The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-20

MEDICAL SKILL BAFFLED-

NJ k9tumDlas y. c., Jan. l9.-After four
Gays OF sunering, death came shorty
after noon TO-DAY to NarcIsso Gener
Gonzaies, editor of rne Columbia STATE
who was snot last Tnussoay py Lleu-
tenant Governor James ii 1lIiman.s
he was unconscious wnen the end
came. his wlre, nus three brothers, ms
sisters, members OF the editorial stan
OF ine state, the surgeons were present.
The morning papers nad informed tne
puoIc that nope mad been practicany
abandoned. A few minutes after the
END came 1t was known all over Column
bia. There is no apparent anger, no
display of excitement, but an unnatural
quiet IS noticeable throughout the city.
This morning DR.. W. Gill WyIie, after
consulting with Drs. Query and Barron
and members of the family in view OF
the hopelessness of other remedies decid-
ed to try the experiment of an intraven-
Gus Injection of formaldehyde, acting
on information of the recent discoveries
OF Dr.. Barrows of New York. The fluid
was procured and prepared by an ex-
perieneed druggist. At 7:S0 Mr.. Con-
zales was conscious and the family was
summoned in anticipation OF a possible
untavorable effect OF the injection.
Formaldehyde Injection.
At Q o'clock the injection was made
IN the arm. 1t was known that favora-
BILE results In arrest of the peritonitis if
they would follow all, would be at
once manifest. But there was no i'm
proyement, As time passed the patient $
respiration grew weaker and the evidence
Of approaching death became palmer.
Just bfore the end the surgeons by
request resorted to a second injection.
There was a nomentary strengthening of
the pulse, but almost before the injec-
tion had been completed Mr. Genzales
was dead. An autopsy ON the body was
held by DR.. A. b. Knowlton this after
noon. Doctors Dergrand Query and
James Fl. Mcintosh who ATTENDED Mr..
Gonzales. assisted.
It,is understood that the finding of the
autopsy will in general way be as fol-
lows:
'sepsis due to sloughing of the large
bowel at and about the site of the injury
TO that organ. The point of entrance
of the bullet was on the right side of
the abdomen. six inches below the right
nipple and two and 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
slight injury to the front wall of the
stomach. Every vital organ was ex-
ahmed and all found typically normal"
Wound Caused Death.
Surgeons attribute the death of Mr.
Gonzales as shown by the autopsy to
profound septic Inflammation from gan
grenous condition of the tissue, conse-
quent upon bullet wounds.
Coroner Green, late this afternoon. en-
paneled jury, with Allan Jones' a prom
tnent business man, as foreman. Most OF
the other members are well known busi-
ness men also. The jury viewed the body
after which the inquest was adjourned
until Thursday at p. m. when testimony
will be heard.
Attorney Coleman L. Rlease. who is
said to be one Of Colonel TiIlmans law
yers, was present when the Jury was at
the hospital but took no active part.i in the
proceedings.
Soon after the death of Mr.. Gonzales a
telephone message carried the news to
Captain Sigh. the County jailer and he
apprised Colonel Tillman. It is stated
that the latter received the intelligence
without any expression or betokening any
emotion one way or the other. He was
asked tonight if he would make a state
ment and replied through his brother-in-
law, ex-Judge Buchanan. that he had
nothing to say.
ity Episcopal Church at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon. Right Rev. Ellerson Ca
pers, Bishop Of the Diocese of South Car
olina. will conduct the rites. The active
pallbearers will DC the members of The
state force, including those members Of
the editorial staf who have been long
associated with him and representatives
of other departments of The State office.
When the news that the end had come
was bulletined to Charleston today the
flags on the buildings of The News and
Courier and Charleston Post were at once
placed at half-mast
Throughout today and tonight hundreds
Of kilograms of sympathy have poured
In not only from communities, newspa-
pers and citizens from all over South Car
Dlina but from many American cities
North and South Among them were ex-
pressions from Hugh Thompson of
New York, Ex-Governor of South Caro-
Ina, and Gonzalo De 0uesada, the Gu
ban Minister at Washington.