The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-27
GAVE HIS BLOOD
TO SAVE WOMAN
Medical Student Volunteered
When Patients Husband
Could Not.
CHARLES PARKER REAL HERO
Though He Stood TRANSMISSION
Operation, Mrs. Rcevcs's Life
Was Not Saved.

Students of the University College
of Medicine took off their hats yes
| terday to Charles Parker nrst year
man, who matrioulated from the Uni
vcrsity OF North Carolina. and who
gave up quantity Of his blood n; the
! Virginia Hospital on Monday night in
an effort to save the life Of a woman.
Parker Is a big. healthy fellow, who
played football last fall. and who goes
by tnc name of "sabe" because he
weighs more than zoo pounds
While the students were proud OF
their associates act. the only thing
which prevented celebration in his
honor was the fact that the patient
| he had done so much 10 aclp had died
few hours after the transfusion
operation
Husband Declined to Give Hood.
Mrs Thomas Il. Reeves. of Black
stone. Va, whose husband is a Metho-
dist minister. was brought TO tho vir-
ginia Hospital severaI days ago for
treatment Her condition was deli
cate, and on Monday night it became
alarming. Three physicians who were
called in realized that acT ono otlancc
/ 10 live was on the blood Of some
healthy person which could be trans
fused hurriedly Into her veins. Her
husband, who is thirty-fve years old.
and who weighs about 100 pounds.
was Informed by the physicians that
she would die unless somebody would
sacrifice quert or ;wo Of blood. but
he refused to give his when requested
to do SO. It was explained last night
by friend OF Mi Reeves thlt he had
| organic heart trouble. and that the
ordeal might have proved fatal
There was no time to be lost. In
ternes at the hospital suggested that
student volunteers be called upon.
. Parker's name was mentioned. and he
| was called quickly from his room
While perfectly willing 10 render
every aid. he said that he was on tho
eve Of an important examination. bat
when he was told that it was 8 case
of life and death he threw aside his
, books and raced bnrehcaded from his
boarding house TO the hospital. When
he Was placed in bed near that of
the patient the physicians made AN
incis!on In his forearm 70 reach AN
artery. They did not e;r HIM an
anacsthctic, but nc did not ninch while
the knife was being applied nor while
his blood was pouring into the body
Of the woman lying nearby and u,
deaths door
Parker Walked Home.
notwithstanding tue students aid
Mrs. Reeves condition was desperate
and snu died yesterday morning
' Parker Was kept III he'd At the hos
pital until yesterday afternoon, when
he got up, walked 10 his room. and
! then went about his work. just as il
nothing had happened.
The students said Yesterday that hc
had been offered $l00 to give up hi.
/ blood that liz refused to accept st
but that the physicians who knew al
/ Of the circumstances said n: hud /,
take II, even II ne sent Il to some
/ charitable institution.
/ some months ago I was necessary
| TO perform "a TRANSMISSION operation at
| the Shclterinc Arms Hospital, and N
! advertisements was printed in The
/ Times Dispatch Offering $23 10 som,
| healthy man who would volunteer y
/ number Of persons offered ,hcir ser
| vices but in the case on Monday nigh
! there was no ,i'ac TO advertise I'arlS 81
| told his friends Yesterday that h. die
4, not suffer any III effects f-om tho los!
! OF blood; that he was Glai OF the op
| portunty 10 aid dying: patient
though he hoped they would not CIV
| the facts 10 the newspapers.