The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-26
IOWA
one WEEK TO LIVE.
DR.. L. D. Roor of Des Moiness Was
Accidentally Inoculated by
Tetanic Serum.
Doctors Agree that His Chances Are
Desperate How the Accident
Occurred.
Special to The Journal.

DeS MoineS, Iowa, Oct 26.-l am FEVER
ishly awaiting the approach, OF next Sat-
urday when l shall know whether I am
TO live or to die" said Dr., Id. Rood
last night. II am in perfect health, but
if incubation of tetanic serum has taken
place, as 7 believe, there will be one less
doctor in Des Moines. I will be dead in
one week. .. - - ,-,.. H..
DR.. Rood is one of the most prominent
physicians OF this CITY,. He attended Floyd
Cay, the child that died from lockjaw last
week, and accidentally pricked his thumb
with syringe used in injecting anti.
tetanic serum into the veins of the child.
The accident occurred while the doctor
was giving the last injection to relieve the
dying child from the intense pain. The
boy was in great agony, and In the sym
pathetic care for him the doctor thought
lessly put the syringe in his pocket. When
his work was completed at the bedside
he thrust his hand into his pocket and
the sharp needle pricked his thumb.
Realizing the danger, the physician i'm
mediately cauterized the wound with such
drugs as he had at hand. There is only
one drug known to medical science which
will combat tetanus, and. DR.. Rood had
given the last drop of it that remained In
Des Moines to- the child It was neces..
sary to send to Detroit; Mich, before the
doctor succeeded in getting small guam
DR.. Rood said he had given the boy
about SIS worth of the drug, a day, and
that he was now taking about 81 worth
himself every <twenty-four hours. His
| back Is mass Of perforations from the
needle Of the syringe. - =. - =
| Reason to Be Frightened. -
DR.. Schooler and DR.. Charles Smith are
among the half a dozen noted physicians
consulted by Dr. Rood. DR.. Smith said
| that his friend had much to be frightened
| over. If the incubation has taken place
it will be known"t in two or three days
said he, and then, if so DR.. Rood must
die. There IS not one case known to sci
ence where recovery has been effected. II
there is any hope, it lies in the medicine
| we are now using, which is something
new and from which much is claimed by
SCIENTISTS -.s+,. -. ,.a1> a.. -. :
DR.. Rood inagines he feels the" disease
| creeping upon him. The highest medica
science of Des Moines is giving the clos
| est attention to the case, and while the
! best is hoped for, there is grave doub
as to whether DR.. Rood will be alive nex
Sunday. It is said his chances are about
| even to live or die in the stated period
He is about 40 years old, and has prac.
ticed medicine In Des Moires twelve years
~ The Mary Gordon Case " ~:
Mary Josephine Gordon, a beauty, heir
ess to nearly a quarter of million dol
lars, daughter Of a proud Missouri planter
| after clipping and marrying John Wifkin
son, a negro. because she had been per
! suaded that she herself had negro bloot
in her VEINS: has entirely forgotten tn
terrible, mistake, according to lette
received by the Polk county sheriff from
the sheriff at Chillicothe, Mo, 1iG7S =" -
The case was one Of the most remark
able in. history. A negro nanny,
friend Of Wilkinson, who had nursed tn
girl from childhood, convinced her tina
she was part negro and had no right t.
associate with whites. She then refuse
to have anything to do: with whites, an
eventually eloped with Wilkinson an
married him. Her father traced then
came near shooting Wilkinson, and ha
him arrested. -,-+ - . 80
@@@ Blank as to Wilkinson. ="
At the trial the girl swore with tear
streaming down her face that she wa
part negro and contradicted all the indig
nant protests. of her father The Eli
was plainly sane on all other, subject.
The court annulled the marriage and b
sheer force and strategy, in which wear
ons We're much in evidence, the girl wa
taken. back to Missouri and placed in
Catholic institution, first at St. JOSEF
, and then at st. Louis.
4>Ihose Who have seen her lately sa
she has now settled quietly at her beat
tiful home and that her mind is actual
blank so far as her connection wit
z Wilkinson is concerned. 49,. - = 49,.
n = Troops for Fort Des Mones
: Because vandals have thrice damage
= Fort Des Moines. the new army post, IL
= war department has ordered, a detacl
-: ment of troops here to guard cover,
i nent property. -. = = '.
y Complaints have been made TO CO
IL gresham Hull that visitors were refus
- the freedom of the government grouno
e Mr.. Hull Is in an embarrassing positio
n as one of his promises in the last abitt
!. campaign was that he would see to it tn
to Des MONIES people had a beautiful go
" eminent park to which they could, ,Gri
on Sundays. The efforts Of the congress
y man to force the opening Of the pa
ID on Sunday and redeem his pledge ha
>. proved futile. ..... - - -