Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-03-22
AN AUBURN MIRACLE.
AN ACT OF HEROlSM is FOL.
LOWED BY DIRE RESULTS.
Edward Donneliy Sates a Life Almost At
the Cost OF His Own-After Years of
Suffering He IL Restored to Health--lais
Story ~ Told to a Reporter Of the

| sunefing He 10 Restored to Health-1Ile
Story % Told to q Reporter Of the
Auburn Bulletin.
| fAuburn IN. " bulletin,
II is on record that upon q chilly
| April day, a few years ago, an eight
| year-old 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 ex-
hausted, saved the boy from drowning.
| 1t was humane and self-sacrificing
deed, and received deserved commenda-
ti0n IN all the newsparers.
| There Is sequel to this accident,
| however, which thus far has not been
| published. 1t is to the effect that DON
| nelly was paralyzed as result of the
cold plunge ana came near dying. Au-
burn people have known the family
since his wife was Amanda Grantman
and his sister Mrs. S. D. Cory, OF Il
Moravia street. Donnelly himself de.
scribes the rescue and the result:
Il was general foreman of the F. A.
Mulgrew Saw Mills, foot of Eighth
street, New York, on the East River.
It was On the 18th Of April, 1889, that
the boy fell into the river, and / res
cued him from drowning. At that time
| was in the water SO long that was
taken with q deathly chill, and soon
became so stiffened up and weak that 1
could neither work nor walk. For
some time1 was under treatment of
DR.. George Mcdonald, who said mad
Locomotor Ataxia. He finally gave me
up, and on the LIST of June, 1892, my
wife and came up to Auburn.
When the disease first came upon
me the numbness began in my heels,
and soon the whole of both my feet be-
came affected. There was cold feel
Ing across the small of my back and
downward, and q sense OF soreness and
q tight pressure on the chest. The
numbness gradually extended up both
legs and into the lower part of nv
body. felt that death was creeping
up to my vitals. was still taking the
medicine 1t was Iodide OF Potassium
said his wife, and was being rubb ID
and having plasters put all over my
body, but with no benefit.
Il sent to the Chas. H. Sagar Gem
pany, the. popular Auburn druggists
and chemists, at l09 and Ill Genesee
street, and got three boxes of DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
and began taking them. In three
weeks time | was 30 improved that
from being helpless, / was able to
help myself and to get up and go
to work, and to walk every day
from No. "A Walnut street. where I
then lived, to Osborne's New Twine
Factory, Seymour and Cottage streets
- more than a mile where [ was then
employed, but all the while was TAX
Ing Pink Pills.
Then DR.. Patchen, of Wisconsin.
uncle Of my wife, and who was here on
visit, began to poo-hoo ut ME for taxi
ing Pink Pills, and finally persuaded
me to stop taking them and let him
treat me. When he returned to the
West he left q prescription with DIR.
Hyatt, Of Auburn, who also treatsd
me. But their treatment did me no
good. and after while the old trouble
returned and was getting bad again.
Then | began to take DR.. Williams
Pink Pills: have taken them ever since,
am taking them now: have taken in all
nearly 70 boxes at an entire cost of
less than $1,000 my other treatment
cost me pile of money, and again |
am we'll and able to work.
IF | was able l would, at nv own
eXi ense, publish the virtues OF Dr.
Williams Pink Pills to the whole
worl !, and especially in New York City,
where | am much better known than |
am here"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
Peo le without doubt mark the Io-
ginning of more healthful era
They were first compounded by an
eminent practitioner, and used As q
prescription for many years in
general practice with Almost in
credible success. They are now given
to the public as an unfailing blood. |
builder and uerve-restorer, cur NJ |
all forms of WEAKNESS arising fr, m
3 wate.y condition Of the blood |
or sha tered nerves. two fruitful causes
OF almost every i'll that iic ii is heir to.
The pills are also specific for the |
troubles peculiar to females, such as
all forms of weakness,
chronic constipation. bearing d wn
pains, ETC., and in the case of men will |
give speedy relief and effect a perma-
nent cure in all cases arising from
mental worry, overwork, or exccsses OF |
whatever nature. The pills arc sold |
by all dealer, or will be sent post paid |
on receipt OF price t5D cent. q box, or
six boxes fors2 2.5D--t thcy are never sold |
In balk or by the lO5l by add cssing DR..
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, |
N. Y.