The Glenwood post., 1922-07-13
Cool Headed Grand Junction Young
Man Rescues Him From Our Big
Swimming Pool
effective FIRST AID WORK

What proved narrow escape from
death by drowning in Glenwood s large
swimming pool was prevented last Sat
urday afternoon when little Max Bar
ker, six year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. E. Barker of Huntington, Indiana,
fell in the pool and was rescued a few
seconds before the water had entirely
shut off the little follows breath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barker, son Max and
Younger son arrived in Glenwood last
Saturday at eleven O'Clock, intending
to stop off for short time and rest
before continuing their journey to
Grand Junction, Santa Fe, New Mexi-
co. and Southern Arizona, where Mrs.
Barker expects to reside for the benefit
of her health.
They engaged rooms at the Grand
hotel and in the afternoon Mr.. Barker
left for the postoffice, telling Max to
remain 1t the hotel until his return
when they were to 60 to the depot ana
get their baggage.
After his father had left, little Asx
started in the direction of the depot
by himself, and wandered to the rail-
road bridge across the Colorado river,
crossed the bridge and after reaching
the north side of the river took his
shoes and stockings off near the duck
pond. After watching the ducks Tor
a time he went to the swimming pool
and was walking close to the edge OF
the pool and became so interested IN
tho h.thera that he tumbled into the
water.
Max said that after going under the
water the first time he came up anu
cauoht hold of the bricks surrounding
the pool, with his hands, and tried 70
veil for help, but couldn't make q
sound as his lungs were then partially
filled with water.
M one seemed to notice the child
and il was not until bell hop at the
Hotel Colorado called for someone IN
a bathing suit to come that any action
was taken in rescuing the child. hoOers
R.+ev Of 2e5 South avenue, Grand
function, who was on the opposite side
of the pool, walked to the scene anu
,bcn he looked into the water ana
.ov the child he lost no time in lean
ino over the pool, thrusting his arm
several feet into the water and pulhns
the child out. He saw at a glance 1has
+ha child was either dead or that no
wa. hanging to life by a very sienoer
thread. and with all possible swlftnes'
he ru.hed with the boy to the emergen-
~ room at the stone bath house.
shave he found DR.. North, an assistant
to Dir. W. W. Crook, and who is An
expert in first aid work.
The doctor found the child to be IN
verv serious condition, and despite
ri. efforts and skill the child's recov-
.rv for . time looked doubtful. Dr.
North was assisted by Mr.. hansei' an
exnert masseur at the Hotel co'orado'
who had difficulty in pulling the
childs tongue to the front OF .ne
mouth a. it had become 30 swollen 'hA'
II wa, fast obstructing the air passage
The bov was worked with for ovef
on hour before the father and mother
had located him, and whom they At
rived he was still blue in the faee' u.
though the water had all been removed
from his lungs and the pulmosef ~
n,;ed to revive him. At six O'CLOCK =,
VA, able to be taken to the 6s1kel
room At the hotel, and plaster' "els
.plisd to his lunga to prevent any eo@'
pi;catious. Although very weak 1lo'1
tho exposure and shook, little Aaa WV
.bls to be out on the street Monoas'
pr, Crook snd and d.. North oos'
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