| Show DRAGGED DOWN BY A WARSHIP 4 how it feels to be sucked ander under water by a foundered steamer in the edinburgh medical journal james A lawson gives an interesting description of his thrilling experience when he was dragged underwater under water wafer by a sinking ship when lie he was fa far r down in the swirling waters he k struck out for the surface but only went further down this exertion was a serious waste of breath and after what appeared to be ten or fifteen seconds the effort of inspiration could no longer be restrained and pressure of the chest began to develop the most striking thing he kemem bared was the great pain in the chest which increased at every effort to expiration pi ration and inspiration it seemed as if he were in a vise which was gar dually being screwed up until it felt the sternum and spinal column colum n must break the gulping process became more frequent for about ten r efforts ind and hope was then extinguished gui shed the pressure after these gulps m seemed unbearable but gradually the pain seemed to ease up as the car bonic acid was accumulating abing in the blood at the same time the efforts at jn inspiration with their accompanying gulps of water occurred at longer I 1 and longer intervals the writers z mental condition was then such that he appeared to be in a pleasant dream but still had elou enough 0 h will power to think of friends at home hornet etc before finally losing consciousness the chest pain had completely 7 feared and sensation was antua actually aly r pleasant when consciousness re ltv turned he found himself on the sur y face of the water probably from the action of the life belt and finally managed to reach shore |
