The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-21
DIED UNDER CHLOROFORM.
IALLY TOOK THE AN4ESTHETIC TO
HAZE A FINGER CUT OFF.
The Doctors Thought that His Heart Was
Sound-Dr. Delphey Says that tho Mnn's
Death Was Cnaccountabie,

The Doctors Thought that HE Heart was
Sound-Dr. Deiphey says that the Mans
Death Was Cnaccountabie.
Michael Lally. aged so years. OF BOZ West
Fifty-flfth street, died yesterday afternoon Mt
his home from tho effects OF chloroform ad.
ministered by DR.. Eden v. Delphey OF 800 West
Fifty-ninth street. assisted by DR.. Augustin
II. Goelet Of 351 West Fifty seventh street.
Lally got henlock splinter in the index fin
ger OF his right hand six weeks ago. and suf-
fcred intense pain with II up to yesterday. For
the first three weeks no went every day to SEQ
DIR. Goelet.
A bone feon developed. and about three
weeks ago Dr. Goelct called in DR.. Dephey.
and amputation was discussed. Lally did not
want to lose his finger. and an operation was
postponed. He continued to SEQ DR.. Goelet
every day. Finally gangreen set in. and ampu.
tation became necessary.
At 4:3O o'clock yesterday Drs. Goelet and
Delphey went with their instruments and
other apparatus to Lallys house. The family
had discussed the relative advantages Of ether
and chloroform. and had come to the conclu-
sion that 1t would be better to use ether A
young woman who was II friend of the family.
and who had taken both, had told them that
ether was safer.
In tho room ut tho time Of the operation be-
sides the patient and the physicians were
Lally's married daughter. Mrs Christopher
Tierney, and her husband. Mrs. Tiorney says
sho entreated DIR. Delphey to use ether. and
not cho,oform. and he told her he would. 1t
lister the anmsthetis, and DR. GoelSGt should
perfarm the operation. The patient lay upon
and her husband by the other. DR.. Delphey
covered with flannel and wrapped around WITH
Al nj ~ mr. Hhnt.
he sprinkl led a little chloroform on the towel
an. and told the patient to inhale. Lally took
Not 90 hnri said DIR. Delehcy.
But. then. according to Mrs. Tierney he
BEGAN to Gr n hardSr Soon no tsSan t.
side Of the bed. DR.. Goeet grabbed his feet.
and DR.. Delphcy followed him over on the beu.
haler. All ut once Lally seemed to stop breath
ing; Then Mrs; Tierncy says she was, nut out
her out: nuerward she SAID sho didn't know
i he doctors and Mr.. Tiorney worked for half
to. but without success. Mrs Tiorney watched
them through u crack in the door. At length
doctors told ally Wife and daurhter that he
was dead Mrs. Tierney. cried out that her
futhcr had been murdered.
to the West Forty seventh street station and
Treported the case. The Sergeant, sent n pc.
permit to put the body on ice.
Lally has been for twelve years porter in
the Eun Corlear flats Fifty seventh street and
Seventh avenue
DR.. Delphey said last night that it was his
intention to administer chloroform first and
then ether. He said that he and DR.. 4oeet
had agreed That 1t would be dangerous to use
either alone because Of the patients advanced
age. He used an Esmarch inhaler. It
tho first two joints. I'VE examined
the man heart and found it as strong
n persey Of his years. II was one OF those UNI
aHrconntable things that will hapEen occasion;
that chhroiorm was the safest anasthetic we
could use. 1t would have been cruel to per-
form the operation without the use Of any"
DIR. DelDhey is u graduate of the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons. class Of 80 Dr.
Goeiet was graduated from Bellevue in 1874.