The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-03
PATIENT DIED AFTER
OPERATION ON THROAT
From thursdays Dali.

From Thursdays DALI.
Albert r. Moehlenbrock, aged TWEEN.
ty-one. died shortly after noon today
at the Emmanuel hospital, after an
operation was performed on his ton
sils. The operation was performed
at $3.50 this morning. II seemed at
first that the treatment would be en-
tirely successful. but during the early
part OF the morning the patient alarm
ed his physicians by ceasing to
breathe. A telephone call was at once
sent TO the police station for the
pulmotor. This was brought with all
possible haste by Chief Klugherz
IN an automobile. but before the
apparatus arrived. the patient had be-
gun again TO breathe normally. There
was difficulty with his respiration
later, however, and although the pull.
motor was vigorously used. II was
impossible to restore normal breath.
ing for any great length Of time. and
shortly after noon the patient died.
American Express Employee.
The young man was an employee
OF the American Express company,
and was express messenger between
Mankato and Elmore. lie was a son
OF Fred Moehlenbrock, with whom
he resided at 3I7 East Plum street.
His father has been in charge OF
Central park for the last two years.
His mother Is dead. He was born In
Mankato. He was a fine young man
OF splendid physique. He possessed
many friends who mourn his untime.
ly death.
The deceased ia survived by one
full brother, Fred J. Moehlenbrock.
who Is employed as n photographer
by The Free Press and three sisters.
Louise. Ida and Lora. Miss Louise
Moehlenbrock is employed in the
linotype establishment OF Charles X.
Mayer. There are also four half
brothers, Edward Moehlenbrock. 0wa.I
tonna: Carl, Minneapolis, and August
and william, Grand Forks.
The family attends the German
Lutheran church.
Statement Of Physician.
The attending physician made the
following statement of the case to
The Free Press:
Death was due to paralysis Of the
respiratory muscle. These are con-
trolled from the medulla oblongata
nj the base of the brain. What
caused that paralysis am unable to
say. II could not have been the
anaesthetc, as the pupils OF the eyes
were normal, and not dilated. as they
would have been II the patient had
yet been under a strong influence OF
the anaesthetic. The heart action
was perfectly normal and death was
not In any way due to heart weak.
ness.
I'VE took the tonsils out at $3.50
this morning. They showed some
indication that they might be af.
fected with tuberculosis, and we in
tended to examine them for that.
But. even II they were tubercular,
of the respiratory muscles, which was
n nervous affection. The paralysis
may have been due to some nervous,
structural defect.
PuImoter Was Used.
The patient came out Of the ether
alright and apparently everything
was all right. But at $3.50 he ceased
10 breathe. ! sent to the police sta
ton for the pulmotor, which pro-
duces artificial respiration, but after
being worked for over fifteen minutes,
he began TO breathe again. The pull
motor came after he had resumed
breathing.
AT 1880 he again stopped breath
ing. and the pulmotor had TO be used
for fifteen minutes before natural re-
SEPARATION was resumed. He breathed
without assistance. though not very
well. until eleven o'clock when he
again ceased TO breathe. The pull
motor was applied again but the
natural method OF respiration was not
resumed. About 1880 he died. 2
n was with the young man. prac.
tically without interruption during the
entire time from the operation until
he died. was not away from him
for Ave minutes during the entire
morning"
From Thursdays Daily. >,
Judge !. n. Olson OF New Ulm
spent the greater part OF the day
holding a session Of the Blue Earth
county district court In the trial OF
what are called the Mapleton cases.
These suits were brought by Pearl
r. Holmes, Anna Hogan, Elizabeth
o'Donnell, Mary McPhee, and Dan
iel. Jacob. George. Chauncey. Emma
and Harlo Sellers. against the VII
lage OF Mapleton. 10 prevent the VII
lage authorities from removing
some trees for the purpose OF con-
structing sidewalk. The plaintiffs
claimed that their property lines ex-
tended four feet into the space
where the village officers ordered
the sidewalk to be laid.
Another Mapleton case also about
n sidewalk. was dismissed. That