u whceibar
row, Yours truly,
EDWARD DoNNELLY.
II Moravia St, Auburn, ~ y.
Immediately on reaching Auburn. YOUR
| corraspondent colled at the above address
and found Mr.. Donneliy out in barn
where he was griding apples and making
cider with hand press aud he seemed well
and cheerful and happy.
And then later in the preaence of his wife
and Mrs CORY and Mrs TAYLOR who all
confirmed his statement. he told your cor
RESPONDENT tho story of his sickness and of
his restoration to health by the use of DR..
Williams, Pink Pills for Pale People.
| 81 was born in Albany. n. Y. and am
| A. wears old The greatest portion of nv
| life | have lived in New York city was
| renerol foreman there Of the f. A. Mul-
grew saw mills. foot of Eighth street on
| fine Fast river. II WAS ON the 2gth of April
| 1880 that the boy fell in to the river and
rescued him from drowning. but in saving
his life. contracted a disease. which nearly
cost me NV own. Why, sir. / am sure
should have died long ago. if Pink Pills had
not saved NV life.
| "You see when | saved the bow, | was in
the water so long that was taken with a
deathlv chill and soon became SO stiffened
ND and weak that | could neither work nor
walk. For some time was under treat
ment of DIR. George Mcdonald. He finally
said he could do nothing more for me aud
| TINT had batter 90 into the country. On
the 1st of last June. 1892 my wife and |
came I'D to Auburn. | was then in great
main. almost HELPLESS. the disease was grow
| ING upon mo and [ felt that had come to
the home of my wife and of her sister to
die.
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pumbness began in nv heels and pretty soon
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ed There was n cold feelinp acros, the
| snail of nv back and downwards and a
senss of soreness and a tight measure on the
chest. The numbness gradually extended
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body. | felt that death was creeping I'D to
nv yitals and must saw lourei for the
hour when it should relieye me of nv main
and misery. was still taking medicine
t"It WAS Iodide of Potassium - said his
! Wife and was being rubbed and having
nlost,rs mt all over NV bodv. but with no
benefit
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Pink pills for pale PeopIs had never
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, |
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