The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-13
ANTHRAX PATIENT
AT CRISIS TO-DAY
Stackpole's Condition Unfa-
yorable After Second Dose
of L. s. Serum.
VICTIM THANKS FRIENDS

Some time to-day. 1t Is expected. will
come the crisis In the case OF George
+. S%tackpole. the seventy-one-year-old
Judge Of Riverhead. L. l.. who. with
the aid of a newly discovered Govern
ment serum, is in Bellevue Hospital max
ing a strong fight for his life against
the unusual and deadly disease OF an
thraN.
Mr.. S%tackpole's wife. his daughter,
Syrena, and his son Philip, were with
him in the hospital last night.
At o'clock this morning Mr.. stack
pole asked his pastor, the Rev. willard
p. Harmon. pastor of the First Congre-
gational Church OF Riverhead. to give
out the following statement:
II appear to be holding my cwn ana
possibly gaining q little. one cannot
fully appreciate the Kindness OF his
friends until he gets into trouble, and i
want to thank most heartily all my
friends who have 50 nobly stood by
me In my trouble. If ] succeed In
pulling through 1t will be a great ad-
vance in medical science and Will Civ
hope to those who nay have the same
trouble hereafter.
Gradually yesterday afternoon and
evening the doctors began TO lose the
hope that had been born OF the trial
of the serum and last night at 10 o'clock
DR.. NJ. II. Silver. the physician in charge.
pronounced the patient in a serious rom
dition.
There Is no Improvement" said the
bulletin. His condition is not as favor
able as Yesterday and he shows great
weakness. His temperature is 104 de-
grees."
At s o'clock. five hours after a second
injection of the preparation. which was
SO dramatically rushed from Washing
ton Monday-too late. ii Is feared now
the doctors had said Mr.. Stacllpole
was holding his owl.
The indications of his waking hours
earlier in the day were u~nfavorable.
Although maintaining his unfaltering
cheer. the patient seemed less inclined
to talk than on previous days. the con-
strictions of his throat made his breath
ing more labored and his temperature
slowly rose until II reached 103 de-
grees.
Here 1t stood SHORTLY after uoo when
the sick man made almost his first men,
tion Of the extreme difficulty In breath
ing and DIR. Silver was summoned In
stantly. J. D.. Henderson, secretary TO
DR.. Eichhorn. discoverer of the serum,
rive with him. Mr.. Henderson was
responsible for the knowledge and use OF
the serum. The W men after n con-
sultation decided on the second injection.
which was administered about 30
o'clock.
81 feel better" said the sick man. still
having to force his voice through the
swollen throat. and a few minutes later
he fell asleep.
Mr.. Henderson, who has ~unboundet
faith In the serum because he has seer
its efficacy with animals. was willing
4 IN wager any mount that II woull see
the sick man through. Dr. Silver alst
continued to place confidence in wha'
was his last hope, All admitted that to
day would probably tell the story.
The second injection OF serum haC
been agreed upon AT "A conference Of DIR
Silver and resident visiting ply
sicians Of the hospital in the morning
but its application was hastened aheat
of the time planned. The members o
the conference also testified tn the i'm
portance of the case medically-"one II
which the entire medical world interest
eddy awaits the outcome" Their word
were not necessary, for the numbe o
! physicians who have called In the las
two days and were allowed to see III,
patient have been testimony OF medica
interest.
Every one connected with Mr.. Stack
pole except his old friends. who SCENE,
to know what they might expect Of hin
continue TO marvel at his courage an,
cheerfulness. His latest humorous ref
erence TO his own condition wa
made to Or. W. =. Harmon. paste
OF the First congregational church o
Riverhead. and one of his closest friends
who has been AT the hospital continu
ously since Monday morning.
"When | was much younger" he said
trying to smile. as always, under hi
bandages. 81 was eNmained by