Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-10 | Page 15 | Bulletins Tell Story of Long's Fight for Life

Bulletins Bulletin T Tell l Story gs g's Fight for Life By Associated Press T Time me is Central Standard Sunday p. p m. m Senator m.-Senator Senator Huey Hucy Long Longshot Longshot Longshot shot in abdomen by Dr Carl A. A Weiss Jr who is immediately shot to guards Senator taken to hospital 11 1115 Hi p. p m. m Blood nt-Blood Blood transfusion is performed Monday 1215 a. a m. m operation m.-operation Operation is per per- formed 2 a a. a m. m m. Physicians issue bulletin bulletin bulle bulle- tin Senator Long Long- was was wounded by one bullet entering the upper right side emerging from the back The colon w was s punctured In two places The first blood transfusion transfusion transfusion trans trans- fusion has be been n given the senator with good results The condition of ot Senator Senator- Long is thoroughly satisfactory It will be 72 to 90 O hours before further developments develop develop- ments can be expected 45 a. a m. m Second m.-Second Second bulletin Is isi i Issued su Senator Long was shot shot- through gh the right upper quadrant quadra t of the abdomen the bullet g go going go- go ing through the body There were There were two penetrations of the transverse trans tram verse colon and considerable hemorrhage hemorrhage hem hem- ge fr from m the mesentery and and- The Tho patients patient's condition is 15 satisfactory and no import important nt r information will be available for about 72 hours t 6 a. a m m. Senators Senator's secretary visits bedside and emerges with statement staten He has improved more snore in the last 15 minutes than during all of ot last night a. a m. m Hospital m.-Hospital Hospital reports reports' he heIs heIs Is gaining strength IN Noon on Reported to be passing blood Second blood transfusion given 3 p. p m. m Oxygen Oxygen released in sick room 7 p. p p.- p. Attendants nm m. m Attendants r report port se serious se- se rious sinking spell p. p m. m Doctor m.-Doctor Doctor says Senator Senator Senator Sen ator is his Long holding own 1030 p. p m. m Unofficially re reported reported reported re- re ported senator growing weaker Head nurse tells senators senator's friend friend- over telephone there is la little hope 10 1045 45 p. p m. m Physicians m. ord order r blood types taken as high state officials abandon hope for senators senator's sen sen- ato ator's abs's 8 r recovery I 1110 p. p m. m Tank m.-Tank Tank of oxygen procured for use In oxygen tent Midnight Third trl nl transfusion completed ted Senators Senator's pulse rate Increases from 91 to Fact Fact that that rate corresponds to count taken at p. p p. p m. m Indicates senators senator's s condition condition- approximates that of at tw two and a a ahalt half halt hours hours' earlier Tuesday 1215 a. a m. m Senator m.-Senator Senator becomes delirious Talks irrationally with persons at persons sat at bedside r 2 a 1 m. m m. Physicians ordered e emergency prescription without divulging nature Fourth trans fusion performed Fifth trans trans- fusion attempted but not com coin 3 a. a m. m m. Dr E. E L L. Sanderson says Bays Senator Long is dying OG a. a m. m Senator m.-Senator Senator Long dies