Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-04
CASE HOPELESS FROM START
~rt Alive by Artificial Respiration-
Every Nerve In Rody Psralyxrd
except Those of Hend ana
Face-No More Foot.
bnil This Fail.

rear. This statement was made by Col.
Hugh L. Scott, superintendent Of tho
United States Military Academy. late
tonight. inter a consultation with the
athletic authorities OF the academy on
the death OF Young Byrne. who expired
this morning as a result Of injuries sus
.Hined in tho Harvard game Yesterday.
Colonel scotr sent the following mes.
sage TO the Naval cademy at Anna
polls Tonight, where Cadet Earl Wilson.
Injured il n manner similar to Byrne
two weeks ago. is in a critical condi-
don:
ITO superintendent. Naval Academy
Annapolis Md:
'On account OF the sorrow over the
loss of N member OF our football team
end cut OF respect to h!s memory West
Point desires to cease aging football
for remainder Of the season.
fSiGneD III l.. Scott. Col. /. S. A.
Supt.'
The decision OF Colonel Scott mcans
III" cancellation Of the annual struggles
between the army and navy to have
'e'n played at Franklin FIELD. Philade
,hia. on the Saturday following Thanks
giving.
Colonel SCOTS action was taken after
'areful consideration Of ali phases OF the
Nrstio0. On assurance that 10 tickets
nd yet been sold by the University of
rennsylrania. through whose hands all
arrangements for the game pass. he de-
,dsd to request the naval academy to
agree to call the game of.
ALL OTHER GAMES ARE OFF.
It is the expressed belief here tonight
th.'t there will be no hesitancy at Annap-
oils in complying with Colonel SCOTS re-
quest. The decision at West Point not
to take part in game with the naval
academy this year is believed to be con-
elusive. In any event the remaining
games on the schedule. those with the
Springfield training school next Saturday,
with NIlanova the following week, and
with Washington and Jefferson a week
before the scheduled army-navy game.
Dre cancelled
Cadet Eugene A. Byrne Of Buffalo. X.
y, Il fourth year man a the United States
Military Academy. died in the cadet hos
r.ta a: 6:35 o'clock this morning a
sacrifice To football. The army is ac-
rustorncd to death. but not in this ieplcr-
bic form, ami this tragedy OF tie grid
hon has brought such poignant grief 20
'fficcrs and cadets alike that the end of
'outhall at West Point and Annapolis is
the result FOR this fall
Young RYrne expired just as the sun
was rising over the bills along the
hudson with his grief stricken father
yohn Byrne. Civil War veteran at his
bedside. Brave as was the Young soldier s
light against DEATH II was hopeless from
the starr. buried beneath a mass Of
struggling players in the Harvard-Army
game Yesterday his neck was twisted and
broken bv tho weight Of the crushing pile
above him. and lie picked up with
svcrV nerve Of his body except those Of
his head and face paralyzed
NEVER DREW NATURAL BREATH.
Only the Immediate resort TO artificial,
respiration kent the boy from almost In
slant death for he did not draw natural
,rcath aftrr receiving the fatal shock
y N~ray photographs taken after his
!rath there was revealed n d'sloca ton
'wren the first AMI second ccrvical
'crtcbrae, causing the first vegtcbra TO be
thrown forward pressing against and prob
ably resulting In i Lesion in those nerve
oenteYs of the mcdulla oblongata which
govern the respiratory muscles. No
autopsy vas held aside from the X-ray
sxnrr ton.
Pyrne's father bore the shock Of the IA
'aitv with fortitude, but was plainly Ia
,or!rR under great mental anguish this
afternoon when he came to the little West
'Nore railroad station Mt the foot Of the
hill IN meet Mrs. Byrne mother Of the
giot.n1 Mrs Dyrre lef, Dnfynlo early to-
lay and reached hero at $50 o'clock this
sftcrncon
Arrangements 10" the fnera, were
ron1nle'ei tonight. The body will re
aiken tomorrow TO the Catholic chanel
he a.
oe held m Tuesday morning ut eleven
,'olock. Tho funeral will re held with
'uil military honors. Intermcnt will be
made in the West Point cemetery
Tne manner OF young Byrne's injury
witnessed az II was by the father and the
hundrcdS who gathered here to see
the army's struggle against Harvard, was
dramatic. When the spectators realized
thht the accident was serious. tho cheer
ing stands were hushed. few minutes
iater bHrne was carried unconscious
from the field and the spectators nled
silently TO the station, leaving a deserted
football field.
CONSCIOUS AT TIMES.
Taken to the Cadet hospital, skilled sur
Geons, working with relays Of CAPABLE at
tendants, labored over Byrne throughout
the night. Conscious at times he realized
tho seriousness of his condition. as the
physicians and nurses kept at their task.
and with a smile and an occasional cheer
Ing word encouraged them.
The surgeons realized as the hours wore
IN that they were only serving to prolong,
not to save a life. and Byrns knew It, too,
before the now day broke. He faced
death smlingly, only thoughtful for the
grief stricken father who was with him.
Meanwhile the current of life at the
academy had almost ceased. Grief found
its expression In countless ways. All So
cial functions planned for last night In
Guiding the long-looked forward-to hop,
were cancelled
by order OF Colonel Scott. cadet activi-
lies for the day were directed to he only
such a. were necessary. There was no
Mrads tonight, the rag was lowered to
ialf mast and directions were given that
III academic duties be suspended to-mor-
ow
WAS 4 VETERAN PLAYER.
Young Byrfe was only q years old but
vas veteran Of the army football team
md popular with his classmates and Off
GERS. He WAS acting as captain OF the
eleven yeStaeAAY nlayiaR - tAkt tAnHlA