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Dorothy Dublin, In Herron Lung', Makes Trip/*To Hospital At ElsoTlt;te• tnight—to El Paso and the Southwestern Geyra^hoapital of that city,a. Filnk Gooflwin, noted orthopedicIS*desilt;miHiAxnowezeipojA new adventure had come today to Dorothy Dublin, to venture had been missing for 25 days—25 days spent in an *‘iron lung as she battled valiantly an attack of infantile paralysis.Her condition improved oblate, Miss Dublin took a trip Saturdaywhore she will be under care ot^Dr. Frank Godwin, ------. nospecialist. In her artificial ‘resfi^ator.’^in which she has lain since ^July 39, she was put aboard a ba car^f^the westbound TAP pas-'sender train. And she went wittMhe#yood^wish*Ps*of a community that since her illness has expressed sympathetic iconcorn for her plight.Through a Herald representative sh«^xpresslt;Hi»sincere thanks for the ;bumany acts of kindness shown me” during'the* illness. ^,aMiss Dublin, popular in the city’s younger set and an employe of sn the State National bank, was accompanied on the trip to the border we city by her mother, Mrs. Charles Dublin; Mrs. J. C. Cathey, nurse, who lCOI has attended her since she was stricken, and Elton Taylor of the Tay- 0flor Electric company. cIt was Taylor’s task to oversee operation of the iron lung motor ’ and to have at hand equipment to meet any emergency. He took along an extra AC motor, a Delco plant (operated by battery) and other equipment designed to meet any untoward event Electric current on the train is of direct type, necessitating use of another motor. In case the DC current failed, the Delco plant was ready for hookup. And inder■OilherI oftioicialthe;event of another power failure, arrangements had been made to stop the train for an extension connection at any point. ^The Delco motor was used to operate the lung as it was moved from the Big Spring hospital to the train, ana it wrs to be used in the transfer from train to hospital in El Paso Sunday morning. MorlThe iron lung was transported in a big truck to the railway sta- e tlon, where transfer was made to the train without incident. Miss f Dublin, apparently In good spirits, could be seen smiling almost constantly in the mirror fitted over her head.A crowd of several hundred well-wishers and the curiou- surged around the truck as it arrived at the station.Encouraging reports have been given on Miss Dublin’s condition She has been able t* use her own lungs—without use of the artificial respirator for periods as long as 35 minutes. With special treatment at El Paso, it was hoped she would win further success in her fight 'eonagainst the disease, . 1 huThe Journey was in part financed through the local President s |H.Birthday Ball fund, money accumulated through January 30 dances in J9tha nationwide campaign to combat infantile paralysis. :»*nt« bro*ItemizatOtion
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Big Spring Weekly Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Fri, Aug 18, 1939
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