The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-20
WAS wAsMIseros MURDERED,

How the Doctors Handled his case
BY consulting the third volume Of th,
Melieal and Physical Journal, published il
London in tho year 1900 by 7, Bradley, Nj
D., X. Ba,tey, NJ. d., and A. A. Noobden
there will be found on page 400, descrip'
ton or report of the last illness of Washing
ton and the treatment given him. At pres
ont !. is interesting as an example of toe
much dOcloring to say the least. 1t is as
follows:
Sometime on the night Of Friday, the 10Th
inst, having been exposed TO rain on the
preceding day, Gen. Washington WAS at
lacked with az inlsmmatory affection of the
upper part Of the windpipe called in tech.
nical language, cynschet ranehealis. The
disease commenced with violent Rgue, sc-
compsnied with some pain in the upper
aGd fore part Of the throat, = sense 81 slric-
ture in tho same part, u cough, and difficult
rather than painful deguuon, which Yves
soon succeeded by fever raj a quick and la
borious respiration. The necessity Of blood
letting suggesting itself 70 the general, he
procured bleeder 10 tho neighbornood, who
took from his arm, in tho night, twelve or
fourteen ounces of blood.
lie could not by sUy means DO prevailed
on by tbs family 10 send for bis attending
physician until the following morning, who
arrived at Mount Vernon shout IL o'c ock
on Saturday. Discovering the case To Ia
highly alarming, aud EoreSeeipg lhs fr,sl
tundoncy Of tho disesse, two conaul.in. v.
sicans wore Immediately sent for, =
rived, one ut $3.50 and tho other at 4 o, I
In the afternoon. Ia the mesnlimD H.
ployed two pretty copioul bleedings, bis
tor was applied to tho part affected, two
dosea of calomel were given and M injection
administered which operated on the lower
intestlnOs but all without porceptible ad-
vantage, the respiration becoming still moro
difficult and distressing. Upon the arrival
of the first Of the consulting physicians, il
was agreed, as there wero yet no signs oil
accumulation in the bronchial vessels of the
lungs, to try the result OF another bleeding,
when about 80 ounces were drawn without
the smallest apparent alienation OF the
disaate.
Vapor OF vinegar and water were fire.
quentlY inhaled; ten grains of calomel were
gwen, succeeded by repeated doses Of
emetic tartar, amounting in all to five or iil
grains, with no other effect than a copiou,
discharge from the bowles. The powers OIL
life seemed now msnifestly yielding to the
force of the disorder. Blisters were applied
to tho e1tremitles, together with o cats.
plssm Of vinegar and bran 10 the throat
Speaking, which was painful from the be-
ginning, now became almost imprac.icabl Z
Respiration grew more and more contracte
and imperfect, till half-past on Saturday
night. retaining the full possession of his in,
tellect, when he expired without struggle
He was fully impressed at the beginning
of his complaint, as we'll ss through ever,
succeeding stage of II, shat ito conclusion
would be mortal; submitting to the severa
exortions made for his recovery rather as
duty than from nry expectation Of theil
efficacy. He considered the operations OF
death upon his system ss.coevil with disease
and several hours before his death, aftel
repeated efforts 10 be understood, succeeded
Ia expressing q desire that he might b,
permitted to die without further interrup
ton.
During the short period of his illness h,
economical his time in the arrangements o
such few OF his concerns as required his at
tentioD, with the utmost serenity, and antici
pated his approaching dissolution with ever,
denomination Of that equsnsmity for which
his whole life has been 80 uniformly and sin
sulArly conspicuous.
JAMES CLARK.
Attending Physician
ELISHA q DICK,
Consulting Surgeon