The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21
Operation by Skilled Surgeons
uaavaiIing to Save His Life.
THE CASE AVERY UNIQUE ONE
Though, Nothing OF the Accident at the
Time OF Its Occurrence, AID joked
About it With HIS Mother.
H.urs PISSED 6efore He
Became UNCONSCIOUS.
Confusion OF rrdta.


From Blow received while playing
bsskct bali in the Y. Nj. c. A. gymna-
siam yesterday morning. Frank L. herns.
Jr., aged fourteen years, died at LILO
this morning on the operating table of
the li.glma AospiJa4 iioai cvntusion OF
tic brain.
ms, is one of the most remarkable
daalns on record, and one of the saduest
as well. TIE youth. AFFORDED in his
game, ran into an iron pest which sup
norts the noor above the gymnasium
Apparently ne was not hurt, and con-
tinuad the game. And while he lay down
Tor awhile before leaving the hutI~lng,
no one thought he was injured. but oniy
resting, as the boys CO after BRISK
game. On going home, on the square be-
low, No CT East Main Stleet, ne laugh
ingiy relerrcd TO striking his head
against a post to sec which was the
hagcer. his conduct awakened no alArin
In the mind OF his mother. He a.e dinner
as usual and lay uown afterwards Tor
rest. ana nap. has motner, returning
from Christmas suoppins late in me eve
mug. found MN stu on the sofa and IN
cunSc.Oi,s.
SAID HE WAS GOING TO DIE.
Ilele also is d. strange Iact: tie must
have hau a p.emoniuon of coming dea,ln,
Fer wIliie ne concealed MS ieeanss: from
nls moUner, iearIui lest he alarm her, he
TOD a 4eay on the hat loe.uw t.let ne laa
!.urt llls mead at the Y. M c. A syinna-
sI;m anu MAS 'so.us 10 uis
l4ousn fvur sni..eu doctors as
are N me Iily were hastily ca4ieu ad
llvm,,uy .esi.o-adeu, ana tAS"sa tiiev ac-
rptl-u lne on.G c.lan-e Trey A.au o. s;av-
I'M: ms ne, ty IN Upe- auon, Lneir ei-
tol,s we're OF 10 aNaA., anu ms pied1S-
ton mao cary Yesterday, was fulincd
c.sutleI4 nouns 4ater.
IN. ucou pVy Is u son OF Mr.. FRANK u.
NeIns, Tor many years foreman o. the
I>Icnn4cud tn.lst.aIl t>u.ocate, put ABOUT
ten Gays ago CHOSEN secretary OF 'he
I,useouq ovclsties CT the State
Inc later a..u nIo1nei, SufTounoed by
loyl.-g ana Sympathetic 1rlenuS, re-
NAMED III the pArlUr OF the hospital our
inc Inc operation, trusting anu praying
for the las t"at mug in tiie oaiaiice.
TINS IS tie last emu o1 -dr i>ei'hs, VINO
is one Of the most esum&ole men TINS
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Nr nern mas 1851 by death. he others
aled OF natural causes. but We're SICK
Ll4ei time, ara none expected tnelf death
STRIKING CIKCuMol -ANCES..
Strinlns circumstances surround this
SEC accident Yong FRANK only joined
ile, gymnasium f4DuUt len GAYS ago +-e
yzs very enthusiastic over the training
Pms. cal D4reclor nardy was giving nm.
ana n.4cticed and p.aHed Tor nonlS at
,iut, in the gymnasium. ia went cary
YESTERDAY nleIllAg and player SaSt.et
IAN vita MIR. HARDY ana number OF
bows of his own age. Daring lie game
VAN head down, he ran against the post,
receiving the inJuiaes over the rleht eye.
The bow was not very naru oie, aho
after rubbing his head for minute or
.0 Prank resumed the game ana fnished
il Mr.. Hardy says that presently ne
noticed the youth lying on one OF the
mats In the room Used Tor Tue YOUNG
:44.obats He thought nothing OF II, lot
!! csc mats are the usual Resting PAGES
for tired PLAYERS. After a little While ne
went nome which is whiting thirty va as
Of the y NJ c. A. building. He came IN.
sad after walking about the room Where
his mother sat at work, salc:
Mother. ] tried 10 sec "n1ch was 'iie
hardest today, my head or post.
Mrs. Keins asked Inn If MS heao hui'
much, and he said:
NO, that don't amount to ANYTHING
But he believed differently in his heart,
for when he came in he said to laoy
who lives on the first floor:
i hurt my head to-day; ran into post
and / believe ! am gong TO die.
She replied that she didn't reckon ne
vas hurt as bad as THAT. and did not
think much lore about it.
ATE 4tlNNER AS USUAL.
AZ dinner Frank sat at the table with
tie rest, and TO one seems to haEI no
ticed anything ur-ual in his conduct.
After dinner re went TO his mothers
room and lay down for a nap. his mother
thought. lie had net complained. and
The remark about testing the solidity Of
tie post, he put 1t. had passed from
.er nli..d After the dinner things were
cleared away she peeped In on him, and
he was resting comfortably on the sofa
She did rot disturb him, but went out
shopping for Christmas About s o'clock
she returned. and much to her surprise
Frank was still asleep.
She called him. but received no re-
~ponse She shook him and to her grief
ans: horror she could not wake him. lie
was unconscious. She sent for his father
and hurry messages Went to physicians.
1or. w T. Oppenheimer and DR.. Jacob
hs,chaux- were the first called upon, as
they were nearby. Both came at once,
and hearing the story of striking the
post OWNED tie seriousness "a 'iie iao :
injury.
The family physician. DR.. Eirginius
Harrison, was also summoned. and he
In turn called IN DR.. Hugh Taylor. as it
was evident that an operation had to be
performed at once. and even then there
was scarcely a chance in hundred tha,
the life of the boy could be saved. But
ts,ey determined to seize this chance,
THE ambulance was called and tho doc
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