New-York tribune., 1907-06-19
FIGHT DEATH IN VAIN
THREE DOCTORS TAGGED.
Disturbed By Pickp0cket While Slov-
ing to Sa1e Riucr Victim.

Four surgeons of ST. Gregory's Hospital were
unable yesterday by means of artificial respira-
tion, to revive an unconscious man. over whom
they had worked for nearly four hours. They
We're greatly exhausted by their exertons, and
almost collapsed.
The man had fallen into the East River in
some mysterious way off the pier at Fulton
street. He pulled out by Richard Ryan.
a longshorenan employed the pier and
later identified by card III his pocket Paul
II. Harrison. Of New Haven. According to the
dockmen he had landed from a tugboat He had
been seen walking up and down the stringpece
carrying two large vaIises
Ryan was hundred feet away from Harri-
son, wheeling truck when he saw him fall
overheard, Dropping his truck. Ryan ran to the
edge of the pier and jumped i'm after him. When
he brought him ashore Harrison was nnCon-
sciouS. An ambulance was Immediately sum
moncd from st. GregOry's Hospital Or. David
who responded. found that Harrison still
alive. and, with the hope of saving his patient
worked over him for an hour
Seeing that the man was fast sinking. the
physician telephoned for assistance Drs. Sparkle
and Arnold soon arrived and worked over Har-
rison three hours longer Artificial respiration
was kept up all this time. The oxygen tank was
put into use, and several times the man would
move his lips. This inspired the physicians with
hope whenever they We're inclined to give up,
and they would renew their efforts to bring him
around
Three hours had gone by when DR.. David
amined the patients heart and found 1t still
dickerng The doctors then got TO work again
The superintendent of the pier. who was himself
assisting summoned two Of his men TO relieve
the doctors by helping in the artificial respira-
tion.
While the physicians were hard at work, Dr.
Charles II. Duncan. chief house surgeon of St
Gregorys Hospital, arrived asd lent hand
The TWO ambulances attracted crowd. which
soon got out on the pier. The surgeons had
difficulty in driving it back
DR.. Sparkle, powerfully built man, Weighing
nearly two hundred pounds felt some one tug
ging at his back trousers pocket. He had re-
moved his coat exposing his wallet u the
clutches OF a pickpocket. The physician swung
around To catch the thief. and struck the near
est to him IN the face with such force that
he sent him reeling to the ground.
Patroman Creighton. of the oak street sta
tion. arrived just then. but the crowd had scat
tered and the pckpocket had escaped. The ply
sician then gave his wallet to the policeman
to care for him until he finished his work. Sev-
eral more pRtrOmen soon arrived and search
was made for tho thief but with no success.
Four hours had elapsed from the time the
man had been taken out Of the water when the
physicians pronounced him dead. The re-
turned to the hospital completely tagged.
II was later learned Indirectly from the tug
boat captain that the dead man had sailed on
the brig Curacao. which left Pier II. East
River, Monday night bound for \ South
American port. The police say they We're told
that Harrison taken from the brig ON
board the tuRboat. near Quarantine. beca use he
was sick How tho tuRhnat chartered 10
take him back To New York could not he
learned
Among Harrison's effects found receipt
for 500 which he had paid for a round trip
ticket The receipt was issued by TroWbridgo
& Co. but did not specify destinations \ card
hearing the name Of the order ~ Eiks was also
found In the vaiac clothing and other
travelling articles The body was sent 70 tho
morgue.
Try Telegraph % Tn" Trhur"
New. Haven. June lS-Paul W. Harrison, who
was drowned is the son OF tho late II. Lynde lt'r-
ris-, who was a corporation lawyer her" until
his death last year Paul Harrison had not lived
here for several years and his stepmother rs traF-
Cling.
He was graduated from the Yale Law school
and was in his fathers office when IN" latter was
counsel for the Consolidated LAX" Superior Rai-
way but for several years %, had had an interest
I'm a firm that had government contracts for hight
houses and had lived in the Middle South and In
New York Ills wife Miss S Frieda SEQ
field. Of this city
It is remembered that, although Harrisons estate
was more ,han 22ooo. h" left his son only small
annuity.