Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-05
LIFE SAVING METHODS
TO Be DEMONSTRATED
Delaware Safety Council Will
Conduct Public Exhibition
Tomorrow.

Saturday afternoon the campaign
being conducted throughout the State
by the Delaware Safety Council. to
prevent deaths by drowning, by train
ing the public I'm swimming and life
saving measures, will reach climax
here. when life saving and artificial
respiration demonstrations will be
given on the waterfront near the
Municipal wharf TO employees of the
county and various Industrial estab-
lishments located close 20 the river.
II Is expected that several hundred
persons will take advantage of this
opportunity to fami1iarize themselves
with efficient methods. not only OF
rescue work. but of artificial respi-
ration, the need of which Is empha-
sized by Lewis A. DeBlois. vice -presi-
dent of the Delaware Safety Council.
Too much Importance cannot be
attached 10 the matter Of artificial
respiration for those who have been
saved from actual drowning. Mr.
DeBlois said in discussing the matter
Nowadays when sAme one is dragged
from the river. the people on the scene
do practically nothing but stand and
await the arrival of an ambulance
More lives would probably be saved
II those employed along the water
front would be able to put resuseita.
ton mea sures into operation :"
Invitations have been extended Il
| the American Car & Foundry Co.
| Pusey & Jones Co, Bush Line. Charlie
| Warner Co, Harlan plant. Wilsci
Line and other waterfront companie
| to have their employees in attendance
| particularly watchmen and guards
for the two demonstrations which ar
scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, tn
first at | o'clock and the second ut z
One of the features of the exhibition
will be practice in the throwing o
life preservers The lack of a suf
ficient number of these on bridges. an
at other places along the river. wa
characterized as deplorable by Nj
| DeBlois Efforts will be made in IN
near future by the Delaware safet
| Council. he said. to have more q
these installed and ready for use I
| emergencies.
Al the demonstrations the Lev
Court and the Pennsylvania railroa
bridge tenders and men employed a
the Municipal wharf have also bee
invited TO attend. Captain Fred {
Mills Of the Safety Council will be /
charge Of the demonstrations and wi
be aided by an able corps of assistant!
Another step which Is being planne
by the Council in its efforts to decreaa
the number Of fatllitfes due to wate
mishaps Is TO have paid instructor
hired in this city to superinten
swimming lessons at the city pool
Action on this matter Is expected sool
The work launched by the Counc
at the swimming pools In this city
designed TO cause less cases froi
drowning. This action which IN
Council has taken has spread 10 near
ly every section OF the State. as swim
ming instruction and life saving
being taught throughout the Stat,
The swimming instruction. which
In charge Of President DeRiojs
now conducted chiefly at the Brandy
wine pool. with the assistance of mem
bcrs of the Y. NJ. c. A., but the safet
Council plans 70 extend IL not only /
other pools here. on a regular schedul
but at various other places throughoU
the city. Better results would be OF
tanned. 1t was stated. II paid instr1lrt
ors were obtained. as at present learn
ers are hindered by being handled b
different instructors at different oc
casions. At present il is impossibl
TO have the same instructors presen
at each lesson.