Evening journal., 1921-04-30
HERO MARRIES
ON DEATH BED
Tears Stream Down Brides
Cheeks After Transfu-
sions Fail Hall
REFUSED TO
LEAVE BEDSIDE

Though Thomas Hall, hero Of the
Fifth Marines. lost his long fight
with death. he won bride. and
when ne closed his eyes in Mt. Sinai
Hospital. Philadelphia. yesterday,
the girl he loved when both were
workers in the Penn's Grove powder
plant before the war sat holding his
hand
The two we're married Thursday
afternoon. and the young bride. soon
10 be a widow. refused to leave his
side until the end.
The young hero Of Belleau Wood
was only twenty-three years old. lie
lived with his stepfather. Orville c.
Adams, himself an army veteran.
and an instructor Of Devil Dogs
during the war. at 1928 South Philip
street. Philadelphia.
Hall had been a hospital patient
in various institutions since he was
eassed during the war. The most
famous surgeons in the country had
tried to save his life. but he was suf-
fering from some mysterious effect
Of poison gas which drained his
HAVOA aA1 caHHNN AAAo NAA1AAANs
He died after three blood trans
fusion operations in which former
comrades gave a quart each Of their
blood in a final effort to restore him
to health.
Thursday afternoon. before the
last TRANSMISSION operation. Il was de-
cided to send for his fancee, Miss
Gabrielle Wallace, twenty-three
years old. OF sos Buck street. Mill
vile, N ]. She hurried to his bed
side. and they decided, as the sur
geons said the sick man might not
survive the operation, TO be married.
Hairs stepfather went to Philadel-
phia City Hall and got a special IL
cense and Father Joseph " McCaf-
frey. of the Church OF the Sacred
Heart. Moyamensing avenue and
Reed street, performed the cere-
mony.
The dying marine was propped up
in bed, and with his sweetheart
holding his hand. trying to smile
though her eyes were filled with
tears. the two we're married. He
made the responses in a weak but
audible voice, and the girl answered
with utterance choked with tears
After the wedding the girl waited
FOR the TRANSMISSION operation. which
might mean life for her sweetheart,
or might end suddenly in death.
Though he survived the operation.
The surgeons told the girl that there
was scarcely any hope for his re-
covery. She insisted on staying with
him until the end. The girl was ex-
nausted after he died, and is now
Frustrated at the house on Philip
street.
Francis NJ. Weld, OF Boston. a for
ner officer in the marine corps un-
Ter whom Hall was serving when he
vas gassed in France, was the last
o give his blood in an effort TO save
ne patients life Mr.. Weld is con-
nected with the firm OF McFadden,
sands and Company. lis Chestnut
street, Philadelphia.
The first operation was performed
April 21. two days after Hall was
admitted TO the hospital. suffering
from anemia. That time Enrol
White. an attorney Of Moylan. was
hoscn 10 furnish a quart OF blood.
Nr White had served in the Fifth
Marines in Halls company. He is a
grandson OF Mrs. Caroline Earle
White, founder of the Pennsylvania
Branch OF the Society for the Pre-
rention OF Cruelty TO Animals
Three days after that operation.
Max Brner, a marine stationed at
he Philadelphia Navy Yard. sacri-
iced a quart Of his blood to save the
oatfeut