The sun., 1896-08-11
THEY RESUSCITATED HIM.
.n THE MEAD OF a sENsELESs
yIN ON A TRUCK.

Al thg
,, NJ, case. lie was purple in the face,
,hs veins vt lis temples were distended' ana
,.0 ,r,.,bci with very audible violenca. He
Nv, ~. .,rctclcd Gat on his back on a truck that
. go,ru down Nassau street, and as he roll
va, ,.'r, one side to the other with the jolting
,u .nrsIcl inarticulately. His dress indicat-
w iohcrirg man, and he looked about 30
.,r, olj, Everybody piticd him and won
,..,J vrry somebody else didn't call police
ny an ambulance. or something.
.,,,pI die If YOU leave him thero." cried an
Id, benevolent. looking citizen to tho
driver ct The truck.
m, driver pulled up his horses, walked
49,. m hts truck to whore tho victim was
,v,nr auI hent over him.
"IIc,s rot It bad, sure" he remarked.
"wh,rc nro you taking him tor" asked
.,nr ,,ar with parti.colored hat band;
.,s.rc.s n hospital over on Hudson street"
"oh he's got friends down on the river
,,or, " replied the driver. I'm going out of
me Nay 10 lug him down there."
"go, longs he been this way9" inquired
another Ustandcr.
"Fi,ppcd down about 1--WE minutes ago.
,,,tcl INN up. Hos a friend Of mine."
"yopYl I've short friend, then. II something
,.nt done" put IN man in crash suit. Is
there doctor IN the crowdf'
"s,y. Won don't s'pose he's that bad, do
,Ou," asked the driver with some anxiety.
"pod, Willy, can't you see for yourselfF"
"wc,I. I toll him. the damn fool" said tho
,..or wrathfullv. Hes been hittin' It up
All dav Beer an rum, an rum an beer.
toN him"
"Thals what brings on half the sunstrokes,"
,amarked a solemn looking Individual. 1T
should be warning to u.s."
Al this time tho sufferer was rolling his
hand from side to side and breathing in short
moans. \ crowd of 100 people had gathered
at the corner OF Beekman street. Through this
crowd burst short, fat, fussy man with An
mir of impromptu authority.
"uere. what's this?" he exclaimed. Sun
.troks? Too bad. too bad. Let's have look
at him."
"Mv God" exclaimed tho driver, has he
rot sunstruck? Got right up hero, Doctor"
he added respectfully.
IT amt doctor" said the newcomer. jump
ing up on the truck, but I'm a member OF tho
Ready Relief Reserves. who teach themselves
to treat emergency cases Of sunstroke. broken
limbs, drowning, and so on. Ill soon FIX him.
But he's bad case"
"Is it dangerous. Doctor?" asked the driver.
Dangerous. W ell, euoulu eo. ANc'oA
saw a more marked case OF heat prostration
in my life. Anybody got any ice?"
For q wonder every man In tho crowd ap-
peared to have come out without any Ice.
We'll, go over to that saloon and get a lump,
one Of you," directed the self-constituted mas
ter of ceremonies. Here, I must have help.
Come up here, two or three OF you fellows,
and we'll do what we can"
ha sole -to
the man in the crash suit, tho youth with tho
partl.colored hat band, and half dozen
others.
Hold on. hold on. We don't want the
whole city up here" objected tho Ready Relief
Reserve Get hold Of him"-to the driv CIR
land lift him up. That's right"
Jamaica ginger's good for him." suggested
q voice from the crowd.
The master Of ceremonies paid NO heed. He
directed the youth with the gay hat band to
work the sufferers arms. which he learnedly
said would bring the blood down from the
brain.
And you take his feet and rub 'em good"
he ordered the soemn-looking individual.
But he's got his shoes on" protested that
citizen.
We'll, take em o f." said tho other impa.
tently Now, you. sir"-to the man in the
crash suit"be ready to put the ice on his
head when 1t comes, and I'll rub his ears TO
rouse him. Now, then, where's that ice?"
Here II is" came the answer, and tho be-
revolent-looking man who had arst COM
men: led on the victims condition handed up a
large lump.
That's right, very good" said the master
Of ofceremonies. Now put it on his head" g
A breathless silence ensued. Tho solemn
individual was fussing indeterminately at the
victims shoes, the youth was shaking one
hand in congratulatory manner, and the
master o: ceremonies began rubbing the suf-
ferer's ears as the man in crash pressed tho ice
on his head. A low, deep-toned, long-pro-
longed Gurg1e was their reward.
Keep at it. keep at it," cried the master ex-
ultantly. Hes coming. Hold on, he's try
ing TO speak,
The patient opened his eyes and looked
around him stupidly. Slowly he raised one
hand to his head, felt of the ice. and pulled
away his hand as II 1t had burned him. Then
he spoke:
"Waher mazzors- MN -hm mm," and his
voice died away.
Gone again" said the exponent of Ready
Relief. "Tll bring him back" and he gave
the patients ears hearty rub.
Tho man let out yell like steam engine
and sat Nd as II a spring In his back bone had
suddenly been released. A blow of his hand
sent the ice fying. One kick served at once
70 free his foot from the grasp Of the solemn
individual, and to send that worthy stagger-
Ing on the rear Of the truck with both hands
upon his abdomen. An upward jab of a fist
knocked the Ready Relief Reserves head
t% PACK k IN style, and then the patient numbered
'"Cm on, he yelled. I'm drunk: rm-hic-
NE drunk, but III lick tn -hic-hull gang.
Irut m" Oh ice. will yer? Pinch me boots, oh?
III slow yer" and he made an Intellectual
rush upon the youth with the hat band.
me driver caught and held him and the
philahthropist hopped from the truck with
great Celerty.
=, What made you tell me he was sunstrucki"
ueIh"ndcd the Ready Relief Reserve, shaking
an accusing finger at the driver from the safo
TeiuSe Of the sidewalk.
an, didn't replied tho driver. "What fer
ald Yer tell me he wasy"
This was distinctly tho counter question di-
.ect, and the master OF ceremonies didn't know
hG ferCely:
sunstruke?"
Nobody answered.
,oo., ~ got butte Of Jag" said the driver
Eo,nmily; An yer didn't know enough to
Ahaw u when ser seen it,"
"t INA right corroborated the inebriate
got hic butte. I'm drunk. I been drunk
nC az day tnI'll be drunk-hic-a t'-morrow,
gu nc II keep on bein' drunk till this-hic--
~ Weather goes back To where IL come from.