The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
A MAN YELLOW AS GOLD.
Found Moaning With Pain in
the Weeds
On the Banks of Shunganunga
Creek.
The Poor Fellow Has Possibly Fatal
Attack of Jaun6ice-Is at Saliva
ton Army Hospital.

Yesterday afternoon at $3.50 Charles
| Fink, a man 46 years of age whose
| home is at San Francisco, Cal, was
found lying on the bank of the Shun-
| ganunga creek near the Baughman ice
! cream factory, grooming with excruciat-
ing pain and almost in a delirious con-
| dition. He lay writhing among the
| weeds and dirt. His skin had a bril-
| liant yellow hue, his eye balls were
| yellow, and even his tongue and his
! gums had tint of yellow. His groans
| could be heard for some distance and
was attracted by the agonized walls of
the man, stopped and found him, he
was unable to speak for several min
utes. The farmer notified the police de-
partment by telephone and Knight s
ambulance was sent for the man..
When the ambulance arrived Chas.
Fink was grasping his own breast in
his arms in an effort to stop the pain.
His whole frame quivered with the bat
tie between pain and human resistance
which was being waged in the body
weakened by serious attack of jaun-
dice.
He was lifted into the ambulance and
taken to the Salvation Army hospital
and placed in the south ward on the
first floor. The physician in charge was
summoned and after time the mans
sufferisgs were somewhat alleviated.
Heavy coverings were placed over
him, for he said he was cold. Charles
Fink is a man of medium height, of
strong build, wears a full beard of black
tinged with a few grey hairs. He is an
uneducated man but is careful of his
language and is not given to talk
ing as roughly as men of his class. He
is not a tramp, but he has been tramp
ing looking for work.
The sick man presents a most pecu-
liar appearance From under his black
hair the yellow tint of the scalp show
ed. His blue eyes were encircled with
balls of bright yellow with occasional
n hr-CE acf md
arms were as yellow as a sunflower.
Il came to Topeka yesterday" he
said painfully and slowly. MY home
is in San Francisco, Cal. This attack
has been coming on me for nearly
month and for the last four days L have
suffered terribly. 1 started for Topeka
from the west. 1 was trying to get
work at the ranches and farms along
the way. Yesterday I was worse than
ever and I asked a farmer to let me
ride with him. When got near Tope
ka down by that creek I got SO much
worse that 1 had to get out of the
wagon. 1 went over and lay down on
the bank stayed there about two
hours and had terrible pain. / worked
around private colleges and schools in
San Francisco. l can't do real heavy
work on account of this trouble, but L
try to get work whenever 1 can. have
been troubled with this disease for sew
eral years, but this is the worst attack
ever had. The pain is terrible. My
chest hurts me so much. 1t is caused
from gall stones in my bladder. The
doctor says the only way to cure it is to
have an opera ton. But don't want to
have an operation
Fink says: 81 haven't Joined any
church but L am a Lutheran by belief.
These people at the hospital have been
awfully kind to me and if I hadn't
been brought here 1 don't know what
1 would have DONE"
Chas. F'ink's case is thought to be a
serious one. If the patient improves he
will be sent away when able to- be
about. Should he get worse an opera
ton will be necessary to save his life.
He is a single man. Captain Joseph
Hawk, of the Salvation Army said to-
day: 1.-The man seems like a good sort
of a fellow. He is not like the ordina-
ry tramp. I think probably he would
work if he were well and could find
endowment