Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-08
SENATOR MITCHELL
Of OREGON DEAD
Complications Following Extract
ting OF Four Teeth Cause
OF Death.
HAD VIOLENT HEM0RRHAGES.
only stopped Tcmporarily--Saline So
luton Administered without Any
Good Results

Portland. Ore. Dec. ST.. s, Senator
John II, Mitchell died at the Good
samaritan hospital In thic city at ll;40
O'Clock this morning death resulting
from complications which followed
the removal Of four teeth at dental
office yesterday morning. \ hcmhorr-
hage Of unusual violence followed the
removal of the teeth ana despite the
application of the most powerful styp-
tics known to dental science. the flow
Of blooW could not be stayed Physi-
clans were summoned to the dental
office but the combined scientific
knowledge Of the dentists and medicos
could not stop the flow of blood. The
senator's condition soon became alarm
ing ana it was determined TO remove
him 10 the hospital When the senator
reached the hospital he was in very
weakened condition and it became APP
parent that unless the flow Of blood was
soon stopped that life would pass out
Senator Mitchell had long been a suf-
fcrer from diabetes and other ytiating
diseases and In his weakened physical
cvitable weakness following such Vio-
leant hemorrhage and lapsed into a
state Of semi-consciousnes early in the
evening.
-Four physicians Or A. j. Giesy Or.
George L. Wilson Dr Emil Pohl and
Dr. o. g. Wiley worked over the sena-
tor and about o'clock last night tenn
purarily stopped the hemorrhage hut
the relief was Of but short duration
aud again the blood commenced TO flow
Internationally. continuing during the
evening and through the night. At an
early hour this morning a severe von-
itiug spell further weakened the sena-
tor and 1t became more and more APP
parent that the end was approaching.
All during the night saline solution
was injected into the veins to furnish
more fluid for the circulatOry syste r
and to stimulate tine sluggish crcula-
ton
The diabetic coma into which the
senator lapsed grew more and more
pronounced despite the frequent use OF
powerful stimuants and only OCCASION
al evidences of a certain degree OF
mental activity rewarded the untiriug
efforts Of the physicians and nurses In
Attendance. Several hours before death
the injection Of saline solution was dis
Continued ana more powerful heart
stimulants resorted to, but with no
effect on the rapidly sinking man.
After daylight the senator's condition
grew worse and pronounced Indications
Of mOrticatiou became evident. espeCi-
ally I'm the ankles, knees and hips Sew.
eral hours before death the action of
the heart at times became almost i'm
perceptible and the breath came I'm
ls.N NaHH. al
approached, these symptoms became
more and more pronounced, death ensu-
ing at II: 40 o'clock
Senator Mitchell did not at any time
realize the seriousness Of his condition.
When he visited the dental Office yes
terday he was In "a weakened Condi-
tionowing TO the several diseases which
afflicted him, and his request that gn
anaesthetic be administered was De
clined, the dental operator persuading
him that such course might prove
harmful. The first three teeth were
remover with little or no trouble, the
flow Of blood being normal. The ex-
tracing OF the fourth tooth was more
difficult task and It was following tl,a
removal of this tooth that the violent
hemorrhage manifested itself,
HIS LIFE.
John Nipple Mitchell who died at the
Good Samaritan hospital In this city, was
born i'm Washington county. Pa, June
o.. 1886. During his infancy he WAS TAX
EN- by his parents TO Butler county
where he was reared on farm. He se-
cured the rudments of an education at
a district school. and when aged II. be-
gan teaching 20 secure means 10 pay
his tuition at Butler academy from
which he later graduated, After grad
uating from the academy he studied law
In the Office OF a former attorney-gen-
eral OF Pennsylvania until April 1860,
when he went to California locating
first mt San Luis Obispo. and later at
san Francisco. In July Of that year he
came To this city. The energy that has
characterized his entire career caused
his election. on the Republican ticket,
as town counsel OF Portland iu 1861. The
next year he was elected 20 the state
senate. He failed OF election TO the
United States senate IN 1896 by one
vote. In 1862 he formed a law partner
ship with the late United states Sem
ator J. y, Dolph, enduring un,ll 1873.
when Mr.. Mitchell was elected TO the
United states senate. 4 Democratic
legislature IN 1879 failed 10 return him
TO the senate. He engaged I'm the prac-
tise OF law IN Portland until 1858, when
he vas reelected TO be United States
senator AT e special session OF the leg
islature, that body having failed to
choose q senator either In 1851 or 1889
III failed to be returned in 1897 aud fol-
lowed his profession. in partnership
with Judge 4. r. Tanner. until 1901
when the legislature again chose him
as one Of the states representatives I'm
the United states senate, which office
he retains.
Few public men have been assailed
and withstood su much vigorous OPP
position retaining In a remarkable de-
gree his wonderful sway Of men as did
the aged senator 1t was only when
his rcgrettublc connection I'm q con-
spiraCy 10 defraud the government Of
It's public domain was made manifest
by his conviction Ia the federal court
that he lost the political influence
which he had held for q greater part
OF a half century, From his SEVENTEEN
birthday. June % last the day on
which his guilt was decrced. Senator
Mitchell has rapidly declined. Not
IN recent years % hearty man. a severe
cold year ago followed by the break b
ing VI limb during the latter part Of
last summer mental strain and hui
initiation rapidly sapped his vitality
| until he was IN poor condition physi-
caly and was unable 20 throw OF az
might Younger man. the blood poison
that frequently Characterizes suffer-
or from diabetis
Senator Mltchel's wife IS in Paris.
France. where she has spent n large
mart OF her time since the marriage OF