The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-05
HEART FAILURE
CAUSED DEATH
Or. Douglass Statement In the
Famous New York Case
OF H.C. Barnet.
POISON IN THE POWDERS
Barnet's Death Was Not Due 10 This
Cause. but 10 Heart Trouble.
the Doctor Says.
POISON IN THE POWDERS

NEW YORK, Jan. A--Detcctiye Captain
Mociuahy has given out ntatement mad,
by Dr. Henry Ilehman Douglass. relative
20 his treatment OF VI. G. Barnet, q
member OF tho Knlckorbocker Athletic
club. who died In November. iSss ton days
after having partakon OF powder
which ho had received from soma un.
known persons through tho mail
Mr., barnet WIT treated by Dr. Doug.
lass. who declared that he was suffering
from diphthsria. Interest In the caAe
has revived on account Of tho death Of
Mrs. Kate Adams. from par,aking Of a
tho contents OF bottle sent b Harry
Cornish. az tho kniokerbockor Club. by
some unknown person. Dr. Douglass
statement IL a. follows
ION October %. 1893. I was summoned
10 500 Mr.. Darnsi al tho Kniekcrbocker
Athletic Club. Mr. Barnet said that he
felt badly and had sore throat. ex-
aminod hln throat and found lnnamma-
ton OF tho right tonsil. ths adjoining
parts and tho uyuya. This part was GOV.
orod with membrane. Ills pulse was
about eo hlu temperature about % lie
stated that tho day previous hu had been
~ with hlA throat. and had taken a small
quantity of powder from box which
had been sent him In the mails-whleh
WAS evidently sample box Of Kuinow's
powders. After taking this powder he
had Immediately rejected II from his
stomach and had vomiied pretty thor.
oughly ilo called. In tho emergency.
Or. Wendell Phillips. who prescribed
snmo romody for stomach trouble Or.
rhllllpa said that no would not call again
unlos sent for, and tho next day Barnet.
feeling his throat s,ill torc. sent FOR me.
II told him that tho oxudation on his
throat looked aa n II must b. diph,herla.
but that tho symptoms were 30 mild that
wo should no, make a positive diagnosis
without examining thn germs OF tho
throat procured two culture tubes
and made a culture from tho membrane
from HIS ,onsii and developed the oul.
,ure
Returning 10 the club ia the afternoon.
! looked al his throat and found that
thu mcmbrpno had extended slightly, GOV.
cro'ng moro AREA than 10 tho morning.
told him that We woul not walt for tho
rvHult OF tho culture examination. but
] would Immediately give him him an In.
jociion Of aniLto1lnc. Mr.. Barnet had
no bad feeling from hlH stomach. Ills
pula1 was good and strong. he was not
confined - his bed. and ho had no vom.
iung OF dhrrhooa. lIo stated that ne
was a fool for taking anything that
oamo in tho mail. but that he WIS In tho
habi, of taking Kutnow's powders and
thu mailed box was handy. Tho mem
brann In the throat did not spread after
tho antlltoxino had been given. Mr..
tarnat WIS extremely Eick. and II was
considered a mild case OF clinical diph.
thoria. Tho cultures were examined the
following day. but strcptoccocci were
found IN largo numbem
Tho case was treated as mild case
NJ diphthcrla. and Mr. barnet took large
quantities OF nourishmcnt without vomit-
INK and without d.arrhoca. Tho dlph-
lhoria ran tho usual courue. the mcrn-
brano disappeared from tho throat, and
no was considered oonvulcscont from
tho dlphthoria. About thlr,y.slX hours
before hn died he. despite my instruc-
uonS. and despite the objections OF the
nurse, insisted upon going 10 the toilet
and remained theru about half an hour.
using tho toilet and washing himself,