New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-14
I'm Still Here" Clasps Pa
tient After Long Strug-
gle with Death
BELLEVUE GETS
NEW SUSPECT CASE
PHYSICIANS, Elated, Give Stack
pole Third Injection-Pasteur
Institute Offers Aid.

last FIVE DAYS against anthrax rare
and deadly disease in humans were
considerably increased yesterday. Inc
patient survived the crisis Of the poi
son. which vas reached early YESTERDAY
morning. and showed some improve
ment during The day. 90
TIE newly discovered anthrax Sc
rpDo. furnished by Dr.. AdoIph Elch-
horn. chief OF the pathological NV
80 Of the Bureau of Animal Industry
80 Wasbirrton. appeared 20 be coun-
.o-oc+i,- The work Of the poisonous
germs. A third injection Of forty cuolc
centinetres was given the paueh' az
q I'M. DR.. II. w. Silver, the STACK
mole family physician, spoke hopelu'!
Of his patients recovery.
Martin Brolsky, 5o years old' lao,
orer OF Riverhead, Long Island WaIKeG
into Bellevue Hospital last nlght anu
asked % be treated for anthrax ~.
r. 3. Wadhams, visiting pnyslcla" az
tho hospital. and Dr.. II. D"yer ~.
srrired him and found carDuhCie
.i,. roft Side Of his neck. similar 10
that of Stackpole i'm its early stag >.
-. -. ,ras ulaccd ir ward ~. q icN
doors away from Mr.. Stackpole's ROOM
For-be last three wceas ptou.N.
- +roubled with the carbuncle. On
Tho advice Of Dir. 4. q. Ierfih' %
Piverhead. who believed the carpunoie
iooted 1ike incip.cnt anthrax, ne went
10 Bellevue Hospital .-..;.o5 only
4. +ho hospital is maintained ohly
for fine use of residents OF New ON
Ci+v or persons stricken IN me clVS Wv
bosrital authorities were reluctaht W
Az Rrodsky and admitted MN IN. gH.S
- The earnest solicitation OF Dr. eI-
r;1 who believed that the anthrax
eerum they had might save MN" -.
Ala o'clock Yesterday morning Juuse
c.ackpole was given up by me ,.
his temperature was l04 ana ms pulsy
very low. HIS wife, his son fHlIIP anu
his daughter Cyrena were sollli 80 ~.
10 his bedside. The sWelllhs "SS
ing his throat and he appeaIeed " &c
slowly straugling 20 DEAN. iHe III
sicians and the members OF ms 4al'i'S
s.. b,. his he'd awaiting the end.
Jpst before daylight there was SUD
den change. The patient began again
- come from the shadow. hls temper
ature dropped and the pulse heats grew
stroDCer. Within two hours ne was
able TO speak and was again proppeo
UP IN his bed.
Insists He'll Live
"Weu. I'm still here" he said weak
T.. 81 chess YOU all thought l was
zone but ! didn't give myself up: fos-
eibiv II is because Of my lack OF med-
irai knowledge. but ! didn't feel that
nv time had come. Now thlnk Will
pull through. u.;ho,.s
All Of the family renewed their hopts
a the morning wore on MIS-; S.ee iL
mole. who had been constantly win
her husband, yielded to the entresIies
Of her brother. DR.. =. A. hayes; OF Al
ton. y. Y, who had come 70 ne!p com
fort her. and sought some badly heeueu
sleep. She slept from 10 q. m. 10 about
An m She greeted the newspaper men
With n smile and said they all felt
very much encouraged.
Dir Silver seemed much elated AFTER
visiting his patient during the alter
noon. lie said be believed the tide had
turned The reaction of the poison IN
the system assumed minor importance,
the physician said, as the heart action
continued satisfactory. his tempera-
ture. which had been 1912, was down
10 102 and his pulse was strong ne
Dr. Charles Norris, Of the patho-
logical department OF Bellevue, said
that if the patient should die II would
not necessarily show that the serum
was useless IN human beings.
incubation Kills Guinea Pig.
Of the serum doesn't work on Judge
Stackpole." said Dr. Norris, there is
no reason 20 assume IL is not effective,
because when the poison gets thor-
cughly into the system, as It did IN
this case. the serum might not WORK.
The difficulty with anthrax is that per-
SONS afflicted don't realize that they
have ANYTHING more than boil.
Furthermore, physicians are unable to
diagnose the disease until the swelling
begins, and then it is usually too
late
A guinea pig was inoculated with an
emulsion from sub-culture of the
blood Of Judge Stacspole az 1880 &. N.
Monday. 1t died yesterday at 1880
p. m. from a we'll developed case Of
anthrax. The experiment was made IN
the pathological department OF the
hospital in order 20 leave no doubt
as 10 the nature Of the malacy from
which the patient is suffering
A strict silence was imposed upon
Judge Stackpole during the day, in
order that he might not drain the little
reserve Of strength left after the long
fight. The Rev. ". =. Harmon, pastor
OF the Congregational church which
the Stackpolcs attend in Riverhead,
said that he had spoken with the judge
several times during the day, but had
not allowed him 10 talk.
ut isn't because he a unable 10
talk or because he doesn't want to-"
said Mr.. Harmon. Gle would talk If
we would let him, but it isn't best
that he should waste any strength now.
The swelling has gone down notice
ably. and he is surely much improved.
The judge has renewed his courage
through the hopeful attitude to-day Of
all those about him, though, God
knows. ne has been game from the
start"
Prominent physicians continued 70
visit the hospital yesterday and mar
vel at the progress Of the case. None
OF them was allowed 20 see the patient
DR.. II. f.. Dryer, in charge Of the isola-
tion ward. and the other physicians on
the Bellevue staff are watching the
case with the kecncst interest from
medical standpoint. u will mean a
new record in medical science il the
patient RECEIVERS.
The Pasteur Institute. Of 3fi West
Twcnty-third Street. notified Dr. Dwy-
cr yesterday that they bad o serum
which was believed 90 cure anthrax.
10 was decided not 90 90 beyond the
government serum. particularly in
view Of the improved state Of the
patient