Humane Society. For the recovery of persons apparently dead by drowning. : Instituted in the year 1774.
- Royal Humane Society (London, England)
- Date:
- [1787?]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Humane Society. For the recovery of persons apparently dead by drowning. : Instituted in the year 1774. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Mr. I/ANGSLOWjof Ludlow^ to Dr. Hawes. ON Monday laft, the fon of Mr. Hughes fell into the mill-pond, where the water w^as upwards of nine feet deep ; his lifter went home [the houfe is about five hundred yards from the place where the accident happened] crying violently on the road ; her lamenta¬ tions were ftrft heard by the fervant-maid, who enquired the caufe of her cries. On the child’s informing her what had happened, file haftened to the fpot. but recolledling that the water was too deep for herfelf alone to be of ufe, fhe returned to the houfe for James Morgan, who leaped in, and diving a few times, difcovered where the body lay, but owing to the depth of the water, before he brought it to the furface, made feveral un- fuccefsful attempts ; a meftenger was then difpatched to Ludlow, to requeft my aftift- ance ; and, in the interim, the ufual methods were employed, fo that in about fifteen mi¬ nutes they perceived fome fmall appearance of returning life ; but on my arrival, thefe favourable fymptoms were again declining, and at one time there was great reafon to apprehend our hopes would have been fruf- trated ; however, upon renewing our ex¬ ertions, I had the pleafure in about two hours to pronounce him out of danger ; and by the next morning the child w^as per- fe6lly reftored. Richard Langslow. Mr.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30389276_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
