, 1875-03-13

Quarterly Summary Of Contemporary Litera-
tuto, wAs introduced.
4 1sEIsEAvED FAMILY.
SAX Children ont Of n Family OF Eight
Die Of Dipfahcris. Within Thirty
Days.
Mem FORK nnsta4 lIarths.
4 mort affecting caso Of family bereavement
has recently occurred in thin city. Only fow
weeks ago. tbs family OF afF. Charles Cornell.
Of No. 2o3 East Thirty-Afsh strcct, consisted ol
himself sud wifo aud eight children. To-day
bin wife is lying III, and bat two Of tho children
aEo sl!vo, all the rest having died OF dIpbtheria
between Feb. aud tile I'd Inst. 4 Times re-
porter called on Dr.. Edwin D. namsdoll, tho
family pllyalcisn. Yesterday, 10 ahcorsain this
particulars. Or. Ramsael waA much arerso to
having any publicity glven 10 tho mattzr, bnt in
view o. the e1cstsIntot that II l'ad already
CAUSED In the negslbof4ooi he concluded to givO
correct statan,ent to The press at once.
The affair, he eaid, hui cauaed him mucl.
grief, AZ lle bad known Mr. Cotnel for many
years and had rcudnred lin professional sor-
vices ae family physician ever sace bin marriage,
and had been present at tho birth OF 81. thu,
chiiJrsn who had recently died Tho first
eAse occurred on Feb. !, . iIt.1o girl named
Eliza; aged !, being taken sick. On tho third
and invadcd tho laryn1. the child dying on tho
7sh Of tho month. On Fob. II tho baby aged {;
lnuDthe, wkA taken with tho g.tlo di.oaap
has II % was 20. o. malignsns charse-
now well. On the 18th, Mary, aged 8, aud
Phhoe Rnbecca, aged b. were attacked, tho dis
ease assuming ovon 1 !noEe malignant tyre thar
IN tho first case. phnbe died on tho 2tItb, ,out
daya utter the atsack. and Mary on tho 2sd. Ths
throat. OF there children wero very much euol-
len, tho tonse and uvu1n being covered With
Eangrcnous diphtiicrtc msmbrane extending "
tho roof Of the mouth. Samuel, tic eidcst
chi AroH1 f}o }nE5a,
bright, ac.Aso school.toy, and had a!ways Ell
joyed good health. At ono tilno It nns hoped
that lo would bo spared, AZ the Rangrct,s ami
diphtheric membrane had disappeared. Il again
lie died on thu 81 inst., cIos forming fu tilt,
heart in consequence Of debility from, lis nat be.
ing able to tkao uouriEhtn9nt 10 keep up Tia
vital forces.
occurred. Ncnigo. aged II, was affected, aud
extensive Eangrtuo Sol In on tho second 1ny,
nud tho patient died on tho 22d, only four days
after being taken nick. harng beou perfectly
aged 5, David, aged :. aud ,irs. Corneil thell
mother, wero Ali takcu Ill. Thomas died Oh tia
25th from auiIocasou tho membrane having In
vadcd t5s larynx. completely closing it. David
bsano has disappeared from hIs th1oat. 3lrB.
Cornoll, though weak. is duing we'll. IL tho at.
tack IN ller case was mild. 1fr. Cornell is tho
only member Of the family WHO has not boen
nstAckod.
At tho frat anpesrnneo Of the dscasa Dr.
nnmsdell adyjHed that the children should all ia
sent a.AT, but Mrs. Cornell said sic had no.
Wharo to send thom. Al she did not jeai,e u
carry tho Infection iuto ot!1er families, Iu dis
manner The four of bringing mtsfortuue upou
llcr f,,oods induced her tp Keep her cl1ildren al
homo. The ne1t beHt thing, which waH to care
fully exclude them from ti,c sick room. Ma done.
bu, this nrecaution proved Of no avail.
AZ Boon - tic first case exblbitoI nlsrmtna
EYmntofnG. DR. fNno41n1t cHlfhH in Tr IT. n
Whito, Of No, 100 Ea4t Thirlieth utreet, to con.
suls will, lin. and ho ren,aInod in attent1snch
with Dr. Ramsdoll Until about tho 29d, when
Prof. ". II, Thcm.,sou, II, D.. Of tho Nav Tor};
University Mcicai College, was called In consul
tAtiop. who has Continued tvico flny over .i,,co
All the .o.nedies d. uysed aud aloplcd By mojerlt
medical soicucc wero csiIeti into toouIoitiou hy
! thepe gentlemen, but the tsieeaso was Of 10
malignant typo that It was i,paeslble TO ret It
under control.
] In 7ep!y to an ipuufry IN to vhctbor thero
| might not bo sctna l6cai ca,.o 10 which tho ~,