The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-11
UNCONSCIOUS AS HI
/ DRIVES AEROPLANE
Or. Lawrence, Of Hopkins. TsIIs
Of Thrilling War Episodes
Which He Observed.

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8. Lawrence, assistant IN bscteriology
at the Johns Hopkins Medical School.
who has Just returned from service
with the allied forces in France, reia.
ted last night how "Birdman" Balls
ley, an American, went plurging
through the air in his plane uncon-
scious and tho machine driving along
without control. y -
eve treated Balsley at Neuiiiy.''
said DR.. Lawrence. "He was . pretty
good fellow, He was from San Anotnio.
corps at Paris, but the flying fever
got him and he Joined the Paris svia-
'iIs told me he ran up .ssins. .
noche the first day h: ives sent TO the n,
and a. they closed In Baisley's ma
chine gun choked. He was helpless.
and he started off, but three other Ger
man flyers oams up and peppered his
Ksps. Hesa 81 Lever.
''ons shot shattered his pelvic bone
and he became unconscious. He said
he came to he didn't know how long
after and some 500 meters up. \ still
had hold of my broomstick tthe lev
err no ssid. and my fact were strap
ped TO the pedals Then, getting his
direction, he voiplsnsd down. landing
within the French lines.
He was pretty badly hurt. The ball
had made an ugly wound, II was
thought at first an explosive bullet
had been used. but this was afterward
disproved. He was getting along. all
rEa; ws.n s y. IN cS.S%:n
had n sad time through simplify for
Baisisy. He learned Bsisley wanted
some oranges, and he flew off and rot
q DO! OF oranEcs. On his way back 2
and killed him. The boz interfersd
with his control of his machine"
wsuna Isfecties CsahsteA-
DIR. Lawrence told OF the excellent
results obtained under the Carrsi
method Of combating infection, the
worst enemy Of armies 10 the field.
Dr. carrel was with the Rockefeller
when the war began.
"one third of the time has been cut
on the period the wounded must re-
main under treatment" said DIR. Law.
the trenches again In half the time
they ordinarily would.
"Dr. carrei and Dr. Dskin worked
the method with forty-nye beds az
thsir hospital. No; 81. We installed
hundreds of beds. Our capacity at
Neuiliy was $50 beds.
sThe wound rs nrst thoroughly
cleaned with warm water and soap.
IL IL then irrigated with the Dakln
solution. a mild antiseptic, and the
irrigation made every two hours. A
archaeological count 10 made and re-
corded, and every three days q new
bacterioioEicsi examination IL made.
When the examination shows q BAG
teria minimum for six or seven days,
the wound II sewn up. instead OF
waiting two or three weeks for the
natural healing.
THE bacteria count II chartsd the
same as the temperature and pulse.
and under the CArrel msthed tho bsc.
tant, The surgeons look nrst at that
Few Aspststisss made.
Only ave amputations OF leg or arm.
said Dr. Lawrence, were made at the
Neuiliy ambulance OF more than 1900
cases. The prompt checking OF the
spread of infection accomplished this.
A chief. result, he said. was, tho saw
quick recovery generally was made
before the muscles or nerves had be-
DIR. Lawrence arrived back In Amer.
lea two weeks ago on the Rocham.
beau from Boulogne. He had planed
TO return via England, but q German
raid on the cosst and a subsequent
loose from the mine neids, tied up
channel trarflc for PASSENGER vessels
for eight days and caused him 20
come directly home.