Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1907 — TRANSFER OF BLOOD. [ARTICLE]

TRANSFER OF BLOOD.

WIFE’S LIFE IS SAVED BY NEW " OPERATION. Huaband'a Heart Pnmpa 81/wd from Hl« Arterlea Into ll«*r»—lce Uoc« Out of. Straits of MacUnac at Very Karly Hate. Dying from -aratMma^tfrr— Mi*.. Peter Anderson of Philadelphia has Iwnm saved by n remarkable gbrgieal o)M'ration. In which her husband’s blood was jiumped direct from his arteries into hers. The woman, who teas in a state of. eorua at the time, is now on the road to recovery-.-■jM her husband, though weak from the loss of Mood,, will be restored- to his mal condition. Mrs. Anderson, who is 35 years old. had been suffering front extreme anaemia for several Twtrs.~~l*ate and weSk. she seemed almost bloodless. Ten days ago the disease took a turn for the worst, and her attending physician. I>r. Reisman, had her moved to the Polyclinic hospital. Finally site lapsed into coma. The surgeons gave her heart stimulant*, but in vain. Then l>r. Reisman thought of The experiments of Dr. Dorrattee jfi “blood transfer.” Dr. Dorrauee was sum—ipned.—lie had experiment oil with a Titinn Is with success, but never on human beings. Anderson and his wife were placed on the operating table together. The man was put under an anaesthetic. An artery in his left arm was punctured, and through a tube blood was pumped into an artery in his wife’s arm. She rallied at once and rapidly gained in strength. After two quarts of Anderson’s blood had . flowed into his wife's arteries the tube was removed and the wounds of both patients dressed. Anderson wept with joy when he came from under the influence of the ether and saw liis wife restored to consciousness and strength.

STRAITS OF MACKINAC OPEN. Went of Mnrklnan City Entire let Field 11ns Dl*ai»|»rnred. The straits of Mackinac are open to navigation, says a report of Friday. A small field of broken ice is jammed between Mackinac and Hois Blanc Islands, but the channel is open to the north side. Some floating ice is visible in Lake Huron. West of Mackinaw City the entire field has moved into Lake Michigan and out of sight. There is no ice west of tEat point. Ice in the south passage :s still bolding, but southeast gales are breaking it up and carrying it down the lake. Boats can now pass the straits at any time. Old Point Mackinaw lighthouse is now in operation. Burned to Death In Theater. Albert Phillips, 21 years old, operator of a moving picture machine ip the Arto was in the bos of the machine when it burst into flames. In the panic that ensued among the spectators Phillips was forgotten, ilis body, burned to a erisp, was found inside the box when the fire was put out. No one in the crowd was injured.. Properly Stops Enlisting. The sergeant in charge of the Fnited States marine station that has been located in Columbus, Ohio, for several months, has announced that there will he no more business done in the city. He will leave for Atlanta at once. The cause for the few enlistments in Columbus, as stated by Sergeant Bell, is that Ohio is so prosperous that the youth will not enlist. Opium SmuKitled in Prison. Prison authorities have arrested l'.d ward -Fivhcrr foreman in~ the bolt works of the Ohio penitentiary, while in the act of smuggling opium to prisoners, an act classed as a felony. Prisoners have confessed that lurge uiuunities of tin- drug have been sold within the walls, some inmates paying S2OO an ounce. Manned to Oil Derrick. “Jim" Williams, colored, charged with assaulting Lillie Mizener. white, near Colbert the other afternoon, was lynched at Durant, lnd. T.. by a mob of a thousand people. Williams was hanged to an oil derrick and his body-riddled with bullets. The girl positively identified Williams.

Me< l«*»ry Take* Oltloc. Former RlpNMtmtiTf James T. MeQeary of Minnesota was sworn in Friday an second assistant Postmaster General in •accession to William Shallenberger, resigned. The office was. held by Gen. Shah lenberper for ten years and he vacated it to engage in private business. Planter Indicted for Peonage. Robert B ion vena, a, planter of I’ointe Coupee parish; La., has been indicted by the federal grand jury for peonage. BienWna, it is alleged, caused the arrest of a laborer whom be forced La work out «■ debt Man Found Dead) Suicide SuMpectcd. G. F. Aisbton, formerly of Pittsburg, was found dead in a room it a New York lodging bouse where he lived. Death had resulted from inhaling illuminating gas. and the circumstances indicated that he had planned to end his life. Aged Congrrumin £ Been mb*. ' Former Congressman Gulusha A. Grow died at bis borne in Glenwood. Pa., as a result of a general breakdown attributed to Old age. ~ t Violinist Attempt* Suicide. Bruno Boehm, first violinist of the Ban Carlos Opera Company, attempted •nicide by throwing himself in front of a rapidly movjng street car in New Orleans. He was dragged off the tracks just in time by two policemen. Boehm is thought to be deranged. t Fire ta Anb»»»«dor'« Falace. The palace in Rome occupied by Ambassador Griscom was damaged badly by fire, the lorn being placed at SIO,OOO. The ambasador led the fight on the flames and kio hand waa burned.