The New York herald., 1875-12-09
MALPRACTICE.

NITRATE OF SILVER AND DEATH-How QUAcKs
KILL UNsUspEcTNo PEOPLE.
Yesterday morning, at half past eight O'Clock, Mrs.
Eliza Conway died at No "a North Moore street Had
this death occurred in ordinary possibly nothing
would have been heard of IL than what is usually
contained In the Short stern obituary notice But
there facts surrounding this death which call for
especial investigation. II would be difficult
matter to surmse how many people 70 to
premature grave through the well intentoned but
faulty treatment of even the best physicians
Any at ell acquainted with the elements
OF medical science knows what a stumbling block the
prognosis diagnosis of the diseases are In
what Kaleidoscope manner the symptoms cross and
intermnge that until the disease positively declares
ITSELF is the hardest thing the world distinguish
between the premonitory symptoms Of smallpox,
typhus fever typhoid fever and other acute derange
Honest medical men will tell that. even in
the Of the most experienced practitioners the
Aate1fa Medica applied 10 disease, leaves the pa
thoogst cropping in the dark Surgery different
matter limb has to he cut of, and II is possible at
to detect the skill clumsness OF the operator
The poor woman whose death is here recorded has
Tor some years past been the clinical patient OF Dr.
Buttels, Of No. Al st. Marks place She operated
upon for tumor in the breast In the cicatrx there
happened TO be small portion which liberated for
want of proper nourishment This of about the
size OF half dollar 1t continued thus for time,
but gave no trouble There is however no man or
living who cannot understand the poor woman's
anxiety to have this BtdcEstd removed As indca-
ton OF malignant character presented itself DR. But
tells advised her TO lot IL alone. her anxiety got tho
better of her judgment, poor woman and she day
espled tho advertisement of SoidlSdat DOCTOR haiEng
from Sweden
Three points may be adverted this singular ad
vertsemeut The peculiar appropriateness OF the
Lnguist for quack; the universal range for the Of
lunar caustic in the diseases mentioned and the deh
cato nmaton that the doctor's reputation was above
challenge or reproach by being over the Eades' Di
rectory.n
Now this Swedish expert was retained and under
stood so much OF the pathology Of pectoral ulcer
consequent upon the exclsion OF tumor that he at
once began treating In the way that he would
have treated corns or warts anything else Of the
time he had established sloughing
as large the top OF an ordinary hat;
and, not content with thus emincntly scientific
result proceeded TO excoriae and excarnihcate the
shoulder and portion Of the pack. There IS only a
certain amount OF flesh any human being and as q
consequence the poor woman had mnny of her muscles
and bones laid bare under this delicate treatment Ma
turc succumbed IN the tight with caustlc and tho good
woman died at halfpa eight yesterday morn
ing AT the time when Mr. Linguist began treating,
rather matreaung her, she was IN comparatively good
health, suffering but little from the ulcer but as was
very proper, natural and wonanke wanting IL healed
When Is was discovered that the charlatanam Of Mr..
Lngust had placed her life In grave peril,
DR.. Buttes was at once called In, but Il was
too late In the Indignation Of honorable physician
Dr. Buttels at once applied al the Tombs for q warrant
OF arrest against the Swede IngusL but informed
that such action could be taken until the Coroncrs
jury had rendered verdict in tho
The reporter next waited upon Coroner Eickhon, who
informed him that as i was Coroner kesslers week
duty he proposed TO take action the matter but
was sure that full justice would be mcted by his
colleague
Thus the case win have to rest unt Coroner Kesser
takes the matter in hand Mr. Lnguist has several
other patients under treatment He only needs his
caustic just as the tailor only needs hls needle Much
indignation has been aroused at the sacrifice OF this
poor woman's life at the hands or ignorant quack
aud great sympathy is felt tor all connected with her