New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
.SEPTTCKMI4 Fatal.
Fovmalin Helped Womsan Uho -4tso
Suffered from Pneumonia.

Tornalin has failed 20 save the life of one OF
lhe patients being treated with Dr. Barrows
new remedy for blood poisoning Yesterday Mrs
Caroline Thompson. forty-two years old, of No
AZ washington-st who was being treated at
st vinoent's Hospital. died. The doctors say
that the case was an aggravated one. and Dr
William /. Baner. The visiting physician at ST
Ninoent,s Hospital, who had personal charge OF
the case predicted her death.
According TO Dr. Baner. the woman was struck
on the head with cuspidcr. The blow inflicted
2 scalp wound which was dressed. and she went
home That was on November "a last. Three
weeks later double pneumonia set in. and the
woman was taken TO ST Vincents Hospital
When she was examined there it was discov-
cred that she was also suffering from blood
poisoning. DR.. Baner was asked 10 examine the
ratient He said that he found streptococci IN
the blood. and decided TO try foTmalin He eN-
pressed the opinion that the blood poisoning
was caused by the saliva which had come from
the cuspidor. He decided to try forrlalin, ana
the case was watched with much interest. On
account of the pneuraonia the wonlan's condition
was weakened. and DR.. Baner said that it was
not 2 fair test Of the drug, and that If the
,,a+ien+ had recovered IT would have been a.
miracle.
An sutorsy was performed the woman's
1,odv after her death. and the doctors at the
,,osnitsl declare that blood poisoning the
cause of death. They found that some of the
organs were not in healthy condition.
According TO the blotter OF the Charles-st. sta
1ion Mrs. Thompson vas removed from her
home To St. Vincent's Hospital on November l.,
suffering from scalp wound. The record or the
case at the hospital says that Mrs Thompson
WAS suffering from "a scalp wound and alco-
1,olisu7" and that her wound was dressed ana
she was Immediately discharged Again the
,,olioe hotter Of the Charlesst station says thaI
on December l. last the woman was removed
in an ambulance from her home 10 81 vincent >
TTespital suffering from rheumatism The hos
,,ifal record on that day simply says: Sca'p
wound"
DR. Raner when he first examined the "oll6ii
said that she was suffering from pneuinohla anu
blood poisoning. a man who said ne Was NIi .
-Thonpsons husband was seen last night at NO
T47 WESTINGHOUSE. He said that his wife WIlen
,e77oved from the house. WAS suffering from
,,lo,,ie,- aud pneumonia He said that he had
-, knowledge Of his wife having been struck
r,- = -7usnjdor or shat she had any wound
nr Donovan. who took Mrs Thompson to the
17ospitaI on November "a. could not be seen last
might but DR.. O'ConneIl. who took her there on
December - last. said that he told the ponce
man she was suffering from pneumonia, anu
,-ula not understand why /; was reported as
rheumatism unless the policeman olo not re-
member the name of the disease, and' not tllIih
jus the case a serious one. put down lhe hie'
thing that came into his head
The physicians at st. Nincents hospltai say
shat Mrs Thompson was given every care pos
khje including special nurses 10 slieHu 70 nv NJ
a-ar-s They say that when DR.. Baner injected
The fornlalin he Gid il as a last resort 10 save
her life and that it undoubtedly heIped 10 sus-
tain her life for a longer period :,
The uatient at Hahnemann Hospltai VINO Is
being treated for puerperal septieRmla is I'M
proving and the hospital authorities sald yes
Ier6av thai she was making favorable prog