London Evening Post in London, Middlesex

Recovery of a Boy Named Thomas Patten After Apparent Drowning

An account dated June 2 1775 describes a rescue at the New River near City Road. A boy believed drowned was revived after prolonged immersion and a physician employed warming, bleeding, and stimulants, with the patient eventually recovering consciousness and nourishment. The boy was eleven years old and found beneath a bridge in mud, head stuck.