The daily gazette., 1875-11-26
DEATH UNDER THE SCALPEL
A NEW lLIr STRATION OF THE DASGEE
OF EIHERIIA ALTON.
81 to0th nlcerntnl m Am. Ieft

OF E1HERIZATIoN.
y tooth liberated in the. left upper
jaw OF John II. Hallock of Plainstield.
New jersey, six months ago. Tu.the
liberation lie gave little attention; bu.
when, six weeks ago, acute pain in the
Jaw began TO annoy him, he consulte.
u local dentist. The latter said tha
Mr. Hallock's law was diseased, and
student in the Homeopathic Medica,
College at Third avenue and Twent.
third street, invited Mr Hallock t.
the college, DR.. William Todd He,
muth, the Professor of Surgery fonnG
Mr., Hrllocll suffering with necrosis o
the lett superior maxillary, or rotten
ness Of the left upper jaw, ana decided
that it must be removed.
Mr. Hallock aud his wife appearcG
in the Homeopathic Hospital on Sat
urday, the former I be operated OF
by Prof Helmuth 4 pad impreg
mated with ether was applied to Mr
Hallock' 5 nostrils, and after a few in
halationS he was unconscious. Then
he was placed on the operating table.
the amphitheatre being occupied b.
attentive students.
Prof. Helmuth had slit Mr. Hallock'
lip left Of the medium line drawn sew
eral intervening teeth, and begun to
extract the decaying Jaw when he OBJ
served that Alr. HalloCk was dying.
The professor threw aside the knife
that he had been using, and, aided b.
his assistants, Drs, Hill and Thomp-
son, endcavored to save Mr.. Hallock
lite. But MIR. Hallock died.
Prof. Hclmulh said Yesterday ~
student introduced Dir. Hallock to M
on Saturday, Nov. l3. | perceived
that part or the whole of his lei.
upper jaw was decayed, and should b.
removed. On the following tuesday.
by appointment, he came TO my office
He WAS extremely nervous, and his
heart beat feehly, though normally
His health. he SAID, had always bec-
good. | told him that would opey
ate on the Saturday succeeding yes.
terday-at the Homo OpatAic uosplta J
He came to the hospital, was sub bjectel.
to the influence ot ether, not NOR
than two ounces ana q quarter bein-
used, and put upon the operating tablc.
Two physicians assisted me, one mark
Ing Mr.. HalloCk pulSuati0nS, and the
other administering the ether. | had
parted Mr.. lla.lock' left upper lip
and taken out several teeth, winch al
III oSt fell out al my touch, when saw
that his face WAS purple, the mos
prominent indication of asphyxia
We tried artificial respiration, friction,
inversion, and the galvanic battery, in
vain Two ounces and quarter o:
ether is a very small quantity to ad-
minister. | have often given patient
in the course of an operation pound
y man or woman addicted to the free
use of alcolic liquors incurs far
greater risk in taking an aesthetic than
one who is not. Alcohol, in fact, i;
given to one who is TO be influenced
hy an aneSthetic is more liable TO
death than one whe Is not.
Prof. Helnuth's version of the case
was supported by the testimony OF
Drs. Hill and Thompson at the pos:
mortem. DR.. Finnel, one of Corsne.
Woltman's physicians, informed the
jury that Mr.. Hallock's death was due
to the action of ether on an unusually
small and unnaturally fat heart The
verdict was in accordance with Dr.
Finnells information.
Necrosis may proceed from decayed
loolh, particle OF tOotn lnat mas
been left in the jaw by an unskillfu
dentist, or serious injury TO the jaw
liberation is its first form, and this
if uninterfered with, ordinarily devel,
ops into the rarely cured necrosis
which destroys It's victim in a few
weeks. The removal of the dead bone
is new operation, and has been eS.
sayed only in New 1ork.-N. Y. SUI