Resuscitation of the Drowned.

Manawatu Herald, 20 August 1892, Page 3

Resuscitation of the Drowned.

. - i r -tfc A remarkable case of resuscitation of the drowned has been brought nndev the notice of the Royal; Humane.. Society of Australasia. The son of Constable Bennetts, of Newpqrk,. U years of age. fell off a a jetty into the River Yarra. .Several attempts to' rescue him failed, but he was brought to the surface by Wm. Milroy, who dived twice before, finding the apparentlylifeleit<<!: body, which Jiacl been jtpUi' minutes' 'trnder.; "fliwft A /man •named Frederick yoight, of Wo'odt', made ' a rjilldw of clothe^, and commenced to cub 'the body \o restore anirajitibn ' and' continued to perse 1 vefe for one. hour before he saw sighs of life. This treatment was continued for 85 minutesj Ipfiger, when a; medical' .inah r arrived and oontiiH\ed it. ' The Jioy'lay for iwo daysih a comatose statß, .and .•vyasl confttte'd 1 to^ife bM for three weeks, but he na's now' quite recovered. The court ofdirectprs ot the Humane Society '-Ma's forwarded a. letter of i corfimendafci^n 'to Voight in recogni\i\6tt of^his' persieverance, skill, and ihtim^Bi^: 11 -.:'^ , 1%l "■ "■ ' ; ' '