Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-16
HIS CONDITION CRITICAL.

City Attorney DALEY Unable to Take
Any Nourfshment-In an Exceed.
insly Weak State-Dr. w. H.
Fluhrer, a New York Specialist, in
Charge of the Patfent-No Spasms
as Yet-The Family Hope for the
Best.
The condition of City Attorney Daley,
who has been suffering with lockjaw since
Saturday night, is extremely critical and
the gravest fears are felt that he will not
recover. Early last evening consultation
was held by Drs. James E. Stetson, Charles
A. Tuttle, T. 81. Russell, Frank N. White
more and DR.. William d. Fluhrer of the
Bellevue hospital staff, distinguished
New York specialist in cases of this ma
ture.
During Sunday evening Mr.. Daley grew
rapidly worse until at II O'Clock the pa
TENTS jaws became 80 firmly set that he
could not take either medicine or nourish-
ment. 1t was at this juncture that DR..
Tuttle was called and he remained by Mr..
Dailey's bedside all through the night
| and finally succeeded in making him take
his medicine.
Yesterday noon a very slight improve
| ment was noticeable in his condition, and
| the physicians and family began to enter
tain strong hopes of his recovery. In the
afternoon, however. a change for the
| worse became apparent, owing to the fact
that his brain showed signs of being af-
fected. Mr.. Dailey's jaws once more be-
came firmly set, and the cords of his neck
began again to contract, making 1t impos-
sible to give him either medicine or nour-
ishment. Finally the medicine was in.
jected into him and he was placed unde,
the influence of opiates.
Last evening it was reported that his
condition was substantially unchanged
The patient is extremely weak, being I'M
able to take any kind of nourishment, ano
his weakness is now a depressing factor in
the case, as it is feared that he may pass
away from sheer exhaustion. Everything
possible is being done for the suffering
man, but at present the chances seem tt
be decidedly against his recovery.
| Yesterday morning it was decided t.
send for DR.. William H. Fluhrer of tn,
Bellevue hospital staff, New York city, ant
he arrived in the city about 5 O'Clock las
evening and at once took charge of thu
case. He stated that every thing that hac
been done by the local physicians wa
what he should have done had he been il
attendance upon the case, and that every
thing was going as well as could be ex
pected. Shortly after his arrival he com
menced to inject the medicine in stronge
doses and continued the injections at regu
lar intervals throughout the night.
During the day there were many expires
sions of sorrow about town and man,
anxious inquiries at the house after Mr.
Daley condition, among the callers beinl
Herbert E. Benton, Lynde Harrison ant
Judge Studley.
Enquiries as to his condition about tow
were constantly being made from all classe
of our citizens.
The attack of lockjaw, as before stated
is the result of fall from a hammock
; week ago Sunday. At that time Mr. Dale,
fell from hammock at his summer resi-
dence in Foxon and cut cash in his heat
three or four inches in length. He drov
in to DR.. G. B. Adams' Office and had tn
wound stitched up, the doctor telling hin
to come in again Tuesday. Owing to tn
press of business in the city court MI
Daley was unable to again see DR.. Adam
until Saturday noon. In the meantime i
is thought that he took cold in the wound
which, together with the great menta
strain brought about by his business, re
suited in lockjaw.
At late hour last night it was state,
that Mr.. Daley was sleeping peacefully
and that the physicians had been able t.
give the sufferer some stimulant in tn
shape of Santa Cruz rum and brandy
After the consultation of physicians it wa
announced to the family and friends tina
owing to the fact that Mr.. Daley had sui
fered no spasms there was a slight chanc
of his ultimate recovery.
At two O'Clock this morning Mr.. Daley
condition was unchanged.