New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-16
IN ELECTRIC SHOCK DID IT.

RESULT OF THE AUTOPSY on THE BODY OF THE
LATEST VICTIM.
Patrick Sullivan. the latest victim Of electricity
in this city, lies dead at his home No. sol East
FIchteth-st. and young wife and two young child
rem mourn his loss. The story of Sullivans death'
Mt the Manhattan Electric COmpany's building, in
Eigheth-st. fully and accurately told yesterday
morning in The Tribune. An autopsy the body was
held yesterday at 80 O'clock at the undertaking
rooms Of James p. Mauen No 346 East One-hundred-
and ffteonthst. 1t conducted by Deputy Coroner
Weston, assisted by Deputy Coroner jenkins. There
were also present Coroner Schultze. Deputy Coroner
DonIin and DR.. Richard J. OCOmen, of No. $40 East
Seventy -irstst who the first professionally to
examine sullivan after no found in the sub-cellar
Of the Manhattan building.
The autopsy showed the body to have been in a
healthy and wellnourshed condition. There were
burns on the index aud middle fingers of the left hand
and burn on the right side of the face. four inches
long and an inch broad The heart appeared relaxed
and somewhat abby, and what little blood ii contained
was OF fluid and dark in color From the sur
face Of the heart and lungs were numerous small
hcmorrhages, all the organs were cOngesed. ard the
internal conditions found to be the same as those
incident to the other deaths which have been due to
electricity The official declaration Of the examining
coroner Is that Sulivans death due TO a shock
occasioned by the discharge of an electric current
through the body by contact with electric wire or
metallic substance charged with electricity.
Or. O'COnnell, who was called when sullivan was
found, speaking of the report that the man might have
died Of heart disease said that in his opinion there
was no question but that electricity caused his DEATH
though a man suffering from affection of the heart
might be more liable 10 death from electric shock
than one whose heart in perfectly healthy state.
Tie habbiness and the unusually pale tint OF the
muscular structure Of SIllivans heart were the only
surface indications OF disease. Il can't say said
DR.. O'CoEnell. that there disease Of the heart
In this instance, but the habbiness and paleness
make proper further examination" Parts of the
heart, brain and kidneys have been taken away and
Will be subjected 10 expert micrOscOpicdl investigation
by DR.. Hermann NJ. Bggs, of the Carnegie Laboratory
In Last Twenty -siXth-st,
Reporters who visited the works OF the Manhattan
Electric Light Company yesterday with an
un0ualifed refusal on the part Of everyone In the
establishment 10 give any further particulars regard
ing SillVan's death, or to express any opinion CON
cefning IL. The fact seems to be fairly well es-
tablsIed, however that through the wire of the IN
cauAescent lamp which sullivan held IN his hand was
In some way communicated the fatal current and II
that current was of only 100 volts superintendent
Mackic saws, but alternating current, death was
NO. cfhc under the circumstances. That il was wire
which caused the burns Sulivan's fingers and not a
sfc.m pfUe. as first suggested by some of the
officials Of the Manhattan Company seems to be proven
v tho character OF the wounds and the close proximity
"a each other of the scared figures.
Al SuIvan's home. No. 5Ol East Elghtiethst..
no ono could be seen except DfOther 81 the dead
man Johu sullivan. who lives at No. 5O3 East Eighty
Grst-et and who. like his brother Is employed as
Grc,osr bv the Manhattan Company. Not being
90 duh In the DAYTIME nc could give no Information
riding his brothers death. He could moi say
whether any action would be brought against the
company, or when the funeral would take place