Show Surgeons Hold High Hopes of 0 Saving Baby Flown to Them TheIn Through Storms DY By Associated Press BALTIMORE Md Dec 27 27 Surgeons of Johns Hopkins hospital hospital hos lies pital held neld high ho hopes s today of saving tho the life lite of 5 old month Sue Trammel Trammell who was flown here hereon on a l perilous night trip through storms and snow for a delicate I brain oJ operation ration James R. R Wedell racing pilot cut short a holiday hunting trip bip tripI I in Texas to speed pee the infant here Roaring out of ot the worst storm which grounded all other air traffic he completed the 1400 mile flight at a. a m m. Dr Paul Kunkel Johns Hopkins Hopkins Hop Hop- kins associate of Dr Waller Walter E E. Dandy eminent brain surgeon said his preliminary examination of the bab baby confirmed the thc diagnosis diagnosis oS of ol Houston n doctors that Sue SueI I L Ic is suffering from hydrocephalus or water on the brain Dr Dandy expected to examine her later in inthe inthe the day Dr Kunkel said Sues Sue's condition was not immediately dangerous Barring a n turn for the worse worse he hec c- c expected the operation to be delayed delayed de do- until tomorrow She stood the trip well and Is Is' looking pretty good Dr Kunkel said adding that ho he believed the child could well have hav been brought here by train Wedell was hunting ducks near the thc home of his grandmother at West Columbia Texas when he received the summons for tor the flight Within an hour Wedell started in 11 his shirt sleeves That was vas at 2 p p. m. m yesterday He lie made New Orleans and anCl refueled at I Leaving there he h had d' d foe fo climb above clouds and fly by compass until he be reached Montgomery Ala AIl The stricken child slept At Atlanta the party ate and Wedell headed north in the face o of ot adverse weather reports at which he be shrugged his shoulders The weather grew cold The flier landed at Cha Charleston 1 s1 n S. S C C. and borrowed an overcoat It NIt was two sizes too slId big Herald Wedell raced a commercial plane out of Greensboro N. N C. C his hi last refueling stop made at 1137 p p. pm m m. He flew here in two hours 20 minutes minute rested more than halt half an hour then f lev levon on to Washington landing ahead of the thc commercial ship Jl It wasn't so much he said j |