The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-05
FLANDERS FATAL
 IN NEW HAVEN
Dread Infection Claims A.C. Naegel, Second Human
 Victim in Four Months
CASE A REMARKABLE ONE
Physicians Make It a Spec ial Study-Doubt As to How It Was Contracted

New Haven, Feb. 5-Glanders has claimed it's second human victim in this city in four months Albert C. Naegel, a hostler employed at Schwan- CTS livery stables In George street died yesterday at his home. 27 New hall street, after an illness of nine weeks with the dread disease during the latter stage of which he was in terrible agony relieved only by his lapse into inconsistencies Saturday noon. His face. elbows, arms, hands and feet were swollen to twice their normal size and discharging farcy buds covered his body and extremi- ties. His temperature was abnor- mally high except in the first stages of the infection, and though in the last stages of the disease he failed to respond to words spoken to him in English. he recognized the German language.
 Naegel had the glanders two weeks before his physician, pr. Paul R. stetson was sdied called in: and though it was unavailing to check the poison which had infected all parts of the body. Advice from medical experts all over the United States and from Can ada was sought to find a remedy for the disease and the last received from Dr. G. D. Robbins of the Royal Vic made an exhaustive study of the glan- ders came February 1, too late to save the mans life.
 A Remarkable Case.
 The case has attracted the atten- tion of the profession all over the state. pr. Sweeney of the National Laboratory of Pittsburg. was appeal ed to for a serum which had ef- feet, because the disease had gone too far. Dr. Joseph M. Flint of the Yale Medical school, sent an artist to sketch the colors Of the skin during the disease, and Dr. George Blumer. F. G. Atwood. the veterinary. took photographs of the man in different stages of the disease.
 Naegel showed the first symptoms of the disease in an abscess in the thigh. From the first the case showed itself as an unusual one, even for glanders. Nine weeks ago, in some way not yet ascertained he became in. ocuIated with farcy. NaegeI himself said he did not know how he be- came infected, but at that time his eral bodily depression. He treated himself with home remedies until the abscess appeared on his thigh. most extraordinary place. according to phy- consulted pr. Stetson. who saw that the shscess was different from any in a so-called blood affection. It was heated. without redness. extremely painful like rheumatism and his tenn perature was subnormaL Naegel ap- parently recovered after the treat
  the house for a week afterwards.
 Advance of the Disease.
 Shortly afterwards the second ab- scess developed on his arm and simi- lar buds spread until two weeks be- fore his death he was checkered with sores. Dr. Stetson examined the pus in his own laboratory and, realizing that he had rare disease and believ- ing rather concIusively that it was glanders, sent it to Dr. Charles ). Bartlett of Yale Medical school as 8 biological expert. pr. Bartlett repro duced the disease in his laboratory and waited it's development in a guinea pig, administering, however, the autogenous vaccine to the afflict- the pig, which proved to be glanders.
 From that time until he died, for seven weeks, the medical war was waged against the infection. Not sat lett, Dr. Conn of the Bacteriological laboratory at Middletown was request ed to pass on it and sustained the diagnosis of the other two physicians.
 Serum Unavatling.
 pr. Sweeney of the National Lab oratory in Pittsburgh sent a serum which was used, but produced no change in the patients condition. The office of the veterinary general at Ot- tawa was appealed to and answer made that pr. G. D. Robbins of the Royal Victoria hospital of Montreal, one of the authorities on this conti- nent on farcy, should be written to. The latter's advice arrived too late to be of value. Every precaution was taken at the | home of -Naegel to prevent the infec- 1 tfon being conveyed to those attend l ant upon or living with him. Differ 1 ent persons prepared the food for the | family and sick man. Naegel has | three children, one of who is i'll with | tonsiIitis The blood of the child has | been sent the bactertological Iabora- tory at Middletown as 8 precaution to | be sure if there is any danger to the | child from the disease.
 MT. NaegeI will be buried Tuesday afternoon in a dramatically sealed | casket in Evergreen cemetery. Rev. T A. Timm. of the Trinity German T utheran' church. will officiate at the house at 2:S0. The deceased was a of the Harugari Singing SOS cietv which will send a delegation to the services