The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-30
FOR Ten DAYS IN
STATE OF COMA
Nellie CorCoran's Condition
Battles All Doctors.
her HEART SLIGHTLY BEATING
Evsy Known Means 10 Awaken the GIh
Has Been Tried Without Result
Shs May Ole.
her HEART SLIGHTLY BEATING

New York, Oct. 30.-Unconscious and
with scarcely a perceptible pulse. Miss
Nellie Corcoran has been lying in St.
vincentis hospital for ten days, despite
the use by the surgeons of every known
method to revive her.
Her case Is a mystery. The physicians
cannot account for the unusual length
OF the coma. Lying in any position in
which she is placed she is TO all appear
ance dead. except for the slight bea ting
OF her heart
Specialists have been called In consul
tation. but they cannot properly dag
nose the case. All agree that the young
woman had suffered no injury, and say
that unless she recovers consciousness
soon she will In all probability die.
Miss Corcoran was employed by Mrs.
G. Manss, at 223 East Fourteenth street
A week ago Saturday night she retired
about 1880 o'clock. Mrs. Manse was
awakened during the night by the
scratching of her dog. and getting up
saw Miss Corcoran apparently soundly
sleeping
The next morning Miss Corcoran did
not appear at her usual time and Mrs.
Manse tried TO awaken her She could
not arouse her and called in DR.. Branden-
BERG, who lives in the same house.
For three hours the doctor worked over
her in an effort to restore her to con-
sciousness. but without success. DIR.
Brandenberg then suggested that Miss
Corcoran be sent to st. Vincent's hos
pital, and this was done.
The doctors at first treated Miss Cor
coran for opium poisoning as some head
ache powders containing .hat drug were
found In her room. After several hours
treatment they satisfied themselves that
she was not suffering from opium
For hours every day since her arrival
at the hospital the physicians have
worked over the patient. She was sub
Jected to electric shocks, but aside from
a slight twitching OF the muscles she
made no movement. The voltage was In
creased until it was so great that the
doctors became fearful OF endangering
the faint spark Of life.
PULSE VERY WEAK.
The physicians believed for a time that
Miss Corcoran might be In a hypnotic
trance. but now say this is impossible, as
she would have been restored to con-
seriousness by some OF the various treat
ments.
Her pulse, while very weak, is only
slightly faster than normal and the ther-
mometers applied constantly have failed
TO register more than half degree OF
fever During the time she has been in
the hospital she has aged greatly
At the hospital last night II was said
that Miss Corcoran was still uncon-
scious,-an that II was possible she was
suffering from spinal meningitis.
Mrs. Manse declared last night that
Miss Corcoran was a most estimable
young woman. that she lived with her
parents at 14N Third avenue.
John Corcoran. the father OF the young
woman. when seen at his home in Third
avenue last night. declared he could In no
way account for her illness. He said
she had always been very healthy
young woman and had never been I'll In
her life. He said she knew absolutely
nothing about hypnotism or the use OF
opiates