Evening journal., 1894-02-08
DYING OF HICCOUGHS.
For Ten Weeks John Carberry
Has Been Afflicted.
SEVEN DOCTORS WORK IN VAIN.

Tho Hiceoughs Began While a Barber Was
Lathering His chin--In Ten Weeks the
viatim Has Lost 81 Pounds Physicians
Are Interested, but inefficient.
NEWARK, n. j., Feb s-Ten weeks ago
John Carberry of 22 Webster avenue was a
strong, robust, medium sized man weigh
ing just l47 pounds and in the enjoyment
of perfect health. Today he is a mere
shadow of his former self, weighing less
than 50 pounds and hardly able TO talk,
much less move.
He is lying on a couch at his parents
home anxiously awaiting death to relieve
the agony he endures His sufferings are
solely due apparently TO an attack OF hic-
coughs which has baffled the skill of seven
eminent physicians of Newark and appears
TO grow worse daily, despite their efforts,
as well as the one hundred and one home
remedies usually applied in similar cases.
The most peculiar phase Of CarberrY's af-
Fiction is the manner in which it was con-
tTacted.
Began In BARRIERS Chair.
Ten weeks ago yesterday lie stopped at
his barber's, according to his usual custom
on Wednesday, TO get shaved. While up
plying the lather, Carberry says, the ha,-
Der used unusual force on the chin, and no
was suddenly seized with an attack of the
hiccoughs. IL became 50 violent he was
forced 10 leave the chair before he had been
shaved.
After slipping water and trying several
other old fashioned remedies without OBJ
tanning relief, Carberry left for Lalor's sa-
loon on Belleville avenue, where he was
employed as bartender
lie was rapidly growing worse, and I'M
able TO obtain relief he went home, and aft
er his mother had tried mustard plasters
on the chest and throat, potato poultices,
sugar and vinegarand several other house
hold remedies he summoned Dr. Chapman.
The latter prescribed and cheegily said
when leaving that the patient would be all
right the following day. But he wasn't,
and then DR.. Wendell was called in con-
junction with DIR. Chapman. Another day
passed without relief, and DR.. Corwin was
added to the list Of attendants without any
better results
The doctors were puzzled, the patient
grew Respondent, and the parents becom-
ing greatly alarmed added in turn to the
list Of physicians Drs. Lyon, Heh, Towles
and Hawk. The seven physicians held con-
sultation after consultation, applied all
huOWu ltlutAltss lulcIAdl anu tAleIHhAs
without affording the patient any apparent
relief.
Prayed For Death.
So it continued from day to day, W th
the patient rapidly growing thin and ema-
ciated, unable to sleep eat or drink, and
the hiccoughs recurring at regular inter
walls Of 30 seconds, until the sufferer actu-
ally began to pray that death might come
TO his relief The doctors say that such a
case is absolutely without precedent.
They presumed he might be affect d
with Inflammation OF the stomach aud
have used hot water as an emetic aud
douche, but without Htfording the patient
even temporary relief The case has 1t
tracted widespread attention, and hum
dreds Of visitors call no the house daily TO
ascertain the condition of the patient. The
outcome is watched with great interest by
medical men, and every one Of standing in
the vicinity has been consulted as to the
probable end Of the malady.
Carberry, notwithstanding his occur B.
ton, is a temperate man and was always
regular in his habits He worked as a ship
carpenter until five months ago, when he
began to tend bar.