River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-01
AN AUBURN MIRACLE.
An Act OF Heroism Is Followed by
Dire Results.
Edward Donnelly Saves a Life Almost at
the Cost of His Own-After Years of
Suffering He Is Restored to Health
His story Told to n Report
er of the Auburn Bulletin.
Auburn. N. Y. Bulletin.I


It Is on record that upon a chilly April
day, 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 eff
forts to rescue him had failed, Edward Don
nelly, at risk of his own life, plunged into
the water and, when himself nearly ex-
hausted, saved the boy from drowning IL
was humane and self-sacrificing deed, and
received deserved commentator in all the
newspapers.
There is a sequel to this accident, how
ever, which thus far has not been published.
1t is to the effect that Donnelly was para
lyzed as a result of the cold plunge and came
near dying. Auburn people have known
the family since his wife was Amanda Grant
man and his sister Mrs. s. ID. Cory, of 81
Moravia street. Donnelly himself describes
the rescue and the result
81 was general foreman of the +. A. Null
grew Saw Mills, foot of Eighth street, N. Y,
on the East river 1t was on the 10Th of
April 1889, that the boy fell into the river
and rescued him from drowning. At that
time was in the water so long that was
taken with deathly chill, and soon became
so stiffened up and weak that Icould neither
work nor walk. For some time 1 was I'M
der treatment of DR. George Mcdonald, who
said / had Locomotor Ataxia. He finally
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 became affected.
There was a cold feeling across the small OF
my back and downwards, and a sense of
soreness and 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 my vitals.
/ was still taking the medicine ut was
lodide of Potassium said his wife,, and
was being rubbed and having plasters put
all over my body, but with no benefit.
II sent to the Chas. III. Sugar Company,
the popular Auburn druggists and chemists,
at lU9 and Ill Genesee street, and got three
boxes of DIR. Williams Pink Pills and began
taking them. In three weeks time was so
improved that from being helpless, i was
able TO help myself and to get up and go To
work, and to walk every day from No. "A
Walnut street, where then lived, to Os-
born's New Irvine Factory, Seymour and
Cottage streets-lnore than mile-where
was then employed, but all the while l was
taking Pink Pills.
Then DIR. Patchen, of Wisconsin, uncle Of
my wife, and who was here on a visit, be-
gan 10 poo-hoo at me for taking Pink Pills,
and finally persuaded me to stop taking
them and let him treat me. When he re-
turned TO the West he left a prescription
with DR. HYATT, OF Auburn, who also treated
and after a while the old trouble returned
and was getting bad again. Then began
TO take Pink Pills; have taken them ever
since, am taking them now; have taken in all
nearly20 boxes at an entire cost of less than
5000 (my other treatment cost me pile Of
money and again / am well and able TO work
"lf l was able, i would at my own ex-
pense, publish the virtues of Dr. Williams
Pink Pills to the whole world and especially
in New York City, where l am much better
known than am here
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