The evening world., 1913-07-30
MIDDLETON DYING;
SACRIFICE Of HIS
RELATIVES VAIN
Family Summoned to Hospital
and Told End Is Only Mat
ter of Few Hours.

Members OF his family were hurriedly
summoned early this morning to the
bedside OF Leightbourne Middleton, In
st. Luke's Hospital. where for severai
days efforts have been made TO save
the life OF the wealthy young MINING
maa BY operations for blood TRANSMISSION.
He was reported sinking rapidly.
Subsequently he rallied n little. no
Vss conscious and recognized his young
briAA his father and mother. his brother
Naho,m spd hls sister Elizabeth. AL
of whom have tried TO save him with
thar blood, lie was. however. too Weak
TO speak.
The doctors said later that though
their patients temperature was slightly
lower the end was only a matter OF
hours. No further operation Tor Trans
fusion could be Of any avail. they sa'o'
The family remained nj the young
man's bedside. Miss Elisabeth Miduie-
tos. who left for q few moments 81
O'clock. said all hope OF saving her
Arother haA been abandoned and that
he was slowly passing away as his
strength ebbcd out.
No fewer than six members OF his
family. including his father and young
wife, have given OF their blood In the
desoerats efforts 70 save his life. II
was the hope OF the doctors that the
new ana vigorous blood would destroy
the germ that devitalisei the young
mans own blood: but since the hrst OPP
srsnons they have feared the sacrinces
made would be In vain.
YOUNG WIFE CONSTANTLY
NEAR HIM.
For ten days the young bride has
raced the hospital ward patheticaily re-
beating TO herself. "Ledghtbourne will
not die: Leightbourne shall not de-
Twice she has lain beside her husband
end let her veins be Joined to his In the
SRort IN save him.
-"Let me give him more. You must
says him." she implored the surgeons.
bet the doctors knew by that cline II
Sfas only the sips Of champagne they
wore giving him. and not the new blood.
Shich was keeping Middleton alive.
Leightbourns Middleton 10 the eldest
Son Of A. w. Middleton. the wealthy
1oerstary.treasurer Of the Bristol Con-
Ueruction, Mining and Smelling Com
ANY Of No. " Broadway. He was
ramed for his maternal grandfather.
tha Rev. James n. Lsightbourne Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church Of thii
slty.
Thres years ago ne married Frances
OBrien Of OgdsnSburg. daughter oil
Martin OBrien. q lawyer well known
AZ Albany, and they made their home
Al No. Is Fort Washington avenue. On
thair wedding trip Middleton had an at
tack Of typhoid malaria. 1t seemed
quickly cured. but apparently the germ
Ny dormant or was doing IL work
unnoticed.
Uatil two months ago II was his boest
that he had never known what 0l'
nsss was. The young man then became
suddenly and graveiy III. with aplastis
snasmia. His sturdy and vigorous bod,
shrank 90 rapidly that In . week Of
two he was almest . skeleton and d
wsak ~ could b{rely walk unassisted.
His uncle. IT. Bruers OF Trehton
-. J., Q physician Of more than State
vide eiebritSssptso iAssendsd resort I,
blood TRANSMISSION. provided . suitAbl
subject could be found willing to max
the sacrifice Or. Edward Lindsman
the family physician. agreed. and OF
July 10 Middleton was removed to 81
Laske's Hospital for the operation.
GATHER INSISTS ON MAXIM
FIRST SACRIFICE.
Several subjects volunteered and thel
blood was being tested when the fAthel
man Of fifty-four years. insisted ths