The chronicle=news., 1913-02-13
PU[M0T0R IS
BROUGHT HERE

Many lives have been say.I IN
| Chicago. othes large eastern raItef-
\ and in the mining Districts IF the
means OF tn. Pulmotor. "a NEE hIniC-
| al apparatus for the purpose Ol rem
d.ring the healing power of oxygen
available for rescue work. bur Il has
r. omained for the Trinidad Electric
/ Trahsmission. Railway T. CaE com
pany TO bring this marvelous Ger
man invention 10 this city
No such mechanical lIfesaycr has
ever appeared before In the srieuti-
lie world. Since January 10, 1912.
when the PnlmOtor was first iHiro-
ducod In this country. In Chicago.
III. apparatus has been called upon
to rcsusoi'ate nearly 100 pcTsouA
oyeroom. by poisonous gases In Chi
| caso alone. bcEidcs many more In
| other localities.
Tn. Lighting and Traction coni-
paHy viii offer the apparatus free to
th. hospitals and physicians here for
r"s.u. work. u In expected that
many lives viii be saved from dea;l.
from electrical shocks. gases. etc.
that would othcrw!se be lost Sui
cid. by the gas route Is becoming
decidedly unpopular In localities
where there Ii a Puimotor. for
many Of those who would "rhuffi"
OFF the mortal coll have been prso-
'icnlly brought back to life by means
of the life saver +
The apparatus has not yet arrived.
but u, expected within u few days
orders have poured In on the manu-
IactIr.rs until they are nwninp.d
and the Lighting company here has
to take it, turn with the rest. The
! Federal Light and Traction com
pauy OF New York. owners of the To-
cnl properties. are eduipplnr few
OF the controlled properti., with
PulmDtoTs and Trinidad is oil. Of the
very few
| tousidrr1bi. spac. IN new spupcrs
aud magazines has been devoted 10
ID.nti1 OF III. marvellous work done
/ by III. Pulmotor. II has CON" Into
general us.. In tn. rescue of milne
workers. firc-flgh,lng. ice making.
hr"weri"-. hospitals. chcmica! works
IfUundri.s. electric generating sta
tions. gas work.. aud In connection
with the police departments of tho
larger cities. II IL universally con-
sidercd by physicians and scientists
TO Ice on" Of the greatest inventions
OF modern times In tine medical field.
I Tn" PuImotor. tn. invention Of
Pro. Emil Dra.xer. the eminent
/ German Scientist. Is designed pri-
mnriiy 10 induce respiration TO per-
: sons who have been overcome by
electric shock. noSious Rascs. and
tn. apparently drowned. or in any
other cages where the persons have
apparently stopped breathing entire
Ia l.,,s h..t -. lab
tirn. Thos. who have seen II work
Tor III. first time declare l, TO be- the
most marvellous invention they have
ever seen
The Pulmotor'- action II to in
fiate and deflate the lungs In u reg
clsr manncr and the pulsltlons are
~ timed that about the normal num-
bcr OF rcspirations per minute are
obtained. Persons have been rcsus-
citstcd after animation had been
! suspended over two hours. in other
words after the victim had apparent
I ~ passed away.
The whole device is very compact
I IT is cncascd in an ordinary woadcn
box with II handle. The box L.
about the size OF a sui, ease and can
easily he carried by on. person.
! Officers Of The Electric Transmits
zion. Railway and Gus cOmpan!
estimate that accidental deaths will
be reduced fully fifty per cent. if the
Puimotor In brought into action soon
enough. II will bc offered free "a
any physician or hospital who inay
feel the need OF It,
The Trinidad Electric TRANSMITS
sion Railway a. Gas Company is ar
ranging for demonstration OF chs
above described pulmotor some tim'
during the next week for the benefit
OF its employees IN order 10 instruct
them AZ to its use in eases OF cmcr'
gcncy.