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EVANSTON LUNG MOTOR SAVES AGED MAN S LIFESAnthony Johnson, 87 Years Old, Revived by Assistance of New Machine.10LAnthony Johnson, 87 years of age, who resides with his son, Anthony Johnson, Jr., 911 Chicago avenue, Evanston, was resuscitated early Monday morning by use of the lung motor recently purchased by Evanston. He was found in his room at 6:20 o'clock. An immediate response was made by the police and Fire Marshal Harrison with the life saving machine, and the aged man revived sufficiently so that he was removed to the Evanston hospital.It is thought that Mr. Johnson was overcome by the fumes escaping from a gas Jet when the flame was blown out by the wind. Mrs. Johnson, his daughter-in-law, stated that because of his frailties she had often feared that he might not completely shut off the gas in turning off the light. Anthony Johnson, Jr., arose at 6 a. m. Monday. He detected gas fumes in the house and traced it to the bed room of his father. There he found the aged man gasping for breath and apparently in a dying condition. He w as quickly revived by the lung motor a few minutes later.Drs. Roome and Race were called and attended him. As soon as the victim was resuscitated they advised he be taken to the hospital, where precaution can be taken against any disease which might set In following the shock incident to the near-as-phyziatlon.\
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Evanston Lake Shore News
Evanston, Illinois, US
Thu, Aug 07, 1913
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