Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-04

A coroncr's jury, after hearlug the evidence
| disclosing the circumstances attending the death
| of Mrs. E;z ibeth Nicely from the eH.cs Of
chldrotorm administered while having az oper-
alton performed upon her teeth 90 the .20:h Of
| March, found this verdict yesterday: "Tbat
thc said Elizabeth Nicely came to her death
March 20, 1878, at NJ 224 North. Tenth ST..
by cboroform Administered BY DR.. H. 6. Win.
SLOW and they further iod that D.. Wuslow
| is guilty of criminal ignorance, in Administer.
lng SO powerful remedy, 10 not haVies made
any examination of his patient
4 With one exception the fury WIS COMPOSED
entirely of physicians. Daring the prolonged
hearing the husband IF the deceased lady sat
copfrontiog the aged and agltatcd old dentist,
and when the verdict was given he spraug up
on Winslow, grasriog him with an iron grip at
ihe throat and prepared to deal hlm telling
blow, when friends interposed and dragged
the ircDzied nan from the OH sct ct bis lcd'g-
patton. .,..i..-.o: 49,. .,.....,. .,....-
iTbcc,rouer then addressed the accused as fol-
loms:. "Dr. Winslow, before discharging this case
Fl must perform duty which / owe to the COM
miunity as their Representative 10 this Office,
| and that is to ceusure you TOR using so DAGGER
ous remedy as ctIoroform 10 so triaDg 40 cp.
cra.iso as the extraction OF teeth; more es.
ptc:slIy when you have at you owa command q
| much safer substitute 10 su!phurc ether, and
a. perfectly harmless ooe 10 Nitrous oxide gas
| You are not only to be cansurtd for using chic
rb!orm 10 such a case, but uAOg IT, without
| iiavug praviousl made a careful eXamlpatl0H
fiIto The physical cordil3p nf the various orgaos
/ Of your patlent's system. Chloroiorm Is m ost
powerful srGalive, and fer more taDgeran5 to
I lille than any of the other q: pjtdftcs" o. this
accauut humber OF tue hospltalS nave pro.
! blbi,cd its use. The u!ediaa profession! haVe
ALMOST unanimously settled down to the aepla-
| In that it should only be used H. cIpl:ai 9pe
fatioas, and then only alter, the ;1ost Gafetu
| tyamipa!on.. Although the. verdict OF the. July
and this ceusure will not briog back The mother
! TO the LITTLE ones or the wife to her husband,
j 1t may be the means Of directing the attention
| If dental surgeons to d n1brs tca!etul use OF
| hbldrohrm; and the conmunity, who are the
ipariics most Interested, 10 the praat daogef ht-
Ifttecdyug its use, aod thus pethap, aVo SIMILAR
iaccdenjs 10 future : "''a..., .''2>.''s
The testimony Of Dr.. Chapman, who made a
post norton cxamiuatup Of, tho body, showed
I that Mrs. Nicely had been sfl otcd wi tn dis
ease Of the heat, and the chloFofornl must
| have acted directly upon that organ lie SAID
that before administering cblorofoIm or ether
the operator should always examine the'pahsnt
| aud ascertain whether aoy heart trouble ex-
| isTed. ...,,''..';.. 80: go" 80: = ,
| Df. WiGsItw, % being examined, stated that
Mrs. Nicely camc to his Office, No. 224 North
| Tealh street, GU the day lie qnfs!l5a TO have
some teeth Extracted. He administered chic
roFo!m and extracted three teeth, aud theq she
revived add complained Of pain. lie applied
more choroform. and while eodeavorlne to ex
tract sD. eye tooth be tourd that respiration bad
ceased. lie Immediately applied elGclfleHy
and rcsorted to all meaus to renew respiration,
but 10 60 purpose. lie then summoned DrS.j
| jackson a1d Cross hut; death eEsued before
they arrived. He said he gould lot have adj
minstered the OF &c thalie i che had iusormet
bin of her heart com plant, and that he had
| used il for nuc1bcr Of years with no lIju:llds
| results. -. I.-o.. ...... !!
/ Mrs. Elizabeth Elgar who aceompaui:d
Mrs Nicely at the time, said that the -dNotot
SIMPLY asked the patient whether her heaIl
was good, aud receiving al answer 10 the ahif
native administered the chIorntorm.
At the close Of the case Dr.. Wlps!ow was
turned over to the authorities 10 await the aa
ion Of the Grand Jury. philadelphia RGc0rI
TIE WoMEN's HOTEL. The bedrooms Of
the rew Womcu's Hotel 10 NewIYork, are Of
Lwo sz.s-thc siage rooms which are Sc ia
week each for two persons aud 81 lot ore, are
about twelve by twenty feet :iu sz, aud ate
furnished inst the. same in point of comfort; I'D
elegance as the p2rior rooms The parior pr
double bedrooms arc about twenty by twenty.
| four feet square aod have, from two. to, three.
Ri1doHS. They cost $l2 for one person per
| week and $40 each for two PERSONS, An eleYa-
tor runs TO every f1or, so that the prcesot all the
rooms are all the same. For mauy reasons the
top floors arc the most desirable; they com N ahd
magnificent view Ut Long Island aud The nv.
er aud are just where they ctch. the passfog
brctza. lu the southwest corner ofthe sec ind
story is pa1lor fitted up for Mrs. Stewart aud
furnished with the old fashioned iututur new
~ upholstered, that she and the late Mr. Stkw;;
art began housekeeping with forty years. ago.
Judge: Hilton has hung several oil paiatbgs
taken from bis Own house 10 this room. %
The hote| was visited yesterday by large
Humber of ladies, but no QUE was permitted to-
20 through the building. Application by
would be guests were quite. numerous, but
most of them rejected, references as TO cfarac.
ter not being satisfactory. O1e huadrcd land
fifty have 80 far been accepted and assigned
to apartments 10 various parts OF the build og.
The hotel will be in full working order By! lie
end OF the week. ..,,,....r.
Mill Troubles.
e. FALL RIVER, March Mot much off i'm
portaucs nsnspired! yesterday in EDITION ID the
mill trcub es Ct Monday and Tuesday. Quite