AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1448, 31 December 1885, Page 3

AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

Abraham Cohen, a tailor, living at No. 68, Norfolk street, while eating his dinner the other day, swallowed a fish bone. He was averse to securing medical aid, as was also his wife. Meanwhile he suffered the greatest pain, and during the night hia cries were agonising. Some neighbors sent for a physician a week afterwards; but Mrs Cohen positively refused to permit him to do anything for the suffering man, and finally ejected him. He called again, but met with the same reception. He saw the man, and observed that he was reduced to a ekeleton, haring been unable to swallow anything for nearly a week. His neck was swollen to twice its normal size. Neighbors then caused an ambulance to be sent for, and one from Chambers street Hospital responded. Surgeon Garrison met with the same opposition as did the other physician. When Mrs Cohen learned that he desired to carry her husband to the hospital she became furious, and snatching up the bottle menaced the doctor. The husband lay on the bed speechless, though it was evident he was opposed t® being carried away. Dr

Garrison drove to the Eldridge street Police Hationhonae, and got a policeman to go with him to the house, and so was able to treat the suffering man and car ry him to the hospital. On reaching it the man was unconscious aud dying. House Surgeon Hartluway decided to perform tracheotomy. The mau’s windpipe was opened and a tube inserted. The operation, which is an extremely dangerous one, was successful. The patient began to breathe more freely, and soon recovered consciousness. His condition was such, howler, that it was deemtd inadvisable to search for the fish-bone until later.—New York Herald.