The Archive · 1897

From the House 70 the Hospital

Now at what time did you obtain permission to take Mr. Carew to the Hospital?—About 2 o'clock. Dr. May came and said—T believe you took a stretcher down to Mrs. Carew's house?—Yes.

Did you do that immediately?—Yes, immediately. I believe I was down at the house at half-past two. Mr. Porch was in the-room with Mr. Carew. Mrs. Carew went up into the room with me.

How did you find the patient?—Symptoms.greatly aggravated in every way. He.

i ly prostrate state. On being got up.on-his elbow and. he was so prostrated that he fell back in a sort of tetanic spasm. "A cold sive at broke out over him. I had him covered over with the blankets that he was in, and some rugs placed on the stretcher.

When you were putting the clothes and rugs around him to carry him down did he complain of anything?—Yes, of great difficulty in breathing.

Then you had him taken to the Hospital?—Yes.. Mr. Porch and Mrs. Carew walked up. Mr. Porch went into the room into which Mr. Carew was put. We administered stimulants, got water bottles, and injected a hypodermic.

"At what time was it when he was admitted?—It may have been a minute or two before three o'clock.

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