The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-03
my BOY IS
NOT DEAD"
Said ]. B. Glenn as He Stood
Over His Sons Body
DIED OF HEART. FAILURE
Father Would Not Give Up
Hope.

Ny boy Is net dead. I know he Is still
alive and would revive II we only had a
doctor exclaimed :. 3. Glenn at the city
building last night about 80 O'Clock, as
his son lay dead On a mattress in the
building. Messeng gers mad been sent and
telephone calls made for physicians, but
none could De FOUND except policeman
happened TO run across Or. Purdue OF
I the street and asked hin 70 60 70 the
building and examine the man.
Sam 2. Glenn died suddenly Ct heart
failure at rs o'clock last night and was
removed 70 the city building. For years
he has been addicted 10 morphine bat
since Monday evening has not mad the
drug. It Is supposed that he went 10
sleep and never awakened, for as soon
as the nervous tension which he had been
under al day was relaxed the heart
stopped and the man died without
struggle
The father was called 10 the building
Immediately and when he reached the
body, felt OF the pulse, but could hnd
10 trace Of heart action. Then he looked
al the eye and the pupil had not enlarged
Al almost certain sign OF death. and
ray OF houpe ffickered across the old
gray-haired mans face. He laid his hand
over the heart and declared that he could
feel feeble beat Ny boy is still
alive" he said we can save him"
and with that he produced a hypodermie
syringe and infected FIVE grains Of NOR
phine into the arm.
Look al the pupils OF his eyes; feel
how warm he is; feel over his heart" the
aged nan exclaimed. He is not dead;
those eyes would not look that way, re
would be cold. and I know 7 can feel
the heart throbs."
When Dr. Purdue came he examined
the man ard Immediately pronounced
I'm dead and had not 4 word OF hope TO
offer the father. Coroner McCouister and
Chief Burt also examined him and pro
nounced him dead, but even in the face
Of all this Mr. Glenn could not and would
not believe that his son was not beyond
relief The aged man got down on his
knees and rubbed the limbs Of his son,
stopping every few moments To look az
the eyes and feel over the heart.
The coroner believed that Sam Glenn
was dead and ordered him removed 70
the undertaker's. but in order to aSsuags
the grief Of the father the coroner told
him 10 go with the body TO the under
takers and there test would be made
70 see II there was the least sign of a
spark of life.
Al the way 20 the uudertakers 1Ir.
Glenn kept moaning 10 himself that his
son was not dead. could not be dead and
that he would never give up hope. At
81 -r-a-
at hand and he pronounced Sam Glenn
6ead. but the father exclaimed: 1t IS
not 50: It cannot he There Is stu
enough Of life left that there is hope
Several times on the trip TO the under
takers Mr.. Glenn implored the driver Of
the ambulance TO be more careful. that
his son should not be hurt in any way
and the driver was as careful as could /
be
The father was not satisfied with the |
statements Of the doctors. undertaken /
and coroner. bat he ran 70 his home at !
~ North Main street and got an cleo
trio battery 20 make a test and see II /
there was not some way that life could 4
BE- brought back II was $50 o'clock last (
night before this test vas made and al. 4
that time Mr. Glenn believed that bis /
son was stin alive even when the lips
turned blue and the limbs became cold. +
Rigor m0rtis does not set in for several /
hours after death and this mystifed the 4
father and no one was able to satisfac- /
torily explain to him why the pupil IL .
the eyes did not enlarge. After the test /
with the battery J. E. Clean acklovi- !
edged that his son was dead. brt il was :
not until after everything he could 90 ,
to save the life had been done to his +
satisfaction.
sam Glenn was born IN Iowa Jan. 4.
lSss. and lived IN that state the greater
part OF his life. He was a railroad man
and came here about eight wears ago
and vent 70 work On the Frisco and M
to a short time ago was employed By that
road. He has since been fl the furns-
soon. They say that lightning bug Is
He has wife and little son living n
Ellwooa. Ind lie had many friends II
this city and Was Always IN upright man
and was respected by his friends The
funeral arrangements have not been
made.
FORMER WlCHlTAN AN INVENTOR /