The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-08-02
fTom thc Columbus, Ohio, Sentinel.
ANOTHER DEATH ny

We do not know by what. The X. l.
Republican of June 81, contains LONG mr.
ice signed "W. Turner, PRACTISING PEv-
,sycian," (of course he has no diploma Civ
ing minute account of his treatment of
Captain Wise," from Sunday morning
TIL Wednesday morning. As his nose had
bled quite freely the night before, +" n large
punt" oi blood was taken from the arm,
then 3 grains of calomel, dose of Ro-
chelle powders, 3 grains of opium and 6 of
camphor were given him before he slept.
On Monday morning he took " "cordial aud
strengthening remedies" with light nu-
tritious diet" and, in the evening, "stiIl
suffering from great restlessness aud ner-
vous lrri!ablity, he took the tranqnIizing
medicines Of the night before" (opium and
camphor) Early on Tuesday, his " Sleep"
having "been little refreshing !" the ncr-
vine medicines were continued" AtIO
o'clock there was can evident disposition
to collapse, and, ms l The doctor appre-
hended, low delirlum.'' "Thc nervine
medicines" were f." continued" lie walk
ed mile and back, very imprudenly, zoe
think, as well as his physician. lie was
advised on his return, ''a free use of wine |
whey and cordial nourishmeut, and .ine bow
els which were somewhat confined, to be |
opened hy gentle Iuxatives." No wonder,
nitcr taking, in three days, at least 6, we
suppose to IL grains of opium and twice |
as much camphor. 1t is malpractice,
eren according to tie books, to constipate
the bowels, when, as the doctor said at first.
they were under {" sense of tenderness
and oppression, with but little appearance
ot swelling though the "skin was hot"
both marks of inflammation. But the doctor
advised that the bowels be moved bv cen
tie means"
The Captain became rather resive under
tins practice, and seemed unwilling to fol-
low it longer. The next morning he Al
tempted some business in settling accounts,
and went on board his ship, (more than
mile from the wharf) and returned about
noon much worse" We think this was |
very imprudent conduct, be the practice 1
what 1t might His wife sent for DIR. Tur-
ner, but it seems he preferred the Infrnnry
oi DIR. Gardner, the Thomsonan; was car
r'ed there IN gig, and undertook to 90
through course of medicine, though ac-
cording To the statements (which we find in
ahother paper) of suudry witnesses who saw |
h''n, there were dis,inc, signs Of mortiGca-
tnn about him. There were many livid |
spots on his legs, thighs aud abdomsn, aud |
he was much swollen" Anxious, howey-
er, to do all that could he done to save I'm,
life, DIR. G. gave him an emet,c, but il was
powerlsss, aud the captain died about two
hours after he had entered the lnfrmnry.
IL all this there was nothing strange. -
There had been poIsons enough given (no |;
doubt with good inienD to destroy the vital
ity to such an extent as, under the circum.
stances, to produce modification of the bow
els. Four grains Of opium are considered
d deadly dose: but the patient took twice
or three times that quantity ia three days.
with an unknownquanlity of fcalo,ncl, which,
III his " idioswncratic" state, was altogether
100 much. The wonder is not that he
should die, but that somebody should insist
on coroncr's inquest, aud that, after
SAID inquest had declared, ihat "the said
Daniel Wise did die by the visitation of
God IN the natural way and not otherwise"
his former physician DIR. Turoer, should
Undertake to persuade the public that the
sa"i wise was poisoned to death by "two
"r 'nree tea-spoonsful of the dried leaf of
r'o'''a' Is really surprising. To prove the
I'' however, the DR.. quotes the Islander Of
, n',cner' thousand times refu,cd. tbs,
,Dor''s' !" destroys she patient" and ,ba, 9
even horses aud cattle are sy,pos,d 90
nave been killed by It," lie ycry ,,e,,,n
naieiy quotes Wood Il. .Bache'. ,e e,,imonv