The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-09
A PERPLE1ING CASE.
RvMoRs OF A YOUNG LAoTs DEATH


A rumor was circulated yesterday that Mis-
Henrietta Wise, a youpglsdy living on Sixth
street, east OF Main. had died from the fleets
Of an Ans lthetic administered By dentist.
The reports In circulation were very conflict,
ing, and all more or less at f,ult. The cir.
olimstances which gave rise TO them were In
yesti, nted by reporter, and found 10 be as
follows: About three weeks ago Miss Wise,
who was the daugn'er OF an emplOye OF the
North Wheel ng Glass Works, and was about
twenty.three years old, called upon Dr..
George Cadd.e, the Market street denlist, aud
asked him To pull Six tee h for her: She was
accompanied by her sister and another
young lady. DR.. C4ddle proposed TO
give her ether, hut she was aVefse
TO taking 1t. Her sister also pro-
tested against her taking II, saying that Hem
rietta was stllicted with rheumatism Of the
heart, and IuAt 1t would be dangerous for her
10 take an anu thetlc. The patients own
scruples werY finally overcome, when her
sister il Il the room. The other lady remain:
ed, aud Witnessed the operation. But four Of
thu uix teeth were pulled, and Miss Wise's
sister return d to the room just Us she was
recovering from the effects OF the operation
ina lad .es returned home, and no evil effects
of the areIhetic or the operation were no.
ticed thatday. The next morning, however,
the Young lady came d wn stairs and
iell into her mothers arms, saying that she
was sick, and felt that she was going 10 die.
She wa, very weak, and said she had been
compelled to sit down several times in coming
down stairA She was sick for several days,
when she felt stronger, aad went about the
house. She was up about week, when she
had a relapse, and became delirious, remain.
. Il - Int tu until haF haath
which occurred Thursday night
This story was Obtained from Miss Wise's
sister, She also said that When Henrietta
was tsken sick, the family physician, Or. A.
+. Stifel, was summoned, and that he as
crIbed the d. ease TO tue use OF the ap@Sthet.
icA This belief was already firm IN the
minds OF all the members OF the family. A
few DAYS ago, however, DR.. Stisel, when asked
bV Mr., Wise II he still attributed the disease
10 the ether, said he did not, but 1t probably
aggravated the attack.
The sister, two or three days after Henrietta
Was taken sick, called on DR.. Caddle and told
him OF the sickness, but he Gained her Tears,
aud said the ether could not hurt child,
and that she was merely alarmed She was
firmly OF the opinion, however, that the
arGHhetc was the cause OF the trouble.
"Why,n said she to reporter, "9ou could
smell 1t on her breath for two days"
Dr. Caddle waS seen last night he says
that when he heard the rumors OF the young
ledy's death, he at once went 10 DR.. sdfel
ana asked him II the ether had anything to
do with Miss Wise's death. He was assured
that it had not. Dr. Caddle explained that
he had pulled several teeth for her before
aud had administered no anRIthetic After
wards he had learned that the young lady
was subjsut to rheumatism Of the heart and
thought thatit was not safe to pull SO many
teeth without an auaesthetie. He therefore
gave her little either to quiet her nerves
The second time she called upon him. He
had no idea That 1t had any /. huence on her
health. m
The case is a peculiar one. II is possible
that the yourg lady's illness just after her
visit 10 The dentist was mere coin
cidence. DR.. sufsl says that she died FROM
low type OF fever, and:the family admit
that she had all the fever symptoms. The
length Of time that elapsed between the use
OF tie ether aud the young lady's death do
not point 10 the pgency of the ether
in the fetal result Of her illness. In
all likelihood tie natural feelinglo OF the fam
lily have effected their view Of the case,
and the al u rthetic did not contribute to
Miss Wise's illness.