New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13
AUTOPSY UILL BE MADE.
Coroner Investigating Fatal Illness
of aged Physician.

To determine definitely the cause Of the death
OF DR. oliver Davis Palmer. seventy-one years
old, who died on Tuesday at his home, No. III
West Goth street. and To establish the fact
whether embalming fluid injected previous
to the arrival OF the coroner and before death
certificate had been issued. Coroner Hamburger
ordered yesterday the body sent the mOrgue.
where an autopsy viii De performed to-day by
Coroner's Physician O'Hanlon. who viii be as
sisted by Professor Larbin o. the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons
Surrounding the investiga ton. considerable
mystery has been thrown and last night none ~
the officials connected with the case would dis
cuss the death All Of them said nothing would
be made public until after the autopsy was per
formed. Coroner Hamburger admitted. however.
that he had in his possession a statement made
by a physician who had attended Dr.. Palmer
/ some time before his death, and that the state
ment not only gave facts concerning matters
previous TO the death but also To facts I'M
mediatey following
After seeing the body Or. O'Hanlon imme-
d'ately Informed Coroner Hamburger Of the case
ana the investigation was started According to
Coroner Hamburger. DIR. Ella Palmer said her
father had been suffering from ganErene and
r'aynaud's disease. chronic contraction of the
coat Of the blood vessels. for some time and
that she had called i'm DIR. Arthur Beatty. of NJ.
l32 West 90th street. for consultation several
times
According to statements received by the coro-
ner Eric johnson. undertaken, of No. 1J1
West Goth street, was called in shortly after the
physicians death. Whether or not the under
taker had injected any embalming fluid into the
body was question which the officials would
not discuss last night.
According tosCoroner Hamburger DR.. Palmers
death tod 70 ba ofir CHI
Iy after 8 o'clock Wednesday night. and that
the cause Of death was given 'gaugrene.''
Following the regular routine of the office. DR..
OHanon went 10 the address in West Goth
street and there found. he SAYS Or Ella Palmerrr
2 daughter Of the dead physician. who had
ported the death To the Coroners Office.
Coroner Harburger said DR.. O'HauIon had re-
ported to him that there was a slit underneath
the dead physicians right arm. in the brachtal
artery, in which embalming fluid is injected,
aud that it had been sewed up.
johnson, the undertaken. said he had started
TO embelm the body. but when he learned that
death certificate had not been issued, he had
halted his work
While az the house Coroner Hamburger ex-
amined not only DR. Ella Palmer, but the physi-
clans widow and John Palmer a lawyer of M.
/ Montgomery street, Jersey City. who is a
son
Then the coroner went 10 the home Of Dr.
Beatty and got statement from him. The
contents Of the statement the coroner refused 10
disclose saving that he would hold them &util
after the autopsy was performed.
Dr. Realty said last night he had told Cor
oner Harburger he first called to DIT.
PaImer's home on May 30 and that he pre-
scrlbed for him. He called again, he said on
the day following. and did not go to the house
oil Ia NOT hpl
the physician at that time was in any imnedi-
ate danger of death.
According to Dr. Beatty Wednesday pr.
Ella Palmer visited him and said her father
was dying During the afternoon Or. Beatty
said Johnson called on him and asked for a
death certificate. When he replied that he would
not issue a certificate the undertaken said. ac-
COrding the physician, that ne had already
started To- embalm the body
After the undertaken left the house Dr- Ella
Palmer again appeared, Or. Beatty said, and
asked that he sign the certificate. She called on
him several times during the afternoon. the ply
sician said and each time made the same re-
uueSt mi ne refused.