Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27

went 70 thc drug store he and | had |
conversation about the performance OF the |
operation heretofore alluded to, and also
day or two before that Sunday preller
described 10 me his symptoms, aud con.
eluded that he was suffering from strict
IRE, and that tho best method of treating
him was by passing tho osthcter took
my authorities on medicine, read 10
Preller directions as 10 the proper meth
DDS OF administering chl1goform, and
refreshed my mind as To precautions to
be used. There are margiual notes on
the pages treating OF the simplest aud
safest method Of using the drug, but I
INSIDE q use aytar before I left England.
Alter this conversation with Mr. preller
went 20 the drug store, purchased four
ounces Of chloroform aud a quantity OF
absorhaht cotton. On this same day
Preller and had gone TO another drug
store and made some purchases which ho
said we must have aud could probably
not get on our Journey 10 Auckland before
we should arrive at San Francisco II
had been understood between us all the
time that was 10 sell my magic lantern
and some other things In order to raise
money for the trip TO San Francisco, and
that he was 70 pay for my passage
TO Auckland, with the understanding
that should refund to him the coat OF
passage. While in this drug store |
ordered and drank q mixture, bromide
and valerlantca and amonia, 20 quiet my
nerves. drank this In the presence OF
preller. Tie paid for ", AS he did for the
other things purchased there. we then
returned TO the hotel, ana on our way up
20 my room stopped at the cigar stand
ana pnrcha' ed oox OF CIGARS, Tor which
also my companion paid We then went
up stairs and spent some lime smoking
aud discussing the proposed operation,
soon alter when frellor went 10 his own
room, returning presently after having
removed his walst-coat ana replaced nv
coat Win MS dresslng'gown' lnl-
mediately thereafter we began TO
make preparations Tor tho opera.
ton, Prellor removed his uowsers anu
drawers ana lay down upon the ped !
placed four-ounce bottle OF cbloroform
on the washstand and poured out
gramme OF the liquid upon piece oil INT,
which ioi led three tunes. ! then
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SIX inches from my patients lace, SO tna'
the Napor from me chioroiorm might De-
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r The witness here described tho lorna
+ ton OF the genital organs aud their sens
J. tlveness. He explained that In periormin
+ any operation upon them II was necessar
:, that the patient should be rendere
c wholly unconscious OF the resulting pair
= "lt WAS evident TO me that Preller wa
! Htill conscious OF pain, and pourc
o out erimme or a 9ramme and hal
more 81 chlorotorm upon the lint, whic
q | again placed before his face. Before
n knew It Preller's breathing became yer
J. labored, a, once suspended the admin
Al istration Of chloroform, for knew tha
u his condition was serious. l seized
d pair Of my surgeons scissors, and az ono
W cut his shirt and undershirt from tb
z body and tried all means OF resufcitatio
h with which was familiar; | slapped hi
with wet towels on the breast aud necl
II dashed cold water on bis chest and a
,r tempted TO restore respiration by moyln
!. his arm up and down ! continued thes
&c efforts to revive my friend for over ha
10 an hour, put ~ was useless, 9
% lrely useless SHORTY aiter ~