The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-01
Grim Fight for Life Lost ~
Death, Twice Thwarted, Takes
Mary Ann (Sauer), a.!

Detroit NswO
THINKING FAILUREl Of religious and medical illusions
and dsIvsons SURROGATE divine and spiritual ssnss -
r.H.I.N.KLN.c-snd produces Cerebral hsmorrhsss'1
THAT'S WHAT THE DEVIL CALLS IT'LL 'mi's''.
BY DON TscHIRHART
STAFF Correspondent OF the Detroit News
MT CLEMENS Nov II.-Foortssn.yssr-od Mary Ann
s,ver has fight for s despite The best efforts OF
doctors and nurses at ST. Joseph Hospital
Her father John ssvsr died In the hospital room
four years ago.
M.rv Ann died in an iron lung 81 hours after she COL
lspsed on bus on her way to M Clemens High School,
where she freshman. Doctors said she had CEREBRAL
HEMoRRHAcE
Mary Ann stopped breathing twice after she stricken
bot respiration was restored
The third time her breathing stopped doctors worked
fevershIy 10 rally the girl, but failed.
BROTHER AT SEA
Mary AIMS mother Mrs Marie champine; her brothers,
Lou Save a. ysoman in the Navy who Is home leave
the naval base a. Key West Fla Philip ssusr s and
John SAVER O. and her stepfshsr Anthony chsmpns
beside the iron lung which she lay ~ The time Of her
death
Another brother CPL Jerome ssvsr n, who board
troop transport home from kores, has been mott
fed by the Red Gross They making arrangements for
him TO NY home when the ship reaches port.
SUDDEN HEADACHE
Mary Ann apparently in perfect health when she
waved soodby TO her mother at their home crsot road
tour miles north Of M. Clemens
Bot when the school bus turned around 10 start back 10
M. Clemens. she asked 10 get off,
Mary Ann back into the house crying that she had
awful headache and collapsed AZ my feet Mrs. Cham
pine said II called the doctor and started 10 the hospital
few minutes otter she reached the hospital breathing
suddenly stopped Three snesthetists. Mrs. Msbs Howell
June Berge and Mary Lou Aden and SISTER MARY VIVIAN
supervisor Of tho operating called 10 the
oeney
Mrs. Howell put tube down Mary AIMS throat. into
her lungs Attaching rubber snesthstzson bag 10 oxy.
tank and also 10 the tube in Mary AIMS throat the four
took turns pumping oxygen from the tank into the girls
lungs.
Emergency calls for an iron lvng-sn automatic rsspL
sto-wen out but for six long hours the kept the
oxygen flowing by holding the rubber bag their knees and
pumping II with their hands
Then iron lung arrived from Herman ksfsr Hospital
Detroit Before could be used Dr. Philip T. Mvliqan who
also mayor OF MI Clemens had 10 opening hrovdh
Mary AIMS throat and wndpps tube could feed oxygen
to the lungs,
A. pm. Monday Mary AIMS breathing stopped for the
second time
u was pretty she gone" Or. Wslsrd said But
injected sdrsnsn directly into the heart and restored n.
movement
long needle 10 inject sdsnsn into the heart Is used
generally in hopeless but this was the frs, time in nv
career that II worked"
Doctors and nurses attended Mary Ann through the
night Late yesterday morning they thought she showed set
improvement.
But al $40 pm the life that had been novrished for IL
hours faded out Nothing the medical team could do would
bring u back.
Mary Ann had attended a AZ Club meeting m. niOh.
before her collapse