Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
LIKE A SUNSTR0KE.
Joseph Klimehaple Overcome With
Artificial Heat and
HE DIES BEFORE AID ARRIVES.
The Local Health Authorities and the Fac
tory Inspectors
ASKED TO INVESTIGATE THE CASE

Joseph Klimehaple, aged 13 years and
six months, dropped dead while at work in
Marvin's bakery at o'clock Wednesday
evening. The boy lived with his parents in
the Eighth ward, Allegheny. The body was
removed to the boys home and Coroner Nc
Dowell was notified of the sudden death.
An autopsy was ordered and was per-
formed by DR.. R. G. Heron and Dr.. Stybr.
The physicians report showed that the boy
died from apoplexy superinduced by the
heat This report surprised the Coroner
and he decided to instigate thorough
investigation. He at once notified Health
Officer Baker and DR.. Guy McCandless. of
the Health Bureau. He also telegraphed
Factory Inspector Watchorn of the peculiar
case.
The Coroner impaneled a jury and
several witnesses were called. DR.. Heron
explained his report and said that the heat
in the factory mad affected the dead boy just
as a sunstrohe would affect him. The
physician also said that clot was dis
covered on the brain, that a hemorrhage had
resulted, and that apople1y was decidedly
rare in boys.
Very Remarkable Case.
DR.. Heron pronounced the case remark
able one, and insisted that death was due to
heat. He said he had been called hurried
ly to attend some one " ho was sick at the
bakery, but when he arrived there the pa
tient had been dead for about two minutes
In his autopsy he found all the organs,
save the brain, in healthy condition.
There was an evidence of fatty degeneration
of the heart, but it was not sufficiently de-
veloped to cause death.
Mr.. Marvin, the proprietor of the bakery,
said the place was well ventilated and was
at no time hot enough to distress the en-
the health of the boy, but was disposed to
believe that he had died from some other
cause than the heat.
DR.. Stybr corroboratedsthe evidence given
by DR.. Heron. He was satisfied the boy
had suffered from the heat He had at
tended the boy several times for sore throat
but his examination of the brain after the
autopsy convinced him that the lad had
been stricken with apoplexy, which he said
had been superinducsd by the heat.
Coroner Mcdowell at this point ad-
journed the inquest until this afternoon.
He explained to the jury that the factory
tion, and he asked that the jury inquire thor
oughly into this particular case.
Sent for the Factory Inspector.
He then telegraphed Factory Inspector
Watchorn that death under peculiar cir
cumstances had occurred at Marvin's bak-
cry in this city and asked that official to at
tend the inquest and investigation, to be
continued to-day. Up until late hour last
night Mr. Watchorn had not answered the
telegram and had not indicated whether or
not he would attend the Coroner's inquest
of the case.
Last night Coroner Mcdowell, Superin-
tendent Baker, of the Health Bureau, and
DR.. Guy McCandless, one of the city physi
clans, visited Marvin's bakery. They
called at the place about o'clock, the same
time the boy died at the place the night
previous. They made complete tour of
the institution and the result of their visit
will be supplied to the Coroner's jury to-
day.
DR.. McCandless was seen by q DISPATCH
reporter after visiting the Marvin bakery.
He said: 1--WE went all through the place,
and as far as I am concerned, saw little in
the place to be condemned. We found
there all necessary facilities for ventiIating
the place, and if these facilities were used,
then there is no responsibility attaching to
the proprietors of the bakery. We found
the heat registering about $50.
Hard to Figure on a Boy.
'Would that amount of heat produce
apoplexy?" was asked the Doctor
"Hardly," he answered, thoughtfully.
SIT is difficult to tell, however, Just how
much heat or cold boy can stand 1t de-
pends largely upon the boys condition.
Some boys and men are SO constituted that
they can stand more heat than Others As
a general thing We find few boys at work
where the heat is intense. Such work, as a |
rule, is performed by men, who can stand
more heat than a boy.
81 have not inquired carefully into this
case. On its face, however, it appears a
most remarkable one, as boys of such tender
years are seldom afflicted with apoplexy
unless they are exposed to intense rays of |
the sun. We occasionally hear of boys |
from sunstroke, but we rarely, if !
ever, hear of their suffering from apo
plexy."