Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-06-23
Observation-Disclosures


Solberg, was at my Office Sunday
evening, January 1, 1869, where |
had been called by a telephone
message from my brother j. H.
Belyea. AT that time [ made an
examination and found the girl to
be in a deplorable condition. [
advised her to go to the hospital
but she refused on account Of her
limited means. As she must go
somewhere, I told her that she
might come to my house and [
would do all [ could for her. This
she agreed to do and she, Sampson
and I went over. When we got
there l asked for some guarantee,
and Sampson went over to Julia
and got $50 and laid it on the
table. After that Sampson went
away and Mrs. Belyea helped Miss
Solberg up stairs, and to bed.
She was in great pain and vomited
p%rofusely, SO [ gave her a hypo-
dermic injection Of morphine, that
relieved the pain and she passed a
quiet night. Monday 1 gave her
three more hypodermic injections
Of morphine and she rested easily,
although there was some hemorr-
hage and symptoms Of approach.
ing labor. Tuesday and Wednes-
day her condition was unchanged
with the exception of a fever and
a slight increase Of pulse. We'd
nesday night about IL o'clock l
was called by my wife who said
the girl was having fits. / dressed
hastely and rushed into her room
and found her in a eclamptic fit.
To eliminate the poisonous mat
tiers that were causing the con
WILSON'S, we applied hot clothes
and gave her a few whifs of chloro-
form to diminish the severity of
the commissions. After the attack
had somewhat abated we gave he1
some liquor and a hypodermic in
lection of strychnia. She was
very weak after that. Next day
she was again attacked by fits and
practically the same treatment was
given. [ then deemed it best tc
call my brother into consultation
and he came over. We decided
that an operation was necessary
I wanted to perform the operation
Immediately, but my brothe7
thought we ought to wait a while
W. did so and when after some
hours there We're symptoms tina.
another eclamptic fit was coming
on we decided to operate at once
W. tried but failed, and tn
wounds found at the postmorten
were probably inflicted at tina
time. We made the girl as com
Portable as possible, and although
she passed a quiet night she wa
very low. Friday afternoon sh'
had another eclamptic convulsio1
and at seven O'Clock that night
realized the fact that she wasdying
Being alone, I called in DR.. Jone
who remained with her until sh,
died, about one-half hour later.
then went to the telegraph ofic
and wired Sampson as follows
"Julia died at my house this even
ing while sewing. Notify he
folks what to do. Keep up you
courage" I worded the Telegram
in this way SO that Sampso
might have something to show
her friends. I then notified NJ:
Nimmo and he came to my house
suggested that the body be lai
out in my parlor but he thought
would be more convenient to tax
it to his undertaking rooms, whic
he did. The next morning SamI
son and Thorvald Solberg came
my house and asked where JUL
was and [ told them she was g
Nimmo's and offered to show thel
the way, but they said it was Ill
necessary. They went away an
awhile later Sampson came bac
and asked for her clothes an
money. I gave him her clothe