The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-20
The LAST SLUMBER
EHFOLDS GONZALES
He Sinks Into Unconscious
ness, Dies Without Pain.
COLUMBIA Is HUSHED
And Deep Sorrow is Everywhere Manifest
Septic Infection From Gangrenous Cor
dition of Tissue Consequent Upon
Bullet Wounds Caused Dsah.
lRv the Associated Press


Columbia, s. c., jan 19--At one o'clock
this afternoon NJ G. Gonzales died at
the Columbia Hospital. He was uncon-
scious when the end came and death
was painless. His wife, his three
brothers, A. E., and W. E. Gonzales of
the State, and A. B. Gonzales, of Collie
ton. his sister, Harriet R. e. Gonzales
and members of the editorial staff OF
the State, and his devoted surgeons
were present.
The morning papers had informed the
public that hope had been practically
abandoned. few minutes after the
end came it was known all over Colum-
bia. The whole city is deep in sorrow.
There is no apparent anger, no display
of excitement, but even to a stranger
passing through the city. the unnatural
quiet at a time when the presence OF
the Legislature and the Inauguration of
a new administration imminent should
make it more unusually animated would
be noticeable. On the streets people
talked in hushed voices fthe great cal
amity and in the universal silent ex-
preston of sorrow, all other emotions
seem to be lost.
At six o'clock this morning DR.. w.
Gill Wyie, after consulting with Drs.
Gnerry and Barron and members of the
family in view of the hopelessness of
other remedies, decided to try the cx-
pertinent of the injection Of formaldehyde
acting on information of the recent dis
coveries of Dr. Barrows, of New York.
The fluid was procured and prepared by
an experienced druggist At 730 Mr..
Gonzales was conscious, and the, family
was summoned, in anticipation of a pos
sible unfavcrable effect of the injection.
At o'clock the injection was made in
the arm. 1t was known that favorable re-
suits in arrest of the pcritonEis, if
they would follow at all, would be at
once manifest. But there was no i'm
provement
AS time passed the patients respira-
tion grew weaker and the evidence of
approaching death palmer. Just he
fore the end the surgeons by request,
resorted to a second injection. There
was a momentary strengthening of the
pulse but almost before the injection
had been completed Mr. Gonzales was
dead
The following were among official bull
letins issued during the morning:
"10:30 a. mn. G. Gonzales is almost
in dying condition. AS a last resort
DR.. LeGrand Gucrry injected intravenous
injection of 500 c solution of Fromal~
dehyde with a strength Of / to 5000
The decided benefit was experienced and
little is now anticipated"
I'll a. m.-Mr. Gonzales is dying but
may last an hour or two hours"
~ nOon-Mr. Gonzales is slowly
sinking, may last until 1:30."
At 4:3O this afternon an autopsy on the
body was held by Dr. A. B. Knowlton,
county physician of RichIand. courtesy
OF DIR. KnowltOn, Drs. LeGrand Guerry
and James II. Mcintosh, VINO attended
MIR. Gonzales, assisted Other physicians
present were Is, w Taylor, j. w. Bah
cock, Lewis J. Griffith. d. S. Pope, L. x.
Philpot, F. 4. Coward, ID. T. Lancaster,
r. W. Gibbs and DIR. Fishburn.
1t is understood the finding CT the au-
topsy to be reported will, in a general
way, be as follows:
''Sepsis due to a slcughing of the large
bowel at and about the site of injury
to that organ. The point of entrance Of
the bullet was on the right side of the
abdomen. six inches below the right nip
plo. and two and a half inches to the
right of the middle line The point of
exit was on the left side Of the abdomen
eight and one-half inches below the left
nipple and nine inches to the left of the
middle line. There was a slight injury
TO the front wall of the stomach. Every
vital organ, including heart, kidneys,
lungs spleen, appendix, liver, bladder
etc, were examined and all found typi-
cally normal,
Surgeons attribute the death Of Mr.
Gonzales as shown by the autopsy to pro-
found septic infection from tho gan
grenous condition of tissue consequent
ur0n bullet wounds.
At five o'clock Coroner Green empanell-
cd jury with Allen Jones. prominent
business man, as foreman, most of the
other members being well known busi-
Eess men also. The jury viewed the body
after which tho inquest was adjourned
Until Thursday at n m, when testi-
.ony will be heard in the county court
Icom