New-York tribune., 1867-02-07

quired. .,,o r.,,o-. ., ,,o coro,,u
uieaton transmitted by the Trustees Of the Ward recon-
mends for adoption resolution 'no Suin Vi
debate the report of the Committee and the reso-
Inion from the School Trustees were referred ote Com
mttee on School Furniture 10 investigate as 10 whether
any colluson existed between K0pert Paton ana Nna
TO the prices be charged on the contract alluded 10 III
the report. ....., A.. r,o,..oror 90
rscs 70 the credit Of e Board suIect drafts signed
by the President and Clerk the sum Of $4,000.
The Board then adjourned
DEATH FROM INHALING CHL0ROFORM
INQUEST AT BELLEVUE HOSPITAL by CORONER GAM
rrr-ISTEREsTING INSTRUMENTATION or THE
JURY.
An inauest was Yesterday held at Bellevue Hospital,
by Coroner Gamble, on the body Of woman named Ann
McGennan who died at that institution, while under tho
influence Of coroform. On last New Years day. the
woman and a colorcd man named Charles Lloyd, with
whom she cobaldted, quarroled In their apartment In
Laurcns-st and, during tho alteration Lloyd bit of
portion Of the Of the woman He was arrested ana
committed for the act and tho woman was taken to Belle
yue Hospital where Dr. Hamilton, one oi tho House
Surgeons attempted TO perform the delicate operation OF
forming new nose from the ntegments OF the forehead
For ,bs purpose chioroform was administered and the
patIent died who under its influence. The foliowings
the testimony taken:
Frank Hastings Hamilton testified am one OF the sur;
geons Bellevue Hospital Professor OF NC IIn9s o,
Mn5ic3' 1oilcee: ON the 1st OF January, 1861, the
inS lost n large portion Of her nose, said 10 have
been bitten OF by negro in brawl upon con,
m msgc nccSrneiy ON the 7ih Of January, in the
presence Of class Of Bellevue College assembled IN
The empbithcater Of Bellevue Hospital had her com
lcciy placed under the Influence Of an aneshetic and
made the operation by dissecng portion OF m
from the forehead and transferring 10 the n0se no III
effects followed the Of tho ancsthitc or the opera
on; the iutcgument united sleedy ana every Greu" %
stance promised complete success iew DAYS IaieI
constructed the columna vasia and modeed more com
Feb z one month from Gate Of rst operation. proposed
complete the operative proceedings by SEPARATING me
pediclo by which tho nose remained attached 10 the
forehead and returning Il 60 the position from which
had been removed, as Is my custom ~ slnlar cascs;
two ttsste ttssster SSd Eysef and was laid
upon tbe operating tabisi her clothes were
neck blanket was thrown her body and esireroes.
and directed The H0use Surgeons 10 give her first little
thloroforin and then the ether it g. my almost uniform
practice when ether can bo obtained give u alone as
ancsthcc rcseryng chloroform for few exceptional
cases and then giving IL only In moderate quantity;
tins has been my practice and my teaching since the
introduction Of this latter agent. Notwithstanding the
opinion entertained by large proportion of my proes-
siona brethren that corOform may bo given with entire
safety; In army fieldpractice chloroforin as Is we'll
for dcyating from own usual practice In this
case that owing 10 the wound on the forehead and
cover the entire face AS 20 exclude properly tho an0s
pherc air without exposing these aud sentative
iagonay six eight inches IN diameter at is open
extremity. aud being applied only over the mouth,
and through the open and expanded wings Of the cono
believed that these circumstances vould,geatly delay
not absolutely prevent aneshesia from ether; Ilef the
moment 10 look after of the preparations OF
good deaof noise talking and throwing her hands and
feet about rs usual whom the ether has taken partial
effect one Of the house surgeons was then holding tho
Of ether over the mouth 0nlytho choroform. ms
was Informed having been given previous TO my return
TO the operating room; the nOsTiLs OPEN aud much
the largest portion Of ether escaping from the sides
Of the open mouth OF the Gene when also an abundance Of
fresh air admitted directed no change In tho mode
% Wnited
ably Is minutes from the time Of commencement OF oXh
more quiet but cathng naturally turned table
Of instruments and selected my knife for the operation
that she had ceased to breathe; the house surgeon made
the same discovery at the same moment; both
tho house surgeons standing beside her head,
and had not left her moment the administration
OF the anestbcto commcnecd immediately felt for
her pulse at the wrist but II had ceased did not stop 10
put my hand upon her heart but turned her at upon
her left side, and then again upon her back this
pressure made upon tho pit Of the stomach when at
length she made one 9ng mspTat9,n er 3D., ana hoped tho
but not purple otherwise dscoored this process OF
and In few minutes she breathed again during
OF perhaps eight ten minutes the long inspirations Oc-
Cured a pretty long intervals her tongue In tho
time, and until after death, was held forward from the
gats by pair OF toothed forceps ut the end OF the
and occurred at longer intervals the poles Of gavanc
battery which had ordered and which was promptly ut
Of the BODY, opposite the iaphram and Tie heart during
this time alone the attempts at artificial respiration by
fects from the battery II laid aside and the manpu
laons resumed; her lipsw purplo Iopened
the windppe and introduced well into the windplpe
largo flexible cafhctcr and with my own breath inflated
rotation pTessure initiation OF the lungs through
the catbeter repeated several times at various
periods OF time from the beginning TO the end
struck violently over the heart, and over other por
tlons with the palm Of the hand; the windows were
thrown freely open 10 admit air. at 0l0 declared 10 tho
gentlemen present that the no longer presented
possible ground OF hope; she had probably ceased 10
breathe for at least ten minutes but directed the efforts
artificial respiration to be continued under super
vison and they not suspended until ll0; alarming
symptoms first presented about 10 minutes after the
inhalation commenced, and breathing ceased entirely
within Is minutes thereafter but tho efforts at resuscta
ton continued more than half an hour after both
the ether and chloroform manufactured by Dr. |
Squbb OF BrOOklyn the only complaint made OF either OF
these articles by the surgeons who had used them In the
hospital was, far "A am aware, that the ether did
not take effect quickly this have repeatedly noticed
when exhibiting Il for the purpose or operating during
the last year have administered chloOfom and ether
very frequently especially tho latter and seen chloroform
exhibited hundreds OF times; have never seen
death directly caused by either yet there are upon record
more than hundred Of death by choroform; do
not know that recorded cases well authent
Gated Of death from ether; think the choroform In this
used with the ordinary precautions, yet have
no doubt thai II was the cause Of death.
Dr. David n Corey 0h6 6f tbe house surgeons Mt the
hospital C0tfOborated the testimony OF Dr. Hamilton.
DIR. Henry T. Walker Senior Assistant surgeon at Belle
Hospital testified that he had given chlorofon II or
times and ether about six times, without any bad effect
He added administered the ch0rofon 10 deceased the
second time, and with great deal OF care gave her
about drachm OF the chOrOform 1rt Dt the patient
did not under the influence OF II; then gave her
nnder the influence of that and directed to replace
with cboroforn DR. about af an ounce Of
folded towel and held IL about two inches
from her mouth; about tho sape amount was poured On