The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-12

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Thomas Codrick. aged u, came very near
being stranglsd to death IN the basement
Of his parents home ct he Third street
ysstsrdsy aftsrnoon about 4o'ciock. Ply.
sicians worked over him for several hours
before hope Of recovery was entertained.
Young Codrck. who attends the Central
school. came home after the close Of sxer.
cises yesterday afternoon and for time
played about the house. He was cheerful
and Contsnted and had every reason to bs
90. for he WAS the idol Of his parents and
what money could purchase was at his
command. A short time before I o'clock
Mrs. Codrick sent Thomas TO the CELLAR for
some wood. He did not return
Immediately and suddenly Mrs. Cod
rick Was startled BY . groan. COM
ing. apparently, from the basement.
She hastsnsd below. and to her horror and
amusement saw the body Of her son sus-
pended by the neck from . raftsr. He was
black in the face. and 70 ell appsa yances
dead. This. however. only seemed TO
nerve the heroic woman 20 exertions that
would have been work for . man. How
she did IL would Be hard for her TO se!l.
bat alone and unassistsd she raised the
body high enough to b unable to unite
the trunk-strap that Vas around the neck,
then laid the body on the door and ran for
HELM.
Al she came into the cir and screamed
for assistance. Orange Hadlsy. who was
about to walk home from the Opera saloon,
heard her and ran to the house. When hs
reached the basement the boys body lay
stretched upon the door and the dark
color on his face had even reached his ears.
The inssnsibie lad Was carried into tho
parior, and whom the big dog which had
been his constant companion saw him. ne
gave such mournfui howl that IL seemed
as II he had already learned how near his
master Was 10 deaths door. DR.. S. J.
Holmes, DIR, Hall and DR.. Berryhill re.
spondsd to the calls for medical skill,
and they found before them
hard task indeed. The combined Of.
forts Of ell had no effect toward
resuscitation for sometime. but in the end
the faint spark of life was famed into
action and the agonissd parents we're in.
formed that there was hope. At O'Clock
the doctors had brought the boy around
20 that point whore the chances Of recov-
srv were in his favor. Bottles Of hot water
we're placed about his body to overcome
the chilli and hypodermio injections OF
morphine were given him TO produce
sleep. Late last night IL was asccrtained
that, although the boy had been very near
deaths door. he would probably recover
un,ess unforeseen complications should
appear.
The suicide theory vas advanced. but 10
denied by friends Of the family. ~ no res
con for suicide existed Some think he
merely began wondering how 1t would
seem TO have rope around his neck and
In making the trial went step too far.
AZ IL o'clock last night the boy re-
gained consciousness and recognised h.s
father and mother. He VS. able 70 speak
for the time being. bat in answsr 10 qass-
lions said he did NOS remember anything
about the hanging.
Al the time Of going to prsss the attend
ing physielans think there 10 chance for
young Codriek's recovery. They think
the ssrAngiing was accidental