The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-29
Ara FROM CHLOROFORM.
The Brooklyn Dental DoOiitilc
Case.
Inquest Before Coroner Jones-Verdict-A Cau-
ton Against the Too Free Use
of Chloroform.

circumstances attending the death OF Julia W. Doc.
little. The young lady who died while under the in
nuence OF chor0iorm. administered her TO produce
anasthesa In order that che might be oDlivious to
The pain attendant upon the extraction OF her teeth
nj the Brewster Dental Establishment, Brooklyn,
was held yesterday.
/ The first witness examined was John IT, Benla-
min, Clerk IN Kilchen's pharmacy, No. $40 Fulton
street. who testified that lie sold three ounces OF
DIR. Squlbbs' chloroform on Monday morning, about
nine O'Clock, TO J. w. Eggestou, operator in Brew
ster's dentistry.
Joseph W. Egglcston the gentleman referred 10,
testified that the deceased called at his place OF
business on Saturday afternoon last and asked to
have eight ten teeth extracted In order that she
might have them replaced by false set. She had the
Laughing gas. nitrous OXIDE administered TO her,
but it failed to have the desired effect. she stated
st the time that she was subject to papitati0n OF
The heart ana was nervous The gas was admins
tercd the second time, after an interval OF
siltcen or twenty minutes with but little more
eject than the first, for soon as the forceps
introduced she became conscious. While under the
partial effects OF The gas she exhibited bysterleal
characteristics, and cried and worked with her
hands ana feet Finding that the ordinary angs-
theuc would not avail, the dentist (Brewster) told
her That she had better get her family physician TO
Come with her to his office and give her ether or
choroIorm when next she desired TO have the teeth
extracted. He 1.-THE dentist) that lie would not
take the responsibility OF administering 1t under any
circumstances, as no one but regular medical
graduate was qualified to deal with so
dangerous an article as chloroform. Miss
po0llttle expressed the desire that Mr.. Brewster
should administer it to her, Notwithstanding she
had taken ether, she said, before and IL had
no effect. The Dentist however, decl ined to make
any use OF chlorotorm. ann she withdrew promising
10 call again on Monday morning. She came about
Naif-paSt n1lle O'CLOCK bringing with her two lady
friends and was met by DR.. Little Of No. III Clere
mont avenue, whose services she mad engaged for
she OCCASION. The patient then took her position in
Inc adjustable chair, ana her attitude was made as
DIR. Little then prepared tie chloroform by placing
A. IN piece OF lnda rubber, OF funnel shape, in
.apkn. She gave some instruction about letting
hcr eye teeth remain and after inhaling the
, ,asnee me 1Srceps were. applied and eight
her pulse was rapidly running down. Then
water was dashed Into her face, spirits OF
was opened, process Of chaliing commenced and
other physicians immediately summoned. A gal
sanc battery was brought INTO operation but all to
The Coroner made some inquiries OF this witness
deceased was lying during the work OF endeavoring
10 restore animation, ami learning that it opened
ss drossiakers for a Mrs. Hi who never once took
lhe least notice OF the thrilling scene at hand he
nsm FOR e 81 e to
lille and death was nc SAID, BRUTAL and beastly an
The circumstances beng considered. .yss
TO the dentists, testified that she had been ac-
auanted with her Tor two years past and never
knew her to be sick except from slight cold; de-
ceased eat or drank nothing after breakfast mon.
day morning while In company OF witness, and was
In unusually fine spirits that day.
Richard 4. Brewster, the dentist doing business
nj 3Ol Fulton street. testified In cOrrOborallOn OF the
Dr. Edwin K squi6b Of i52 Columbia Heights,
manufacturer Of medicinal preparations among
which 10 chl0rOfOrm testified that he had examined
ChlOrOftrm shown. md found IL OF q
ty; but ne did not think II judclOUs to use such
DANGEROUS article In extracting teeth; ether Is u
DIR. George 5. Little sworn, stifed that he is a
graduate OF the University Medical College Of New
the deceased inhaled about two ana q hall Wal
drschms Of chloroloi m; about three minutes after
cious enect; the pulse almost ceased beating. ana
there was but te blood So ESCAPED alter alter the extrac
with more Iapidity; by the time the last
her heart and found 1t beating quickly, but
very lcebly; enorts to her were then nlade
witness told Miss Doollttle when she called upon
that Sue had better have her teeth out without
.choroIorm; she said she could not stand the pain
made AN examination and found her heart beat
regularly; the witness then consented to 20 Win
DIR. A. w.-Shepard testified that he made post
mortem examination Of the body OF julia w.
opening the chest and examining the lungs
RcStcU stare, Win DIick DlOOu, Dut perfectly
healthy; tho heart was natural in size ana the
character OF Its tissue, the right venLrlca disended
with blood Id the LETT one nearly empty found the
fUk ly healthy; Kidneys, bowels and
- i ,aa organs also healthy; throughout
Nc 40. INV system there was, In TACT an
any pathological signs denoung dis
EOpND opinion death was caused by nervous
a., . cling paralysis OF the heart from the
eIlecrs u p Q Inhalation Of moderate dose OF
chlor0fOrm, no doubt JudciOusly administered but,
unfortunately, proving fatal III this case through
che idosyncraces Of the deceased while in perfect
health; TEL thousand other persons, with the same
pOstmOrtem appearances, might have inhaled
double Tho same quantity without any disagreeaole
results.
| The Coroner then charged the jury who retired
fapd after q brief absence rendered the following
verdict:-"Ihat Julia W. D0olitte came to her death
by the use OF cnOroform, from the evidence adj
huoed, producing paralysis or stopping the action
Df the heart; End while VIC would exonerate the
Rttentlng physician, George $. Little, from any
3Lame under the circumstances, we would urge the
nsuse OF chlorOiorm except In the most severe
cases which might require the agency OF So powerful
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