The Washington times., 1908-09-05
Victim Not Worrying.

Most sansuine Of all is little Andrew.
He is. not IN much pain this morning.
and his fece is bright with the smile
of conhdeI ce. 'Tm go'na get out to
play soon he declared this morning.
Sister and the doctor told me / had
TO keep awful quiet. and I can't move.
But I'm ell right he continued with
implicit confidence. Lots of people
have been in to see me but shey won't
let all the fellows come in. They can
come after a while. sister says. Every
body is kind 10 me, only have to keep
quiet I guess maybe the fellows can
come ia when I don't have 10 keep
quiet. Mother hasn't been to see me vet
today. but she is coming I din't know
anything about IL Chs operation) until
I worlze Up yesterday evening. They
dope me 10 sleep. It feels all right
Bears Up BIavely.
Little Andrew is a living lesson in
fortitude, for the strongest man. He is
a sturdy hltle fellow. and although his
injuries are of the most painful narlre
that the doctors are called upon 10
treat. he has borne himself with a
resignation and fortitude that would do
credit TO a man. EEa was very bright
this morning, ami talked freely. though
IL panied him 10 move.
The operation from a medical stand
point has. so Ear as the doctors can as
certain at present, been successful. The
bandageS put on yesterday have not
been touched since, but there are indi-
cations that the grated skin is holding.
On a Large Scale.
The operation performed by Or.
Gwynn, yesterday, was purely one Of
skin grating. and is only remarkable
through its large propositions. Five
men gave their skin TO save the little
fellows life. There were eight volun-
teers, but three of them paled when
they saw the surgeons knife and in
struments. and they were showed aside
as useless.
The other five, were the heroes. They
were. Bernard Buscher, uncle Of the
little fellow. and general manager Of
the Georgetown Gas Engine and Elec-
trtcal Company, and Thomas Callahan
and L. c. MacGonigal. electricians in
the employ OF the company; John
Ready. r., and Harvey Wright line
foreman of the Q. * o. Telephone Co
Wright was in the hospital repairing
the telephones yesterday morning, when
he was told OF the operation. and i'm
mediately volunteered
One of the Heroes.
He did not even tell his name. but
when told that the little boys life de-
pended upon d skin grating operation
on an unusually large scale, he told
DIR. Gwynn TO go the limit. AID he
stood without wincing while seven
square inches of skin was being taken
from his arm The wound was band
aged, and he went on with his work
Mr.. Buscher gave q larger portion
than any of the others, and II e skin in
his case was taken from the thigh. so
as to obtain a larger piece. 1t vas
taken off in a broad strip, forming
right angle
only the outer skin was used in each
case and the wounds made will heal
readily Any OF the men who need il
viii be given another dressing this
evening or tomorrow. They are all at
work today.
Became Unnerved.
One of the men, who first suggested
getting volunteers TO give portions Of
their skin, tainted dead away, when mis-
arm was barred, and he was hurried
from the operating room. None of the
men who submitted were given an
anesthetic, each one bearing the pain
without finching-
''It is very painful" said one of the
doctors at the hospital. who assisted in
the operation. "tO have your skin taken
off. It leaves the flesh raw, with all
tie tiny nerves exposed. and It Is pain
fIIl as a burn"
Younger Buscher is a son of J. II
Buscher. Of S619 o street northwest, d
firemen of No. Engine Company il
Georgetown. He was burned on August
s last while at play with a crowd of
boys his own age In vacant lot near
his h9me,