Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-01-25
GIRL SLUMBERS
THIRTEEN DAYS
PHYSICIANS UNABLE TO WAKE
YOUNG WOMAN
Strange Case Battles Best Skill o
Foremost Western Doctors and
Medical Science Offers No
Explanation

For thirteen days Miss Florence
Parker has remained in profound slum-
Der and all efforts to awaken her have
been Of no avail. At the Sisters hos
pital the young woman lies and is at
tended by some of the most prominent
nerve specialists on the western coast.
but they admit their inability to revive
her.
Miss Parker is a daughter of Col l..
G. Parker. "a wealthy mining man of
Tucson, Ariz. She was removed to Los
Angeles from the Arizona town Mon
day and was Immediately taken to the
Sisters hospital.
Medical men of the entire west are
baflled by the strange case. Many of
the best physicians have Investigated
the case and not one can offer an ex-
planation. How long she will sleep and
remain in the present condition the
doctors do not attempt to say.
Between Life and Death
In the condition the young woman is
at present she may die at any moment
or awaken from the strange slumber.
II the sleep lasts many days more the
doctors say that there is practically no
chance for the young woman's life.
But 1t the long sleep is broken there is
very little doubt but what Miss Parker
Will slowly regain her health and for
mer beauty.
No one knows what produced the
peculiar state in the young woman. A
complete history of Miss Parker'S phys.
ical condition has been secured for the
assistance of the doctors but they fail
to find in it any explanation.
Miss Parker is IL beautiful young
woman of 20 years and until recently
has enjoyed perfect health. Together
with her mother she left Deer Lodge,
Mont, their former home, early in
the summer and went to Tucson to join
her father Within a few weeks after
her arrival there it was noticed that
Miss Parker was suffering from some
peculiar ailment.
After a short interval the young
woman consulted with some of the
most prominent doctors of Arizona but
they found no real cause for the
trouble. Having spent some time in
the care of the physicians she was ad-
vised to go to another climate.
Col Parker, his wife and daughter
came to Los Angeles December 1 and
it was found that Miss Parker was re-
lieved temporarily but in about two
weeks her condition Of nervousness
again became apparena. Convinced
that Southern California climate was
not what the young woman needed. the
party visited San Francisco and Seattle.
Return to Arizona
Finding no relief in the northern
cities, Mr.. and Mrs Parker, with their
daughter, returned to their Arizona
home. Miss Parker was then taken un-
der the care of DR., Fenner and re-
moved from her home to a hospital.
Her condition grew gradually worse
and just thirteen days ago she went to
sleep in the hospital at Tucson.
Dr. Fenner attempted to relieve the
condition, but without success. After
taking sufficient time to satisfy himself
that he could do Miss Parker no good
the Arizona specialist suggested Los
Angeles with it's medical skill. In a
Pullman Miss Parker was brought to
this city and removed to the hospital.
Since entering the comatose state the
young woman has been conscious only
at irregular intervals of time and then
for a period of not longer than two or
three minutes. Even in the so-called
conscious condition" the young woman
appeared to be wrapt in deep sleep.
During the lucid intervals she would
move a limb or slowly nod in reply to
a question.
Medical science does not even offer
theories to explain her state. ut is
due to a strange affection of the
nerves." is all that is ventured by the
doctors.
Features Remain Perfect
Once a picture of beauty, Miss Parker
now appears pale and lifeless. Though
the blush has left her cheeks, her
features remain perfect and beautiful;
not wasted by the horrible malady that
has Miss Parker in its grasp.
Col Parker, father of the unfortunate
young woman, was seen at the West
Minister hotel yesterday, where he is
staying. Though living i'm hope that
his daughter will recover, the father
did not seem to feel any assurance that
her condition would change.
In speaking of his daughter Mr..
Parker said that he would pay almost
any sum at his command for the slight
est assistance. He expressed his faith
in western physicians and said that
he would take his daughter east IL he
believed that anything more could be
done for her.
Col. Parker said that he had been in
formed that his daughters condition
was serious yesterday, but that it had
not changed materially in the past few
days. He expected Mrs. Parker to ar
rive in Los Angeles from Tucson either
this morning or tonight.
Col. Parker said that his daughter
was born in Montana, where he has
been engaged in mining operations un-
til recently, when he went to Tucson.
His daughter, he said has always led
an active outdoor life and has been in
the best of health. He did not attempt
to account for her condition.
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