Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-09
five PERSONS ARE
Overcome BY GAS
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF JAMES
MCGUIRE FOUND IN SERIOUS
CONDITION.
ALL REVIVED BY LUNGMOTOR
Family Formerly Resided in Prairie
Township, South Of Mason
vile.

Ac*A SUI 0IIS, 4cd1h, JOIu, AllCo AIT
Kathryne at 80 Hill Street
nearly succumbed to deadly ga
fumes Thursday night at S:15 O'Clock
fAfter restore tives had been admins
tered by physicians and lungmoto1
used by firemen, the victims were
rushed to Mercy hospital were al
made a satisfactory recovery ant
were able to leave the institution
Saturday.
An investigation disclosed the fact
that the flue Of the furnace had be.
come clogged and in some manner tn
fumes from the fire passed into the
house instead of out the chimney. It
lis believed the fumes had been es.
Gaping from the furnace or several
hours.
Neighbors to Rescue.
Realizing that he was slowly chok-
ing from gas fumes, Frank MCGUIRE,
the eldest son, rushed to the Paul
Mannstedt home next door where he
told Mr.. Mannstedt that his sisters
and brother were all i'll. He immed-
lately returned to join them and had
been i'm the house but few minutes
when he collapsed.
Mannstedt rushed to the Mcclure
home and stumbled over the form of
little girl, Alice, in the hallway. She
had made an attempt to reach the
door but had fallen unconscious to
the floor. Mr.. Mannstedt immediate
ly opened all the doors and windows
and then summoned a physician. Later
he found Frank and Kathryne lying
ON the floor and Marguerite stretched
on bed, all unconscious, on the Sec
ond floor, John, who is carrier boy
for the Te1egraph-Herald, had come
down stairs and had reached the par
lor before he collapsed.
Lungmotor Saves Lives.
DR.. Mitchell was first to reach the
scene. His attention was first called
to Johnny, who was stretched out on
the parlor floor. Removing his heavy
overcoat, the physician threw it on
the floor, rolled the boy over on it,
gave him a. restoratvie ard went on,
to the next victim Alice, who was ~
ing in the hallway. Rushing up stairs
Mr.. Mitchell found three more. Real
lzing he had his hands full lie sum
moned assistance and Mr.. MCGUIRE
hurried to the scene.
A call was Immediately sent to the
Central fire station for a lungmotor
md Firemen Hipman and Kennedy
ushed it to the home in the chiefs
auto Alice, Frank and Marguerite
we're revived only after about thirty
minutes Of hard labor. Three Of the
'lctims were considered dead when
he physicians arrived as neither had
my pulse Marguerite, who was up
tairs, was given up for dead-but
With the use Of the lungmotor the
park of life was kindled anew. She
vent into commissions.
Taken to- Hospital.
Realizing the seriousness Of the
the city ambulance was sum
aoned, Marguerite placed in it and
urried to the hospital. Alice and
ohm We're taken to the hospital in
he fire chiefs car and the ambulance
ater returned for Frank and
lathryne
"The children who range in age
'om ~ to Is years. were in danger:
US condition and were nearly dead"
1e firemen who worked over them
18th the lungmotor said. "This new
evice was responsible for saving the
YES Of three of them. The physi.
ANS had their hands full in skipping /
round from one victim to the other"
Father Was Absent.
James Mcclure and one daughter
1T the home early in the evening
Id did not know of the affair until
formed by friends later. The chill
ZEN were all upstairs talking when
lddenly two of them became drowsy.
rank, who was not feeling well,
Lshed down stairs and informed a L
eighbor 1t is believed that ten 4
inutes later all would have been
'ad.-Telegraph-Herald. I
The Mcclure family is we'll known !
Manchester and Delaware county,
wing resided for many years ,
K miles south Of Masonville on the {
unity line. Mrs. McGire, who passe
vay in this county several years a
o, was sister of Mrs. J. J. Goen =
this city. About two years ago the
mily moved to Dubuque S