Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-17

resided at the base Of the foot hills
Two fatal cases." the Doctor adds
were reported to have occurred
near the Yolo and Colusa line, in the
northern portion OF this county
which. on Investigation, proved
false"
Il is further learned from DR.. Rns s
that. on the evening of June Is, q
man by the name of Bishop. q yege-
table peddler, was found dead neal
the road in wheat field near Cot
tonwood. He WAS dissirated man,
and no positive evidence could BE-
Obtained about the case. He is re-
ported TO have died of snnssroke.
The same shadow Of doubz hangs
over another czse-chag OF . sheep
berder near the foot who was
found dead on the 18th June. bu.
WAS Supposed, IRON certain circum-
stzDces, 70 have died on the 10th.
He Was much decom posed when
/ found TIE veriic1 Of the Coroner's
jury HAs . death BY >unSroke.,
A significant fact, referred 10 BY
The Doctor, IS thai a ali The fatal eases
occurred nj or near the fooStiglS.
where men working in The fields are
exposed not oziy 10 the beat from
the direct rays Of the SUM- but also
| TO reflected beat from the eastern
slope Of the Coast Range Of mount
ans; a So thai Inc deaths took place
al noon
During this same week the two
cases occurred near DaviSville. in the
same eorufr, she parties being al
work In the harvest field. under q
shade teuperzsure Of los. Medical
assistance being near At hand, they
both recovered
The case met with al vaca station,
man brnnsns in from the harvest
field. He il said to hare fallen in q
STATE Of insensibilSfy and 50 remained
u1Eil death. which took place in
about an hour.
The only instance known TO have
Occurred in or near Sacramento, Was
on The -En Of June. The victim
foreman Of . printing ofhee. single.
bad been in ill-hezlih for some
years but able uniformly to attend
TO the duties Of his office. He was
snTapE so1sly iexnperzie in his fzb-
Is. strlcss Il tie observance Of what
De c0nesiEeSS 30 be conducive TO his
5salth, except IN a too close et1en-
ton 20 business 20 which be was ar.
DENLY devoted He bad been st
werk during she dsy, the temper
g-Ere II the o5cs berg oppressive,
and outside n the shade about S2 a,
p M The maximum rising 70 81.
Earsy Ii the afternoon be complain
Of bang sics. exhausted, and re-
marked 20 a friend that il was i'm
possible for him 20 perspirs: tina. bis
Skin wss dry and burning. After
reclining upon q lounge tor short
time be resumed xosk. but was soon
compelled 20 leave The Office for his
roons. near By. bis bowels had be-
o0ms eonstipzied, for which he took
some purxstiye medicine. A ply
slcisn visited him between and
o'clock P NJ and soon after I was
called in consultation. AT that time
be was IR-@n.i5se, eoma1Ose. pupils
contracted, respiration ssertorous,
pulse sharp and fiequent. skin burn
ing pungsnily. and even pzin.nlly
hoi ard dry: temperature under the
sxiils. 10 F. The attending ply
sleizn had directed the application of
co5d water to the surface. The assidu-
Gus Use Of which was continued.
He died in half an hour afterwards.
l have stalled the ten peTASnre to have
been ITO F.. possibly it was even
higher. this being the lifan Of the
capacity OF the Thermometer used.
That the death in this case was the
result Of insulation. and Dot Of true
apopiexy, was evident from the hot,
dry skin. the contracted condition Of
The pupils. the stertorous but not ex-
ploslve breathing. the excessive bod
ily temperature, the frequent pulse,
and the circumstances attending the
attack.
With regard TO the other cases re-
ported above, nothing additional
could be learned, excep; the simple
tact hat. the individuals were the
victims Of suns5roke.
There is necessarily some uncer-
tsinty hanging over the correctness
Of the diagnosis Of casualties Of this
kind, when not attended and deter
mined by competent medical wit
Dess- We are compelled 10 accep.
the testimony of non professional
persons, those familiar with the cir
eums,aDees by which they were at
tended OF the cases occurring near
the loot hills, IN Yoio county, as re-
ported by DIR. Ross, for example, a
reasonable suspicion nigh. arise as
To the true nature Of one, or, per.
baps. two; but considering the cir
cumstaDees under which they oe-
CURED, the coincidence Of SO many
cases of sudden death in a single
neighborhood within a few DAYS, the
fact Of exposure to the common ex.
ching causes Of sunstroke, and the
symptoms of those seen before
desth, ii is not unreasonable to con
clude that the verdict of the coro-
ner's jury or OF the intelligent by
ISLANDERS was well-founded.
A further incident strengthening
this conclusion is noticed in the rap
i0ity of the putrefacfiye prncegs zf-1r