Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-26
GIVES BROTHER
QUART Of BLOOD,
THEN IS BEST MAN

New York, Feb. 23-"There's only one
thing that will save your life" said DR..
T. f. Mead Of Bellevue hospital at mid
night Saturday to Frank Gilmurray, a
patient who had been in the institu-
ton for several days. you will have
10 be given quart of blood from a
healthy person to strengthen YOU for
an operation. Do you know anyone
who will give up his blood for your"
Il think my brother John, would do
1t, answered Gilmurray. SO word was
sent to their home at No 555 West Fifty
third street, and in an hour or SO the
brother arrived at the hospital He is
twenty-one, Frank thlrty-one.
The surgeons told John what was
wanted. Frank. they explained had a
badly liberated stomach. 4 large ulcer
had broken little while before, and the
elder brother had lost so much blood
that if placed under an anaesthetic in
the condition he was he would probably
die. And an operation was imperative
We'll, I'm game for it, said John.
go ahead and take a quart of my
blood Take all you want, If it will do
Frank any good
WAS NEEDED AT WEDDING.
An hour or so later the brothers were
placed side by side upon an operating
table, inclsions were made in their arms.
the arms We're fastened together and the
healthy blood of the younger began to-
flow into the veins of the elder. Frank
vsbly gained strength, the physician
said. DR. John Ray and DR.. Mead
IT,.
While It's was going on there came
a telephone call from Miss Mary Gill
sister Of the young men. SNe
inquired how they were getting along
and was told they both appeared to be !
doing spendidy.
well, l wish that you would make
every possible effort to nave John in
such condition that he can leave the hos
otal at noon" said Miss Gilmurray. II
am going to be married this afternoon,
and John was to have been the best
nan. believe it is unlucky to postpone
4 wedding and don't want to do that" !
The girl was told 1t would be rather re- |
narkable for a man who had just lost
1 quart Of blood to get up and leave
he hospital within few hours, but i,
hey'd see what they could do. They told |
John Of his sisters message, at the same
lime advising him that it would be much
better for him to stay in bed all day.
THING PATIENT WILL LIVE.
NO, indeed won't stay in bed" he
declared. I'm not going to disappoint
Mary because of little thing like
luart of blood. I'm going to be best
nan at that wedding, Just as we plan
led. I'll rest here for a while, but
must be out early in the afternoon"
While John frosted" DR.. George Wool
,ey, visiting surgeon of Bellevue, per-
Ormod the operation upon Frank. who,
lfter the blood TRANSMISSION. had strength
'nough TO stand 1t. a seventeen incision
vas made and fully one-third of the
'oung mans stomach was removed
Then the organ was sewed up again.
t was said that so far as could be told
he operation was a success and that
crank would live.
Not long after noon John left the hos
'ital and at $50 o'clock the wedding
CEREMONY was performed. with him In the
vas William Dorritie of No 5O6 West
4th street fireman OF Hook and Lad
Ter No. 16. The wedding was at ST.
Roman Catholic Church.
The best man was a little weak as he
walked down the aisle with the brides
Maid, Miss Agnes Quigley, but ne was
cry happy and so was his sister.