Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-23 | Page 11 | Slow Alarm Clock Saved Two Lives

SLOW ALARM CLOCK SAVED TWO LIVES Hutchison Kan Nan Dec 23 An alarm clock cloe that failed tailed to go off ocr at 6 0 oclo k kin kIn in the morning but went oft off at nt 6 G In Inthe Inthe the tho evening instead saved tho the lives lIes of ot J W V Bowers and his wife who ho barely bare escaped death by asphyxiation Mrs Irs W H Mitchell hell wife of or a n former Cormor editor of ot the Toledo Blade who was visiting tho the Bowers was WD overcome bythe by bytho 1 tho the gas sas that threatened ned her hosts and Is not expected to live Bowers went to bed at 10 a m yes yesterday r s telda His wife wire had complained that th t the alarm lock block had not gono gone oft off at lit atthe atthe the time it was set sot for tor 6 G At 6 last night tho the alarm sound sounded ed cd and mid Bowers Jumped out of ot bed bea He felt dizzy and went ent to the telephone to call can a doctor Just as ho took down the receiver he fell tell unconscious from the effect of ot gas fumes Cumes that permeated the house The fhe telephone operator sur surmised surmised surmised that something was Wag wrong and sent a doctor Just In time to rescue the Bowers Dowers and to 10 find Mrs In a dying condition