New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-27
CURING 4 SNAKE BITE.
HOW BowERY SNOWMAN WAS SAVED FROM \
HORRIBLE DEATH

HOW A BONERT SNOWMAN NAo SAW f"'i -
HORRIBLE DEATH.
The death of James Reilly, the Snowman, from
hobite Of a rattlcsuakc has provoked much dis
cussIon "a 10 the curative value OF Whi'koy. Inc
pcneral IMPRESSION is Ia 1t he did not drink enough
hoc,use hc did not become intoxicated, and 1t IS
asserted that unless the person bitten becomes IN
txicatcd fine alcohol docs not have much effect on
fine poison This case of Edwin NJ. Worth show
man who had museum IN the BoVcTy where as
"the Great Eastern Traveller hccAhihited various
rare and curious objects, * one oi peculiar interest
lie had colony of live rattlosnako' IN u glass
case and IT was his habit 10 feed them AT mghl at'i
the closc Of the exhibition Although not pr"i"Ss-
| ,,,, f., lac a spaIc-charmer. lie was accustomed 10
enter this case freely and without ioar' Oh the
evening of ui, T. 1882 lac entered the cnsc ana ol-
suvina the lmGest oftho big sorpcutsmo, INK Il. ard
hin, nor rinact than uaual, ho " Fhpu-rd ht II ~
one 1uoa M hen, and waved .hla MANU- NV lN'l'i
of hcug frightened, NC i"",lie n'''l' '.,I
dnttmp M hn hand fastened ita ihusH ~ hl' lhumh
and h,up To- It, aud n WHR only hN hu"'"luk ~
head AGAINST the lupui the 'H'o ih"' ~ '""'" W.
/ n,,dr h. trInN ttH hold.
'Wn,th ,',-n man about forty one yente Of Hgc,
] cool and mel pos ,caar1, uud hr iuurdmt'l} "rht
/ ami Cr j, hnltl'of AhiaDry mud began nu,tiuE the
! iI1 ,,Li,b flowed ffr.iy from the two punrtnrov
/ Int At did not occur tu him 10 hind the lhulhn
uphIly hollow thr wound, ~ as 10 pioNrh the diiu-
/ SION ui the puiaousd Nru"ua h""I 'ii"' tl inc "'H
| t." llr A. h,.,y came and he duIk ou lhr cutlto
! c,i,te utt of the bottle nh1ut plut aud not he
/ coming ntoxcttrd at once, sent iol another PINT
| and drank that also. Ken an AZ once nr h''"m"
! blind drunk, and u ap tnacnlhlc con IL i"l was
! ciuyr.rd to the Chambers street Hospital llIr
| Ia. ti,uuib va, ,cauiiod. aud the two puucturcd
/ wounds were washed with pure 'arnphr acd' ana
a small dose of attopiJ was poured doWn MS lhIoil
Bat he was so uroflat"d 10y the alcohol
! that tho stomach pump was used ana
u,ut of wh,key was taacn out. lie was
/ then sent IN the amhu 2ice 10 brlt'ue ii"'Pit'I
plac.lint padded cclluscd fordip. ON niacsu ltil
ihe elect Of the liquor suh,ided. The puncture3 in
/ the Thumb were freely inc-cd, AID the hand ana
| arm were elye.opcd IN poaIjlcG OF hdAHe'd ali
| novdcrld charcoal mixed in O. uIl proportion, ard
anplicl -, hot as possible. As soon a. one began ~
cooi 1t was taken of and another hot one applied;
| gave a connected account OF his accident,
and of his feelings He was removed
to a regular ward ana IN ihe stIonnser
light his face seen To b. OF "A peculiar yellow
pll,ar while his eyes were Sel 'tpy IA ms IA II
! orbits. lie complained of INC cIcrncathG pans N
1 hsthumh and hand. They were liEc thoS" produced
by singing ncttes on much more lntopse. lie
suffered from thirst, Caylng zee All the time, but
could not retain any lulld on ms sl9mHGh., Inc
thumb and the nail were NOW black, the HAND.
fingers and forearm greatly swollen presenting a
peculiarly notified Appearance, green markings on
yellow sh ground. j litile isc water conquered
the nausea ana ne was I'h a'Ie 10
/ retain moderate doses of morphine and
Whskey. The temperature OF ms body
was over "A hundred degrees ana Eo became
dellrious that NIGHT, muttering constantly. lie
was oxcccdncly weak, his pnlSc was rapid and
feeble and # seemed that he was sinking fast
kept alive with whIakc} and milk. Under tins
Treatment he revived AMI Notwithstanding the
horrible pain lac endured, he slept at intervals.
This was the night of July ..
During succeeding days the patient was kept alive
10y unreuitting attention. The temperature OF his
body rose to lot degrees, aud his nosinls hegan to
bleed and had 10 he plugged. On July l3 h was
pItcn an ounce of Whiskey every nOuG ANA ammo
riacoI 'hvpodcrnic injections. He then BEGAN to
improve the heat of hiS body was lowered, and he
became stronger. But the stronger he grew, the
hercer The pans IN Gis thumb and hand.
These were relieve! by spIR,klhg poNdgIed o1inn
on the pOutices which had been Applied Contlnu-
ousIv SINCE his admission. The following day
Worth was much stronger Small doses Oi dlgais
were given him. aud Mite morphine was added
10 In, Uhlskey. The hypodeimlc injections ceased,
as he normal temperature oi the BODY was restored
and all the symptoms prom ed speedy recovery.
The poultce- were remoN ed from inc Pllleni 7haud
. aud arm and the umb WAS dressed with Pcruy ian
Lpl.am II was now found that the thumb was IN
a complete state OF gangIene' ana II was necessary
/ to animate IT. lie became stronger ahd stronger
and on the 9th day of september was discharged
cured. -t. F.. II
rccor,ls and their accuracy can be relied ON.
I'm the case of Reilly there was never any time
when amputatiou was possible. The poison affect
! ed the whole nervous system ana MS weakness
was such that he would have died under the knife
or thc late Bishop Wherefore this story II
told tu ono urrn.iun while Shaving ~ cOunlrr house
NOT many miles Wnd-rr. tne daughier of his host
lite eIl OF seven, suddenly broke out before all h
utdi viii Won aver yrry very tfplyl" The llsho
smiled, took the enid on his Knee, ana aad "Ol course
VIII, NY little dpIi what Ht' Tine chlid looked grave
IN up ~ him and lei fan the following "fthle queann
"Nht does cVcrr call tuu 'suapy SAINT" The feel
inpB of TIE rumpHng nJ easily be imagined Nut ~
U-hup was 80 equal go the orceaon. nnh ntte cnen
cynical glance Tuuni the tUun, replied RimpV. - wi
tell ven ny darling People call me 'eonly Hlm' hl
cause, When Yo Eel into hot whiet, always come oi
, with clean banda
I.ondon hna been engaged for some time II
eVo,ipn q Of tainaa phia ~ sunni tpiaun ~ th
,nunty wrte succeed We producing tsHf ut hilis'
,n4s tp take tho parn n ihuln nov in rtatnnrp, w
smst hoy would hn hal ptfflol tu NOV huN 10 utiiy
damaged unWhit. aud hii young tn W'hd ho hlshied
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