SUICIDE OF A DISTINGUISHED SUEGEON.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1487, 19 February 1887, Page 2

SUICIDE OF A DISTINGUISHED SUEGEON.

All Petersburg is now lamenting the u>. timely loss of one of the highest stars of Ruaaian medloal aolenoe, the aurgeoa M. holomitme, who took his life m his despair at having aooidentally caused the death of a patient. Doctor Kolomlnne was a man m the heyday of life and a brilliant oareer. Ha w*b 43 year* of age, and fell of vigor and energy He was so entirely devoted to his solemn and his professional duties that he ded cited his whole life to them, abs aining even from marriage, lest family interests should paralyse hit activity. A short time ago a vourie married woman aged 23, oame to consult Dr Botklne, who found that she was suffering frum a tuberculous uloer. \n operation being deemed necessary, De B )tkine sent her to M. Kolorainne as » surgeon of great repute. The latter administered to her a slight dose o saline aoid of oooalne, and finding this did not take effect, he increased the dose and performed the operation with complete suocess, bat a few hoars afterwards he reoelved a message to aay that hU patient seemed to be dying, and he found, npon hurrying to her, that, judging by the feebleness of the pulse and blaish appearance of the faoe, she was suffering from the effects of poison. All the efforts made to save her were of no effect *nd she died the same evening. M. Kolomlnne was bo overcome that he de* nounced himself as her murderer, thougn all his colleagues assured him that he was m no way to blame. But he would not listen *o then, and a few days afterwards ho blew his brains out, leaving a note m which he said ;— " I must iiave been the victim of some temporary aberration, and this has cause 1 the catastrophe which drives me to despair. lam not guilty, for my intentions were good, but I oannot live." Fully 10,000 people attended hia funeral.