The New York herald., 1879-02-03
ANDREW FITZGERALD'S DEATH.
AN UNsUccEssFuL ATTEMPT TO SAVE HIS LIFE

AM uNsrccEssPUI ATTEMPT TO SAVE HIS LIFE
BY THE TRANSMISSION OF BLOOD.
For many years the firm of Crouch 4 Fitzgerald
has been prominent in the trunk trade OF this city
where it has a large factory and several stores IN
Brooklyn Mr.. Andrew Fitzgerald was a Leading pom
tcian and of Mr.. Beechers earliest and stancness
friends. He had been ailng rather seriously for
several months, and his family physician, Dr. Chap-
man. deemed his one Of great stuboornness'
Being convinced that his patients liver was
affected DIR. Chapman determined to salivate him.
and did SO. with very serious consequences. IN
a short time Mr.. Fitzgerald unable to swallow
anything whatever and said he would rather die than
endure the torture of renewed attempt Enemas OF
condensed food given him. but in time nature
rebelled and refused to render functional assistance
to the patient, who became discouraged dismissed
his physician and avowed he never would have
another. His family sought the advice and aid of
their friend and neighbor Mr.. Beecher who had also
been their pastor for thirty years and he visited the
sick man. and after professional services urged him
send his family physician. DR.. Searle homoo
path and the partner Of Dr. Gray in Saratoga during
the summer months
Finding 1t impossible to put nourishment into the
patient in any other way Dr. Searle resolved to try
the efficacy of TRANSMISSION of blood from healthy
body to the diseased Attached to Plymouth
Church is stout, hardy, rugged man named Hobart,
who formerly gardener for Moses Beach, He
consented to furnish the blood, and Mr. Fitzgerald,
who informed of the gravity OF his sltuaton
THE OPERATION OF TRANSMISSION.
On Saturday morning DIR. John A. Miner, OF this
city, and DR.. Searle went to Mr. Fitzgeralds resi-
dence. on Orange street. with the Plymouth man.
The patients arm barred and the delicate opera.
ton of finding. taking up and opening a
vein. was successfully performed. The patients
condition such that his pulse was
nearly gone, the action of his heart feeble and
the vein could scarcely be got at The healthy mans
tapped and his red, rich blood flowed freely
into funnel held to receive it. This was connected
by tubing with syringe which worked into gold
pointed tube. and it in turn led into the opened
vein. They took ive ounces of blood about three.
It slowly into the system Of the dying patient The
experiment entirely successful and the instru.
ment worked to charm Unfortunately for the pa
he retained full possession of his senses until about
fifteen minutes before his death, which occurred at
two o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
PosT-MoRTEM.
Yesterday afternoon q post-mortem examination
was made by Drs. Verona, Stiles, Hutchinson and
Searle, the result of which was the discovery of
malignant ulcer in the stomach from which death
must necessarily have ensued In few weeks at the
lgnant or non-nalignant. The presence of the for
mer is ordinarily indicated by persistent vomiting,
but Mr. Fitzgerald vomied but once in all his Illness
Another symptom Is distress of the stomach i'm
medately after eating, when the stomach Is
most distended, but this was not the fact
with Mr.. Fitzgerald Altogether it is a very remark
able case and although nothing was the matter with
his liver and the salivatng process was not needed
the contradictory symptoms were such as would be
The death of Mr.. Fitzgerald removes from Ply
mouth Church one of its earliest adherents, lie hav
ing left the Catholic Church in 1852 and Joined tho
Congregationalists under Mr. Beecher. He al
ways active in charitable movements, and although
not of liberal education, gained by his industry
and zeal great influence in the congregation. He
well known in political circles republican. He
was married, but having children adopted two
daughters one of whom, with the widow, survives