The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-07

SUDDEN DEArH-DANGER CHLoRoFoRM-The coroner
yesterday held inquest the body of Patrick Murphy,
native Ireland who resided temporarily Cherry
The deceased by occupation laborer, and worked on
he New Haven railroad, and left wife living Mama
roneck Westminster county, to whom he had been married
about months He had the lower part of his
body called stua, with which hehad been afflicted about
months and half but his wife testified that his gene
raj health good although he in the habit of
ulgng in the of sprtuous liquors About four weeks
ince he this city for the purpose of having his
healed and for this purpose he visited the surgical
cnque of the College of Physicians and Surgeonsn Crosby
street, where operation performed upon him.
Previous performing the operation, quantity of choro
administered to him, that he exhibited signs
sensby during the whole of the operation which lasted
minutes. He soon rallied, however, from the effects
If the choroorm and got up and walked The wound
dressed After the effects of the choroorm had passed
off, he returnedo his house, where he was visited every
lay by Dr. Beers, and about four or five days ago it
leemed perform another operation Deceased
said he was willing but must have the choroform or he
would not Chloroform was put cloth and
given to him to inhale after which Dr. Patten performed
the second operation the first having been performed by
Dr. Parker Just after the operation performed his
pulse ceased beat Smuants applied outwardly
and inwardly but without any effect; and then it
cerained that he dead Between the time of perform
ing first and second operations he exhibited no signs OF
an internal disease.
In order ascertain the of his DEATH post NOR
tenn examination was made by DR.. Wood in the presence
of several eminent physicians He stated in his testimony
he found the anterior of the body natura pos
eriay, the depending portion lvid countenance calm
and rather pale pupils Of his eyes dlated On opening his
head he found the brain healthy and perfectly natural
also its envelopes Extensive adhcsons of the peura were
found both sides of the chest evidently the result OF pre-
vious disease of remote date His heart was enlarged,
and soft and pale the veins moderately con-
gealed with fluid blood of dark color Three ounces OF
serum were found in the pericardium AT the apex OF
the right lung there abscess large as hens egg
The cavity contained The upper lobe OF the right
lung studded with tuberclesthe lower portion con-
yested with blood. The left lung was found to be much
in tho same condition. The abdominal viscera was
healthy, except the stomach, the mucous membrane oil
which was soened Dr. Wood states that where the lungs
ire diseased any undue excitement will cause deah-that
any time choroorm should be used with great caution
although he had known of being injured by
In where the BRAIN lungs or head IS diseased
predisposon disease exists, it should not be used
He also says that disease of the lungs sometimes exists
where there outward signs and that stua tends
conceal the existence of such diseases The jury founo
that he his death by disease OF the lungs, but were
unable say whether the inhalation of choroorm In TINS
the excitement of the operation, was the Immediate
of his deaih-N Y True Sun