The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-27
THE EXAMINATION MADE BY SANITARY IN
SPECTOR HOLT.
NEW ORLEANS NAV 81 1873

New ORLEANS, May 81, 1878.
Samuel, Chopin. M. D., President Board OF
Health;
Sri have the honor to present the follow
ing statement Of Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall
(COl) who nursGd the purser of the Emily B
Souder, Mr.. John G. Clarke, deceased, during
his late Illness:
My name is Elizabeth Marshall; am q wi,
dow and have two children. | reside at No
GO Claiborne street. swamp side, between
Bienville and Cont streets. / keep furnished
rooms. Mr. John G. Clarke has been in the
habit of roOming at my house whenever in
the city, since August last
Thursday, May %, at a. M, he arrived at
my house in a carriage, alone.
AS soon as he entered the house he said: 81
am very sick, indeed; put me to bed as quick
ly as possible" [ put him to bed at once in
his room, next back of the front room, ground
floor. He had high fever At 10 0'clOcl,
a. m. DR.. Drew came.
He was not sent for, but said he knew The
gentleman while on board ship was so sick
he would take it upon himself to come any,
how. He prescribed for Mr.. Clarke, and said
that the prescription must be filled in case
the doctor Capt. FOote had sent for did not
come; the captain having said to Mr. Clarke
that he would send physician.
This physician not coming, the prescription
of DR.. Drew was filled at - m. He ordered a
bottle Of medicine and q hot mustard foot
bath. The doctor said, before leaving that
he could have some chicken broth or lemon
AIDE with plenty of ice.
The patient fell asleep after the foot bath
and first dose of medicine, and awolle at 8
p. M He then called for the iced lemonade,
drank freely, and threw it up very soon after
The fever seemed to go down very much, and
he got up at p. m. and went into the front
room and sat there about a quarter of an
hour, when he complained Of being weak and
feeling very badly. He then laid down in that
same room and never left it during his illness.
He became rapidly worse; his fever rose high.
/ became alarmed and sent three messengers
during the evening for DR.. Drew, but could
not find him.
The doctor came at a. M Friday, and said
he was sorry he did not see him (Mr. Clarke
the night before; but said there was no cause
for uneasiness. He said to the patient: 'tYOu
will soon be all right will give you some
medicine that will make you all right by G
around to see you at 10 o'clock this evening"
MIR. Clarke said, doctor, / do not think
there is any need of your coming" The doc
tor said, But never mind; l would rather
see you this evening, anyhow, to see if you
are resting quietly" He then ordered bot
his stomach. | said to DR.. Drew, doctor,
am not satisfied about one thing; Mr.. Clarke
has not passed his water but once, and that
was yesterday morning when he first came"
he tod me to put warm applications over the
bladder, and that he would come in the even
ing, prepared to draw off his water.
! applied the blister, gave the drops, and
put nine hotappiications over the bladder; but
he made no water During the morning the
fever continued, but not high, and left him in
the evening. He was Eighty in his mind and
wandering at times, all day, but could be
aroused to his senses.
The doctor came at 10 o'clock at night and
drew Off about one-third Of a tumbler full of
urine. Patient then seemed to be much bet
ter, and said, 80! feel great deal better"
The doctor said to him, 80, you will soon be
all right" The doctor said to me- He had
better have something on his stomach to