Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-21
DISCHLER'S DEATH
At the Charity Hospital, New Orleans,
the Result OF Alcoholism and Jaun.
dice and Not of Yellow Fever,
As Was RepOrted-The Official Report Of
DR.. Joseph Jones-Statement of DIR.
Chaille, of the National Board.
The New Orleans Pieayune, of Wednesday,

| makes very full report OF the recently re-
| ported suspicious case of fever at the Charity
| Hospital in that city, and says: On Monday
afternoon Louis Dischler, a patient at the
Charity Hospital. died, exhibiting some
| symptoms of high lever and yellowness Of
| the skin, which suggested to some OF the at
tendants appearances of yellow-feyer. Notice
was given to DR.. Joseph Tones, president OF
the State Board of Health, and he, attended
| By DIR. s. S. Herrick and other ofhcisls Of the
| State Board, at once visited the hospital.
| DIR. S. E. Chaille, of the National Board OF
Health, having been also notified, was pres
ent, as we're number of other physicians of
| note. The assembled faculty proceeded TO
make an autopsy on the corpse, while DIR.
| Jones applied himself to investigating the
| history OF the case, 30 as to traceits bearings
| and relations to any possible causes that
might exist. As result of the post-nasrtem
examination of the dead body and an in
vestisation of the case in all its various
bearings, DIR. Jones made up report and
| diagnosis, which are here given, and which
| the doctor forwarded by telegraph 10 DIR. W.
d. Kelley, president of the Board of Health
at Galveston, and subsequently, furnished to
the agent OF the Associated Press a copy for
transmission over the W Tres to all parts Of
the country. The following is the official
statement from the hand OF the president of
the State Board of HEALTH
DIR. Joseph JOnes's Official Statement.
sThis day, July 18th, about 2:30 O'Clock in
the afternoon, | was requested by DR.. A. B.
Miles, house surgeon at the Charity Hos
pital, to examine a corpse at the Charity
Hospital. A thorough examination devel-
oped the following: Exterior, golden col
ored; no marked nothing of dependent por-
tions; universal gold color of integuments;
fibrous and serious membranes, from the diff
fusion of bile. Heart normal in size, firm in
texture; under microscope, transverse striae
of muscular tissue distinct; no fatty degene-
ration of the heart; textures OF the heart and
perlcardium discolored by bile--Liver con-
gested and of a brownish red color, with por-
tions of a lighter shade; under microscope.
liver cells distinct, with no m arked accumu-
lation OF oil globules. Mucous membrane of
the stomach highly congested, contained
about two fluid ounces of a reddish mucoid
liquid, coagulated by heat and nitric acid,
and containing numerous epithelial cells.
Kidneys large and cosgested; urinary blad-
der contained about one fluid ounce of golden
colored urine with moderate quantity of
albumen and yellow casts; many of the casts
were transparent with little or no granular
matter, indicating that Bright's disease may
have existed before the supervention of
iaundite.
'History OF the case: From the hospital
records, as we'll as from a searching personal
inspection and investigation, L gather the
following facts: Louis Dischler, age 81 years,
a native OF Germany, a resident of New Or
leans for twelve years, brewer by occupation
is said to have had yellow fever in 1878. He
has suffered for several years with large
ulcer in left leg, marks of which were visible
at pOst.mortena Was treated for ulcer in
Chsrity Hospital in October and December,
1881. He worked for several years in the
Canal Brewery, near Old Basin, then in Eagle
Brewery, $40 Tchoupitoulas street, until The
3lst Of March, 1882. June 20, 1882, he en-
tered the brewery No. 1910 Tchoupitoulas
street, Fourth district, near Louisiana ave-
nue.. No. 1910 is the only house in the
square, and is entirely isolated. His habits
were like those of brewers generally, intern
perate. On Tuesday night, July llth, while
drunk, he lay exposed to draft of cold air,
and next day complained OF sore throat, and
wrapped ice around his neck. DIR. c. E.
Schuppert saw him on the 18th instant. Pa
tient was jsundiced and suffering from the
effects of alcoholic stimulants. He pre-
scribed Glauber salts. On the 18th jaundice
was we'll marked; no fever, head cool, COM
a purgative. According to |
his landlady, on the 18th or 18th patient
was alternately up and down; was very yell |
low; drank two bottles of wine; was adj |
mitted TO the Charity Hospital on the morn
ing of the 10Th of July, and stated that he |
had suffered with access of fever every Sec
ond day. At o'clock am. on the 18th J
the temperature of the axilla was 1O4o 7
at 9 am, 1852; at II M, 1917;
at pm, 1902. The patient died in less than
twenty minutes after this rise of temperature.
We have, in this case, history embracing
intense jsuudice, no vomiting,
purgation, albuminaris, congestion OF inter- |
nal organs, rapid rising OF temperature and |
1eath. JOSEPH JONES, ND
President Board OF Health. State of Louisiana