Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-11-13
A Gard from DR.. Herrick.

several communications in the SENTI-
MEL relative to the death of Mrs. Hy-
man, and a misunderstanding i'm
point of detail. [ will undertake to
give a plain statement of facts as near
~ as | can from memory: On Sa,ur-
day evening, Nov. LIST, a Mr.. Dunbar
called upon me, and wished me to
visit Mrs. Lyman, who was very
sick, saying that she had been sick
or three months; also, that he had
had the nursing and treatment for the
last four weeks. j called as reuuest-
ed; found the lady with a high fever
and laboring under a great difficulty
in respiration. Mr.. Dunbar said that
she had complained OF a severe pain
in her right side; by the application
of anodyues and cod-liver oil il had
subsidized. Mr.. Dunbar said that she
Il been constiIated for five or siZ
days. | told him Il light purgative, |
thought. was all that was needed.
About 6 o'clock in he evening | left a
prescription at DIR. Armiiage's store.
"a follows:
Black draug Int. iv. drachms: Dover's
powders gr>. Nj.
DIRECTIONS: Take lack draught
at n dose, and when medicine has
operated, take one powder every four
hours.
My object in prescribing the pow
dorS was to produce rest, rs the lady
informed me she had not rested for "A
number OF nights. About s o'clock
MIR. Dunbar called at my office, and
Wished to know how the medicines
should be taken. told him the di-
rections were on the package. At 10
oc!Ock he called again. was then in
the barber Shop-and ina e the same
lntcrrogaiOrv as previously, about
taking the medicines. | then told
hiH as before. to 90 10y the directions,
which he would find written on the
package. About daylight Sunday
morning, November 81, Mr.. Dunbar
called at my Office just a> | was leav-
ing, saying that Mrs. LYMAN had
rested comfortably fir, III II o'clock,
and was still asleep. asked him it
the medicin- had operated: he replied
III the negative; but he had given her
three OF the powders. one every four
hours, from 10 o'clock. | reprimaud-
ed him for not following the direc-
tons, and told him the powders
would cneck the ac ION OF the mtdi-
cine. l then went to see Mrs. LYMAN:
found her asleep. Mr.. Lyman, Dun
bar and another niau were present.
Mr.. Dunbar then told me he had not
read the directions. took up the
package and showed him the direc-
lions, and found them all correct as
ID. Arnnitage had written them. Be
tween II ana II o'clock was sent for,
and informed that Mrs. IlNman was
in spaSms. | went to the house, and
80, A.. - ,..-- tl.A. L. IT.
strong effects OF an overdose of
some opiate. | went immediately
to the drug store, to procure altidoteS
commonly administered III narcotic
poisoning. On my way | met DR..
Chimberlin, and requested him to
call with me. We both came to the
anne conclusion, that an overdose of
some opiate had been given. As has
been previ uSly stated, other phNSi-
Claus We're sent for, and every aid
rendered possible.
Again, in reference to my statement
OF attending Mrs. LYMAN: The first
communication in the SENTINEL stat
ed that | had been her physician.
l here sly thai | was unacquaiuted
with the lady u her family until the
evening OF Nov. /. | wrote II pre-
scription, which is now on file in DR..
AlIlIItdSC = ultB store, All correct.
IL is a well known tact that a physi-
clan is not considered responsible if
his directions are not complied with.
Secondly, any Lodv of unbiased ply
sicians Will agree that ten grains ot
Dover's powder given every four
hours Won! I not produce narcotic
poisoning. l have given a plain IN
vanished statement relative to my
self, DR.. Arunitage, DR.. Chamberlin,
and G. Dunbar. Everything else.
aSid- from these facts, has been stated
in reViouS communications. | do
not know who Is to blame, or Were
the blame lies. or whether II blame
can he attached to any one. in this
unfortunate If tir. All this CO tro-
ver>v originated from Nrung state
lIeut ct The first communication i'll
the SENTINEL. In that report it was
stated that | had been her attendant
physician. No II else WaS men,
toned. | now recapitulite, that |
~ called upon the lady until the
evening OF Nov. /, and gave but one
prescription. which is on file in DR..
Armitage'S store, and which prescrip-
ton Mas nlleu correctly.
Yours respectfully,
II. :. IIERRICK.
HAMIITON \pV. - 1873.