Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-21

Henry B. Lewe, Cigar-maker living
with his wife and three children at So north
Murray street, in the east end, was brought
to the office of Drs. Mclaughlin X Austin
last night, for surgical assistance. During
the past four days, Lewe has been suffer
ing one of the most frightful and remarka-
BILE experiences that ever befell a resident
of this city. SO far as the medical records
shows. Ii
MAY YET PROVE FATAL,
but Lewe's symptoms are slightly more
favorable today and there are hopes rather
than grounds. for his recovery.
Last Sunday morning, when Lewe arose.
he talked hoarseIy and complained of an
intense tickling irritation in the throat. He
said he thought he must have caught cold.
The difficulty became more marked, fol-
lowed by an intense burning sensation in
the chest and strange feeling, as II some
thing were chasing up and down his bron-
chial tubes. The sensation was followed by
eough-Slight at first, but growing in force
and strength, until it racked Lewe's body
from head to foot This terrible cough in
creased in frequency after it could go no
further IN violence, until every time the
Door man breathed he was racked and
shaken as if in convulSion. His eyes be-
came bloOdshoOt
HIS FACE PURPLE.
and his whole person showed the frightful
= haiFFr s,,hfaataI =
long as he could refrain from respiration he
was not troubled, but the instant he took a
breath, the terrible cough followed and
bore him. down, painting, gasping and almost
bursting. The continued cough finally de-
ranged his nerves and muscles TO such an
extent that his hands clenched like those of
a mali in fit and could not be unlocked.
He could neither sleep nor eat, and seemed
to be rushing toward death with painful ra-
pidity.
Last night, Mr. Newell, the cigar manu-
facturer, at 233 west Main street, for whom
Lewe works, insisted on his going to see a
physician, which up to this time Lewe had
refused to do. He was taken TO the office
of the medical firm above named, and given
such treatment as the case indicated.
1t was evident TO the physicians,
and they so stated, last night that
unless there was cessation of
of the violent symptoms. Lewe could not
last long. There was extreme danger of
bursting bloOd-vessel or of inflammation
of the respiratory organs from the terrible
strain upon them.
What the foreign substance is-what has
lodged in Lewes throat or lungs with such
terrible effects can only be surmised.
From the description of the sufferers feel
ings, DR.. Mclaughlin was inclined TO the
opinion that a feather had found lodge
ment there, and was producing the racking
cough by tickling. But Lewe and his
friends are inclined to the idea that during
the night preceding the attack
A MOSQUITO OR A FLY
more probably the former-flew into his
mouth and down his throat as he slept. Some
go further, to the belief that the mosquito
must have stung him in the lung or bron-
chial tubes. In any aspect, the case is Ger
tainly a most remarkable one.
Newell Bros. received word this morning
that there was some improvement in Lewe's
condition today and dIminution in the Vi
olence and frequency of the cough. During
the night, he had three violent discharges
of matter from the lungs or stomach, and
it is likely that the foreign substance was
elected after four days and nights of con-
slant coughing.
1t is to be sincerely hoped that Lewe will
pull through. He is deserving young man
but has been pursued by continued ill-for-
tune During the May floods
HIS HOUSE WAS DROWNED OUT.
About the same time, he lost child from
diphtheria, and soon after another babe was
born pitifully deformed and very sickly.
With these facts in view, the present case
is particularly distressing.