The daily gazette., 1880-01-19
FIRST EDITION.
AteCande1.'s Asofut Death.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF TIRE DELL

tails, full OF horrible interest, are gwen
by q special correspondent Of the Phila-
delphia Times, of Sunday:
THE REMEDIES APPLIED.
When the symptoms first apr cared, on
Tuesday last, DIR. Mitchell was summon
Ell, and prescribed large doses of NOR
phia, bromide and chloral, which, how
ever, were swallowed with the greaies
difficulty. Immediately afler being Bit
ten, as precautionary measures, lie took
the powerful blood alternatives pr escribed,
and with praise worthy faith took two of
Samuel TownseDd's pills, one OF which
has wrought perfect cure whenever
taken heretofore. GuyeI's elecampane
root and milk were consumed in the pre-
scribed doses at the proper time. His
throat became thoroughiare for every
remedy that promised exemption from
the disease. From the day that he was
bitten IL seemed as il he had made up
his mind to meet any fate with resigna-
ton, and If he cherished any apprehen-
sions nobody could detect II in his man
ner, which was cheerful and chatty as
before. TO one of the recurring, allow
do you feel to-day ?" only a week ago,
he replied "If go mad it will he be-
cause my debtors won't pay their bills"
Grea. care was taken by the family to
appear to be without anxiety, but they
needed that sort OF comfort mo. than he
appeared to.
On Thursday, Richard had begun tn
feel much easier by reason Of the ano
dyne, and at eleven o'clock he went to
his factory to attend TO business. A Gus
toner was there, to whom he sold car
riage. This transaction consumed an
hour, and left Alexander feeling much
worse. He returned to the house and
was persu ded TO try another dose Of the
anodyDe. The spasmodic aversion was
less easily col quered, but bis nerve went
TO the extent of swallowing half the
dose. Again relief was experienced, hut
the patient did not feel disposed to re-
turn TO business again. He complained
OF intense thirst, but could not conquer
his aversion TO water. Ice was sugge sted,
but he had as great difficulty in carrying
that TO his mouth as though it had been
liquid. BY closing his eyes he got lump
between his teeth, which closed upon IL
with snap that split it like an ice pick.
He swallowed the fragment with great
effort.
On Friday morning Mr.. Alexander be-
came so violent that II required the
strength of five men to bold him in bed,
and he had to be bound with ligatures.
Chloroform was then admlnistert d, with
occasional injections OF DOrphia, until IL
O'Clock in the morning, when the South
American remedy known as woorara, al
legged to be an antidOte, was used.
Alexander was then recovering from
the effects of chloroform. Ii was admiuis-
tered IN hypodermic injections of one
third of grain. The first njection pro-
du0ed musclar relaxation within ten
minutes and the best auguries were in
dulged In by the phyeicians. It's effected
is to produce, through the agency Of the
blood, paralysis Of the nerve centres, and
as bydrophobic poisoning, as far as
known, produces excitaii0n of the nerve
centres, IL has been regarded as a possible
antdote. The first exhibition confirmed
this belief. Chloroform was temporarily
put aside. At the end of an hour some
symptoms of recurring spasms made an.
other dose Of the South American poison
necessary. The same amount adminis-
tered, instead Of producing cumulative
A carriaAe driving up In from. ofthe door
grated upon his ear and, with a wild,
heart rending shrek, he tugged at his
ligal ures with strength enough to have
broken them but for the reinforcement
of human muscle. Choloroform was
called into requistion again and, quieted
by 1.-THE rested with title spasmodic action
until another dose of woorara was in-
iected. This followed within three
quaters of an hour Of its prede cessor and
wrs one sixth of a drachm strong. Again
the drug proved an excitant and was
supplemented by chloroform. II was ex-
hibited five times with only cumulative
exciting effect, and was then abandoned
finally.
The most distressing symptoms now
manifested themselves. Whenever the
patient passed into his frequently re-
curing spasms his jaws snapped and
salivary froth spurted from his mouth.
That was even while under the influence
of chloroform. He had ceased to have
lucid intervals, but on awaking from his
Inconsistencies his piteous prayer was
still for death or some relief from the
terrible internal burning sensation
which tortured him.
The final spasm seized the unfortu-
nate victim between and 8 o'clock,
| Friday night, after which chloroform was
administered every ten minutes.
The patient within eighteen hours
took pound and a half Of chloroform.
At ten O'Clock IL became evident that vi
tality was nearly exhausted. Circula-
tion became very slow in the extremi-
| ties, and the death sweat gradually crept
up to the knees and elbows, pulse was
hardly perceptible and the throtbing of
the heart could hardly be detected. At
IL p. m., after all pulsation had been
| suspended for minute or more, he
breathed twice and his tongue protruded
The eyes, which had been strained uI-
ward and backward until little more
than the whites were visible, closed ma
turally. The face was still distorted as
1t had been, but life had ceased. 1t was
case of death from nervous exhaustion.
Within few hours the features resumed
their natural look.
| WHAT THE DOCTORS DEDUCE.
The physicians have found some
things to confirm aud some things to
contradict the dica of the books. One
thing seems dlar, namely, that an in
oculated human being cannot germinate
the poison within thirty days, which is
the short limit laid down. In Alexan-
der's case, with the favoring condition of
place well supplied with blood, it re-
quired forty-two days.
At times AleXander's pulse showed