The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-04-20

Mrs. DeuePs Fast Terminated in Her
Death-The Autopsy.

Mrs. Deuers Fast Terminated in Her
Death-The Autopsy.
Iowa CITY, Iowa, April 12-At 1880 to-day
Miss Hattie deuel., whose remarkable feat has
already made her famous, died Last night
friends and relstives were at her bedside, and
momentarily expected her death. Her pulse this
morning was jmperceptible and her respiration
thirty-fve to the minute. She has not drank any
water during the last twenty four hours, and it
seeming TO make her sick and when she drank
she complained of nausea. Even this morning
she evinced considerable strength, and was able
to communicate TO her friends by means OF her
finger and stick. She even reached out and
near the bed She was asked ii She was not
hungry and did not want something TO eat but
she answered in the negative to both questions.
nieb naH bp % h IN ber e0fs oopls a
clear and unaffected, and she seemed TO fully
comprehend all that was going on about her.
rounded s led by the friends and relatives who Who had
done so much for her. She sank gradually into
everlasting sleep.
IL had been determined that a post-mortem ex
animation should be held upon her death. At )
O'Clock DR.. A. G. Cowperthwaite, Dean of the
Homo o2athic Medical Faculty of the State Cm
versity, assisted by pr. J. ]. Caldwell, began an
examination. There were present also Or. H.
BaywOrth, brother-in law of the dead; Rev. +. T
Hiscox, pastor of the Baptist Church; David
/ ~ J.
NJ. Hess and Miss Ella Taylor. The body was
much emacated and entirely destitute OF odor
| The brain, deprived of its membrane, weighed
| forty-two and a half ounces. The duramater wa
slightly tinged, the blood thickened by congestion
and mottled in spots. The pia mater was brown
straw color, slightly Opaque. The drachnoic
membrane contained blood. The liver con
| tanned much serum mingled wich blood
| Many particles of albuminous .nattel
| lay between the membranes. At the base OF the
brain about an ounce OF fluid matter of straw
color The pia mater was congested at the verte1
and the substance slightly effused. The tissues o.
| the body were pale and bloodless. There wa,
considerable hepitization OF both lungs and ex
treme adhesion of both pluro. There was nothing
peculiar about the heart. The liver nomin
al. but both IL and the lungs were very much
atrophied. The spleen was deep, dark blush
brown. The gal-bladder contained one ounce
and half OF jei-black liquid. The stomach con
| tained small quantity of fluid and appeared
normal. The intestines and surrounding tissue,
were entirely normal. The intesines were
| wholly empty except a slight accumulation Of
faces in the rectum. The Kidneys were normal
the adipose and muscular tissues were almost en-
tirely gone. There was very little blood, but Il
was apparently normal The vocal chords wert
found TO be very thick and club shaped, presum
ably by nonusage, and the doctors think il doubt
ful II she could have spoken in an ordinary tone
of voice had she even desired to. Only about two
whisper, Il don't know" The brain, heart anC
stomach have been removed for a careful exami
nation, which viii not be concluded for some
time. The body weighed ifty-two pounds The
natural weight was about 100. The doctor
say the appearance of the body indicated deatl
by starvation. but they are surprised at the gen
orally natural condition of all the organs, Their
being nothing unusual or that would indicate
death resulting from exceptional causes o
marked insanity.