The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-02
HTCCOUGHS PROVE Fatal,
JoHS cARBERRr DIES xFrEB or.
THfRTEEy WEEKS or sUFEERJyo

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After thirteen weeks aud two days o, in..,
mit,ent spasms Of hiceoughing John Carta.,.
Of ~ Webster street Newark. died from AZ,
haustion at 3 O'Clock yesterday nfternoos
Carberry was - years oil and unmarrisi n.
was employed as a barks by J. j. I.Alo- =,
Eelleville avenue. lie noticed dozen year,
ago that. when the barber in shaving bin,
pressed upon n certain SPOT under his CHR
with his thumb or fingers hiccoughing va,
likely to follow This did not alarm him. b..
cause the spasms we're neither violent nor a,
long duration and IL was not until this win,s,
that theJ caused him any serious distrcsa
one evening after being shaved tho bI,.
coughs did not succumb TO any ordinary rem.
edies and kept him awake all night. He wen,
10 work next day but had. at short lntcryal.
attacks OF hiccoughs which kent him busy t,,,
ing the remedies suggested by customers and
others that he had heard Of lie stood on M,
head and drank gallons OF water IN the variou,
ways recommended to him. but getting no 70.
lief gave up work and went home. lie suffered
for n day or two longer before sending Tor
physician. More than n dozen other needles,
men werc subsequently either called In or
we're led by professional interest in the cass
10 pay him vista. II was not until the bio.
coughing had continued for ten weeks thai
publicity was given to II through THE SIN
since then over 1000 letters have been r..
ceiveI by Carberry's mother. They all con,
tanned suggestions for treatment or remeda
which had been beneficial to other sufHeraf,
Nearly 30 per cent. Of them were suggestion,
Of physical cures. and Of the balance a large
which had been Intellectually tried By the phy.
sicians In attendance.
Two weeks ago DIR. CRUDE OF this CITY rer.
formed nm operation. II having been agreed
that Carberrr's ease was one OF nervous origin,
With the assistance OF DIR. Towle, the attend.
ing physician. Dr. CRUDE cut and removed A
part Of the inferior mnNilary nerve. and for
day or two II was hoped that the Operation
would accomplish tts purpose.
Carberry seemed to rally, and his naroIysms
were much milder. The sore produced hy the
cutting. however. annoyed Carberry during
his waklng hours. and seemed to aggravats
he had silent but little and taken scarcely any
solid nourishmept. Broken ice and ice cream
seem ned TO give him more relief than anything
else. He weighed 147 pounds when first at.
tackled. and his estimated weight when he
died was less thHn!U pounds He hal wasted
away so that he seemed . skeleton covered
with skin.
A year or more ago Carberry had an attack
Of pneumonia. which nearly carried him OF,
and left him with pleuro- gastritis. from when
he was never entirely cured. He drank liquor
regularly. but not to excess.
. His mother and sisters were present when
the end came yesterday. They have been In.
iafatigahle in their ate dance upon him SINGS
he was confined to his home. and until yestsr.
lay were buoyed up with the hope that hs
would recover.