The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-26
DR.. J. P. C0NNELL DEAD.

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the hospital and while waiting for his
assistants to close the wound, complain
ed OF feeling weak.
He was assisted into parlor OF the
hospital by Or. G. b, Mcknight who
had given the anaesthetic for the op-
GRAFTON, and 10y Miss Margaret Carey,
his regular assistant. a few moments
after reclining upon the bed, he became
alarmed over his condition and called
for his wife, and priest.
Messengers were at once sent to the
main Office of the hospital, and Mrs.
Connell was summoned as also was
Rev. Father Lear, chaplain at the
hospital. Father Lear had administer
ed the last rites of the church, and
Mrs. Connell was hurrying to the hos
pital when death ensued.
After the family had taken leave in
the death chamber, the body was re-
moved to the operating rooms where
physicians conducted an autopsy.
After complete examination, they
were unable to determine exactly what
was the cause Of death, and they attrl-
buted it as much as anything to gen
eral breaking down due possibly to the
prolonged use of ether and chlorotorm
in his work. The right auricle OF the
heart was found slightly dilated and
the organ itself slightly enlarged, but
WAS said to be normal for man OF DR..
CunnelI's years. There may have been
degeneration OF the muscles OF the
heart, brought on through arduous and
continued labor under great stress.
AS before stated, at the close of the
operation, which was finished at II
o'clock, Or. Connell felt the weak
spell coming on, and requested that
he be assisted at once 70 bed. lie
was no sooner.malie comfortable than
he called for his wife to come hastily
and also asked for the priest. Father
Lear was at the convent, but he arrIv-
ed quickly and had administered the
consultations OF the church before death
came.
nr ,onrell hean uracticing med.
ioire +, Eond din I.ac ahont tventv
,sars ryeIva Gears 400 he annonnc-
aa that me Womb cnpfna his uractice
- summary his wor, helm, of such
q character AS 10 contribute greatly in
making Fond dn Lac widely known As
a surg,cal center.
M rnnnaIi,y daath occurred IN the
eve of accommodating an ambition
which he had l,no IN m,nc. and that
wos the establishment in Fond din Lac
of = modern suite of office rooms.
which would he the equal if not the
suuerIor of ANYTHING of the kind in the
state
The snite which DIR. Connell had or.
ean,zed of the Fond DIN Lac Clinic was
IN he ouened last Saturday evening.
I,y,fations had heen issued for a re.
ceuiion which WAS to open at s O'Clock.
phvsicians and surgeons in the city,
county and neighborlng places were
10 he entertained that evening.
DR.. ConneI was born in Meeme,
this county. and was 50 wears of age
When ne was boy romuing on the
shores of Pigeon Lake, it was his am.
bitIon TO secure an education. lie at
tended the country school OF his locali
ty and was ALWAYS regarded as u bright
studious and ambitious boy. His first
sten toward higher DEVELOPMENT was
course at the Oshkosh Normal where
he made a fine record as student
He Taught school for five years ant
needless TO saw ranked high as a teacher
He abandoned teaching TO take up the
study of medicine and entered the OF
flee of DR.. ID. j. HAYES at St. Nazianz
After few months reading he enter
ed Northwestern University at Chicago
where he made a brilliant record as !
student and graduated with high hon
ors. After finishing the course he 10
Gated at St. Cloud, WIS, where ht
practiced for about 10 years and theI
removed to Fond du Lac, where ht
rose to high rank IN his profession.
DR.. Connel.'s earlier work IN Font
du Lac was along the line Of genera
practice, but he soon gained note as ;
surgeon and within Il few years devot