People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1894 — AN AUBURN MIRACLE. [ARTICLE]

AN AUBURN MIRACLE.

An Act of Heroism Is Followed by Dire Results. Kdnrd Donnelly Save* a Life Almoet at the Coet of HU Own—After Tear* of Suffering He la Restored to Health —HU Story aa Told to a Report* er of the Auburn Bulletin. [Auburn. N. Y.. Bulletin. 1 It is on record that upon a chilly April day, a few years ago, an eight-year-old boy fell into the East river at the foot of East Eighth street, New York, and when all efforts to rescue him had failed, Edward Don nelly, at risk of his own life, plunged into the water and, when himself nearly exhausted, saved the boy from drowning. It was a humane and self-sacrificing deed, and received deserved commendation in all the newspapers. There is a sequel to this accident, however, which thus far has not been published. It is to the effect that Donuelly was paralyzed as a result of the cold plunge and came near dying. Auburn people have known the family since his wife was Amanda Grantman and his sister Mrs. S. D. Corry, of 81 Moravia street. Donnelly himself describes the rescue and the result:— “I was general foreman of the P. A. Mulgrew Saw Mills, foot of Eighth strpet, N. Y., on the East river. It was on the 20th of April, 1889, that the boy fell into the river and I rescued him from drowning. At that time I was in the water so long that I was taken with a deathly chill, and soon became so stiffened up and weak that I could neither work nor walk. For some time I was under treatment of Dr. George McDonald, who said I had Locomotor Ataxia. Ho finally gave me up, and on the Ist of June, 1893, my wife and I came up to Auburn. “When the disease first came .upon me the numbness began in my heels, and soon the whole of both my feet became affected. There was a cold feeling across the small of my back and downwards, and a sense of soreness and a tight pressure on the chest The numbness gradually extended up both legs and into the lower part of my body. I felt that death was creeping up to my vitals. I was still taking the medicine (‘lt was lodide of Pota.-ssium,’ said his wife), and ■was being rubbed and having plasters put all over my body, but with no benefit. “I sent to the Clias. H. Sugar Company, the popular Auburn druggists and chemists, at lo'J and 111 Genesee street, aud got three boxes of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills and began takingthem. In three weeks’ time I was so improved that from being helpless, 1 was able to help myself and to get up and go to work, aud to walk every day from No. 74 Walnut street, where I then lived, to Osborn’s New Twine Factory, Seymour and Cottage streets—more than a mile—where I was then employed, but all the while 1 was taking Piuk Pills.

“Then Dr. Patchen, of Wisconsin, uncle of my wife, and who was here on a visit, began to poo-hoo at mo for taking Pink Pills, aud finally persuaded me to stop taking them and lot him treat me. When he returned to the West he left a prescription with Dr. Hyatt, of Auburn, who also treated mo. But their treatment did me no good, and alter a while the old trouble returned and I was getting bad again. Then I began to take Pink Pills; have taken therh ever since, am taking them now; have taken in all nearly 30 boxes ut an entire cost of less than SIO.OO (my other treatment cost me a pile of money i, and again lam well and able to work. “If I was able, I would at my own expense, publish the virtues of Dr. Williams’ rink Pills to the whole world and especially in Now York City, where I am much better known than I am here.” Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People without doubt mark the beginningof a more healthful era. They were first compounded by an eminent practitioner, and used as a prescription for many years in general practice with almost inerediblo success. They are now given to the public as an unfailing blood builder aud nerve restorer, curing all forms of weakness arising from a watery condition of the blood or shattered nerves, two fruitful causes of almost every ill that flesh is heir to. These pills are also a specific for tho troubles peculiar to females, such as suppressions, all forms of weakness, chronic constipation, bearing down pains, eh-., and in the caseof men yljiU give speedy relief and offset a permanent cure in all cases arising from mental worry, overwork or excesses of whatever nature. The pills are sold by all dealer?, or will be sent post paid on receipt of price (.‘>o cents a dox or six boxes for $2.50 they are never sold in bulk or by the 100) by addressing Dr. Williams’ Modicino Co., Dcheneo.tvly, N. Y., or Brockville, Ontario.