The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-09
is SUSTAINED
BY HIS LOVE.
Man With Droksa Back Aided
by His Sweetheart.
tENNON'S CASE REMARKABLE.
Lost Three Vsristns and a Bar Of Silver
Was Substituted is Now Able
10 Walk.
tENNON's CASE REMARKABLE.

New York Sept. 9-Spurred on by love
for pretty Katie Carpenter. Joseph Len
non. the youth with a mended back. is
making great strides toward complete re-
covery al Ramblerville. L.L A short time
ago Lennon was discharged as cured OF a
broken back at the Jamaica Hospital.
A silver bar took the place of the
eighth, ninth and tenth vertebrse, which
were removed by the surgeons OF the hos
pital.
Lennon can now walk a short distance.
ne can swim for hours and practices
daily upon the horizontal bars. During
August he gained twenty-five pounds in
weight, and his strength has also devel-
oped wonderfully
LElsNoN's CASE LIKE DURYEA'S.
Lemons case is not unlike that OF WAL
ter Duryea, the son OF the late million-
aire starch manufacturer. Lennon went
TO a picnic at Glendale. L. L.. on July %.
1900. and fell from a dancing platform. His
back was broken and he was taken TO the
Jamaica Hospital. On Sept. an opera
tion was performed on him, the details OF
which have been given in The World.
For three months he lay unable to
move his legs. In February last he found
that he could wriggle his toes and was
happy. A few weeks later he was able TO
get out of bed. In May last he took his
first steps since the accident In August
he was discharged.
Lennon was then turned over 10 Theo-
dore T.. Trispler and T.. A. Hurst, two
trained nurses. who took him TO Ram
blersville. Under their care he has inn
proved wonderfully. MIR. Triepler. who is
a medical student placed Lennon under
a strict course of treatment
Lemons day commences at o'clock
in the morning. He sews or reads and
practices walking up and down the pier
in front OF Mr.. Trieplers cottage.
In the afternoon he goes swimming. His
daily bath is quite show at Ramblers-
willie. entire summer population goes
out TO see him.
The swimming is followed by exercise
upon a horizontal bar. This consists of
drawing himself up by his arms and
swinging backward and forward. In the
evening he is given massage treatment.
This consists OF the kneading of the tis-
shues, which removes all superfiuous
flesh and makes the muscles respond TO
his bidding
Then comes the imitation OF walking
Mr. Triepler takes hold OF the patients
legs and moves them as Lennon would IL
he were walking. This developes the
muscles used In walking and makes them
strong and firm. Then the toes are wrig-
gled and the foot turned repeatedly TO In
duce the development of the muscles used
in outstretching the foot.
Under this treatment Lennon has gain
cd wonderfully. lie IL able now to walk
. ort distances and TO stand erect. He
goes out rowing and sailing and fishing
and claiming
HE is THE VILLAGE BARBER.
Lennon is popular at Ramblersville lie
is called the village barber. He has a
shaving KIT and shaves everybody In that
summer colony.
Lennon Is great admrer OF Katie
Carpenter a pretty New York girl Her
presence. he says, has inspired him TO get
well and il IL for her sake that he wants
TO be able TO walk aud be strong as
other men. Lennon is twenty-one years
old and before ne met with the accident
lived at No. <S1 East Tenth street. Meu-
haitian lie was an orderly I'm the Minturn
Hospital and studied medicine.
- feel said Lennon. "as IL ] would be
well IN few moments. The kindness of
Mr. Triepler and Mr.. Hurst Is deeply ap-
preciated hy me and | hope some day to
repay them. | shall be ready TO leave
here I'm three weeks and what | want
then is chance 10 go 20 work. J- course
i can't do nucn hard work now
u am working as a barber here In the
hone that | can get enough money to-
Cethcr to set myself UP I'm business. |
woulu like 10 20 into the newspaper busi-
ness near my home, but am handicapped
for cash
Miss Carpenter visits Lennon weekly
and spends much time entertaining him.
Lennon is cheerful and hopeful of the fu-
ture.