The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-27
C0URTING DEATH.
Stanhope, the Correspondent, and
His Cholera Craze.
After Being inocnlated He Tries in Vain to
Catch the Dread Disease-Detailed Ac-
counts OF His Methods.

HAMBURG, Sept. ga correspondent
today visited Aubrey Stanhope, the plucky
correspondent Of the New York Herold
who, after subsecting himself to inocula
tiOn with cholera bascilli at Paris came
over TO the plague-stricken city on the Elbt
and lmmured himself in ward OF the
great Eppeadorfer Krankenhaus. in order
TO test the efficacy of the alleged preventa
tive measure. After describing his ad-
mittance to the hospital, the World CORE
spondent says: 81 was directed 20 ~
ward, the evil fame of which, as re-
ceptacle for the worst cases of cholera, is
spread over Hamburg At a cot, the
fourth one from the entrance, l beheld
man seated at its side. changing the posi-
ton Of very sick patient. He did not
observe my approach, and continued his
task of turning the helpless form in his
arms. Then he slowly arose aud preceiv-
ing me, q surprised look passed over his
face.
This Ia Mr.. Stanhopeg' / said.
What in the world brings You hereF'
was the reply.
Stanhope was clad in long, unbleached
linen coat with nickel buttons, the uni
form of the Ephendorfer attendants, which
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closely from top TO bottom. A
WEARY SORT OF SMILE
passed over his face as he spoke. I could
see that the cheeks were followed and the
face WAS unnatursliy pale.
well, the fact isl said Mr.. Stanhope,
Il am done up. dead beat / have had
little or no sleep, and what | have had
hasn't been good for much. have tried
10 sleep on the floor, rather unsuccessfully,
between two cots, but it is really trying to
be IN such a place when q poor chap is
dying on each side of you | never went
through such an experience before, and
can't say | shall banker after another
chance TO repeat it. But l have had
great experience, and l have been so
deeply interested in my work that have
forgotten my own personal comfort Come
ana look at my poor chaps.'
/ walked slowly down the ward with Mr..
Stanhope, in front of each cot, and paused,
while he explained the peculiarities of the
case of the PROSTATE victim of cholera.
The man whom was turning when you
came in, /" he resumed. lis q cook. He is
gone up fear"
A single glance showed that the occu-
pant of the cot was in condition OF pro-
found collapse. He was bald-hesded,
round faced, short and thick-set, with
chest heaving deeply. His mouth was
half open, his eyes turned upward so as to
show only the white coats between the
lids. He was doomed beyond hope.
II have tried to cheer him ty saying |
would have him COOK me some sausage
when he got OF his legs again. 1t is no
use He won't last later than O'Clock, ;"
said MIR. Stanhope
This one won't pub through. think
you don't look quite comfortable, my
man. and Mr.. Stanhope changed the po-
r-@ 81 nr 7od him
stupidity with sunken eyes down deep be-
low the level OF his highly flushed cheeks
tsThis case makes q better showing than
at any previous time. There is one more
of them who seems as if disposed TO re-
cover. How are you, old man." said MIR.
Stanhope, pointing 10 gray headed, good
natured patient who appeared convalescent
A boy was described as having only 20
pfennings TO mis- name.
81 have been writing letter for this
one as another cot was reached. A tall,
thin-faced man, with intensely black hair,
eyes and whiskers, lay with flushed face,
breathing slowly and heavily in q partial
stupor
This is my bad case" said Mr.. Stan
hope. ''He fought me when L tried 60 hold
the thermometer under his arm. / have
noticed that bad tempered patients have
not done well. AS for alcoholic subjects,
they don't seem to be favorable for treat
ment They all have done poorly"
When the tour Of the ward had been COM
pleted Mr.. Stanhope accompanied me out
eide.
'-You see, have been nurse, laborer,
scrubber.
CLOSER OF DEAD MEMS EYES,
whatever you will. / have tried as hard
as possible TO contract cholera.
have drank elbe water and the total lack of
precautions have permitted myself in the
ward-well, / WON'T describe what L have
gone through. Ii won't bear repetition. |
submitted TO incubation st Paris with the |
best Of intentions, and l have tried, but in
spite of every thing l don't get cholera. |
WHAT can dol''
Mr.. Stsuhope stopped short and looked |
me In the face with an earnestness that |
wGs almost ccmical.
II have thought" he said, that If one |
were disposed to commit suicide ne had
better try an easier, more certain and more |
pleasant method than trying TO do himself |
up by cholera. feel all right except that
my feet are fatigued."
took Mr.. Stanhope's temperature; it
was So of tho scale on the CELSIUS ther- |
mometer. felt his pulse. At first it was
very rapid, attaining 100 beats TO the min
ute This was probably due TO the excite
ment of seeing me, for IL subsequently fell |
TO about ninety Mr.. Stanhope said that
this evening he will end his term Of ser
vice in the ward and that he will remove
TO room in the large pavilion
near the entrance OF the gate.
where he will go into quarantine
In entire good faith. The question of the
utility Of the incubation of cholera bac-
cilll as preventative OF the Asiatic dis
Ease is not proven by his experiment. The
cholera, according to Professor Koch, is
into the stomach and the bowels
xereraIiy by water. A healthy digestive
action OF the stomach will destroy the
germs. and only deficient digestive process
sllow them 60 pass through the stomach to
he bowels Intact. MIR. Stanhope's diges-
ion. as ne described il to me, Is like that
If horse. Hence, he has swallowed water
rom the river Elbe with impunity. He
aas tried his best to contract cholera, and
~ fafsad nm To data Az he rnifanuslu or