Infant who survived in sideshow incubator passes away

A woman who was rescued as an infant in 1920 when she was placed in a Coney Island sideshow incubator has died. Lucille Conlin Horn was 96.

The Hungerford & Clark Funeral Home says the Long Beach, N.Y., resident died Feb. 11. She had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Horn was among thousands of premature babies born in the early 20th century who were saved by Dr. Martin Couney. He was a pioneer in the use of incubators who sought acceptance for the technology.