New-York tribune., 1910-12-23

considerable pain. and it was douoaui
whether he would live. according 10 tne
| surgeons. He was taken TO ST Joseph S
Hospital.
F,efore the ambulance started DIR. Hub
ley Owen, a police surgeon eAaiiiiiieo .-io
man and declared that he was suffering
from pneumonia as result or the e@-
posure
..EIowever q man who has stood the
strain and suffering that that man has
for thirteen consecutive hours will not
die easily. and I should say that he has
good chances for recovery" the surgeon
added. His fortitude and strength have
baen wonderful and I don't believe MS
vitality will let him die now
when the little procession Of bearers
carrying the stretcher or which lay
GIazisr's body face downward, emerged
from rhe hole in the ruins, there was a
Wild shout from the thousands OF persons
gathered about AS word was passed along
that If was Glazier that they carried and
.ha. ne was alive and had chance Tor
recovery the crowd went wild Commands
not 10 disturb the injured man by the noise
had no effect and cheer after cheer was
given. Women and men became hysterlcai
from the strain and the excitement. ana
IT was in a tumult Of sound and clamor
that the wounded fireman was borne to the
ambulance.
AS the stretcher was borne toward the
ambulance the naturally swinging motion
seemed to dusturb the man. for he moved
11neasfly A surgeon stopped over to quiet
him and heard him moaning:
MY arn1I My arrni'' Those were the
only words he had said for some time,
for the immense amount OF stimuiants
which had been forced into him had about
deadened his sensibilities.
As the last pieces of debris were re
moved from about Glazier, the body Of
Charles EdeIman, another fireman, which
had been lying on top of the living man
all night, slipped down beside him and then
beneath him. Although the ruins about
Glazier had been blistering hot all the
, time the rescuers were working with mrn'
thev had not dared TO turn water on them
to cool them off for fear Of drowning the
man or causing clouds of steam which
would parbcil him.
AS soon as Glazier was safely out how
ever stream was turned into the mole.
and il was announced that Edelmans body
would soon be recovered
DR.. owen, the police surgeon, placed
rubber hood over Glazier's head when he
was able TO reach him this morning
Through the hood was pumped oxygen.
Another pump extracted the foul air and
smoke that leaked into the hood.
A small tube was also run through the
hood into the mans mouth. and stinu-
Iants were fed 70 him. Sixty gallons Of
oxygen were pumped in TO Glazier before
noon Dt Owen said this constitutes a
record in medical science. Generally
twenty gallons OF oxygen is all that can
be fed to a patient.
GIazier's aged mother heard during the
morning that her son was imprisoned in
the fire ruins Stopping only to throw
shawl over her head. she rushed to the
scene and. sobbing ard moaning. de-
rnanded 70 be allowed to see her son and
20 join the rescuers in striving for his life.
Gently but firmly the police and f1remen
drew her back.
But he's my boy; 1 must go TO him."
she screamed. Il have more right to be
By his side than any of you. l can do
more Cor him than ali of yCu. Let me go;
let me go to my boy
But the police were obdurate. and finally
corvi:--ed her that she could do no good
and shH was led away. weeping and wiring
ing her lands, Relatives met her and took
charge Of her
When t5la.;er was first found by the res
cliing gang IN called out in brave but
weak voice, "rrr feeling pretty good; I'll
hold out as long as can
Father Englert, Of St Peters Catholic
Church was sent for, and ne crept as close
u tIIazier as he could and administered &c
IFS spiritual comfort
Am / going to die. do you think" asked
Glazier of DR.. H. B. Owens, chief surgeon
of the city staff, who, with his assistants,
was looking after the fremans physical
welfare
NO. cid man; not a bit of it, respond
ed the surgeon cheerily. We're going to
save you You'll get a Christmas dinner"
But doctor. for Gods sake, hurry,
urged GIazier. II can't hold out much
longer. you know. But if die he added
proudly. IN die game
A tender hearted woman insisted that a
hot water bag be thrust through the wreck
age to the p1Acky prisoner.