The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-04-09

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that was to be administered every halt
hour. Only one dose Of this was administer
ed to Mr.. Van Fleet. We heard . peculiar
sound from Mr.. Van Fleet, which startled
the Doctor. and he rushed in. In q few
seconds the Doctor turned to me and
said. "He is going" and in q very brief
period afterwards the Doctor exclaimed,
"He is gone"
@. Do You know about how old he
was and where he was born.
A. / should judge that he was ap.
proximately 60 years Of age. but l do not
know his State of nativity. / know
that in early manhood he lived In the
State of Iowa and for a great many
years was prominent in banking and
other affairs in the State Of Colorado.
DIR. Burnett then took the stand and
gave the following testimony:
Q. Were you called to attend upon
the deceased, M. NJ Van Fleet, In the
capacity OF q physician.
A. / was.
@ When
A. On the evening Of April Q, 1910.
Q. State to the jury upon whom you
attended and what occurred during the
time of your attendance
A. l was called to see M. NJ. Van
Fleet at about 1890 p. IN. Of the evening
Of April 2, 1910. When l arrived ct Mr..
Van Fleets apartment l found him to
be suffering from great pain in the
chest. / asked him il he had been nm.
well during the past "a horrs; he said
he had not. He said that he had taken
physic, and that he was still getting the
effect from the same. / asked him how
his sickness begun. He stated that he
had an attack of dizzyness, vomiting
and pains in the region Of the stomach
and the chest, and pain also in the
various joints Of the body. At this time
he seemed to be very nervous and rest
less, tossing about on the bed and COM
planning of great pain. l asked him if
he had ver had any heart trouble; he
said hat he had not. l asked him il he
had yer hal an attack or attacks Of
what he was suffering from at that
time. He said that he had had two or
three similar attacks. S1s nothing in
severity as the present one. At this
time Nj. Van Fleet was pale, counte-
nance distorted and suffering greatly
from the want of air and labored breath
ing, and said that it seemed as though
he was unable to get air enough. l
hastily made an examination Of the
heart. AS he was SO restless and the
chest heaving from labored breathing !
was unable to determine as to whether
there was any organic disease Of the
heart. He asked me to do something to
relieve the pain. l suggested a hypo
dermic injection. This Mr.. Van Fleet
objected to for a few moments. After !
had explained to him that it was the
quickest and safest mode of relieving
the pain he consented. l administered
the injection and awaited for results.
In a reasonable time Mr.. Van Fleet said
that he felt much better, and wanted to
know if l was going to give him some
internal medicine. l told him that /
would as soon as he became quiet.
Shortly after this Mr.. Van Fleet was
resting quite comfortable, but said that
he could still feel some pain. I then
went to the drug store and procured
some tablets for the purpose Of sllayina
vomiting. When l returned Mr.. Van
Fleet was feeling fairly we'll, the pulse
teing almost normal. At 11:S0 p. m.
Of the same evening I administered the
first tablet. / told him that he would
have to take sufficient water to swallow
the tablet. He replied that he thought
If the water was cold that it would
nauseate him. l suggested luke warm
water and he said he thought the warm
water would be better. He took the
tablet with two or three swallows Of the
water. / then advised him to lie down
and keep quiet. as by 30 doing he might
sleep for a few minutes. l started to
leave the room and he said. "your go.
ing home?"I informed him that l was
going outside of the room where the
rest Of the boys were sitting. He re-.
marked that he was feeling much better,
and was able to converse with rs. I in.
formed him that il would be better for
him not to talk for a while; that l would
go out where the rest of the boys were
and close the door. He said leave the
door opsn, that he wanted all the fresh
air that he could get. l told him that l
would partly close the door and come in
and see him presently. At this time l
went out of the room and engaged in
conversation with Mr.. Fowler. Mr.
Clarke and some other parties. We
were outside of the room perhaps 20
minutes when / heard q peculiar noise
from Mr.. Van Fleets room. I rushed
in quickly and found him pulseless. nm.
conscious and in a dying condition. l
called out. "boys. he is going." and in Q
few moments he was dead.
@. What in your opinion as q physi-
clan was the cause of his death
A. Angina pectoris. that is neuralgia
Of the heart.