Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-03-23
AN AUBURN MIRACLE.
An Act OF Heroisin Is Followed by
Dire Results.
Edward Donnelly Saves Life Almost at
the Cost of His Owp-After Years OF
Suffering He Is Restored to Health
His story as Told to a Report :
er of the Auburn Bulletin. I
Auburn, N. Y, BulletIn.l

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It is on record that upon 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 eff
forts to rescue him had failed, Edward Don
nelly, at risk of his own life, plunged into
she water and, when himself nearly ex-
lausted, saved the boy from drowning 1t
vas a humane and self sacrificing deed and
received deserved commentator in all the
newspapers.
There is a sequel to this accident, how
aver, which thus far has not been published.
It is to the effect that Donnelly was para
Nzed as a result of the cold plunge and came
Aear dying. Auburn people have known
Ihe family since his wife was Amanda Grant
nan and his sister Mrs. s. d. Cory of 81
Moravia street. Donnelly himself describes
lhe rescue and the result
II was general foreman Of the F. A. Null
grew Saw Mills, foot of Eighth street, N. Y,
On the East river. 1t was on the Goth Of
April, 1889 that the boy fell into the river
knd | rescued him from drowning. At that
lime was in the water so long that was
taken with deathly chill, and soon became
30 stiffened up and weak that lcould neither
work nor walk. For some time l was I'M
Ter treatment of DR.. George Mcdonald, who
said had Locomotor Ataxia. He finally
gave me up, and on the lst 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 became affected.
There was cold feeling across the small of
my back and dOWnwards and a sense OF
soreness and a tight pressure on the chest
The numbness gradually extended up Doth
legs and into the lower part of my body.
felt that death was creeping up to my vitals
[ was still taking the medicine cit was
[odide of Potassium said his Wife, and
was being rubbed and having plasters put
NIL over my body, but with no benefit.
II sent to the Chas. II. Sugar Company,
The popular Auburn druggists and chemists,
at 100 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, | 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 o.
born's New Irvine Factory, Seymour and
Cottage streets-more than mile-where l
was then employed, but all the while | was
taking Pink Pills
Then DR.. Patchen, of Wisconsin, uncle of
my wife, and who was here on visit, be-
| gan to 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
| me. But their treatment did me no good
and after 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; havetakenin all
nearly2O boxes at an entire cost of less than
| $1,000 tmy other treatment cost me pile Of
money and again am well and able TO work
IF | was able, | 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 am much better
| known than am here"
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