The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, January 19, 1911, Image 4
A QUEER CASE
Sefeo Years Terror of Death is Due to a
Tiny Needle io Body.
MAAavnn n i in nnnTADC1
VUIMLV, SA1U IHJllUKd
For Many Years Riclmrd Doherty
Has Waited for Supposed Atrophy
to Extend All Over Body?Removal
of Hit of Steel Pressing oil
Nerve Centre Saved Him.
The New York World says with his
right hand unwillingly clasped in
that of a spectre which he had been
told by physicians was death, Richard
Doherty traversed the daily
walks of life through seven years.
Every day the spectre tugged at his
hand, sometimes gently, sometimes
brutally, but always, as Doherty had
been assured, as a reminder that he
must hurry and earn the money for j
the grave that he would fill or, failing,
have a pauper's burial.
Rut now the spectre has been put
to flight. .Within a few days even
11 * ^ d 51 1 K ft tr a iro n i' o lin/1 1 1/
llij Sll?lUOV> ?III I-MIYV.- IllUID-IVU, |
herty has been promised. He said j
yesterday in his home, No. 14 Mc-1
Keiinev street, Brooklyn, that con- j
stnnt nearness .to death had not em-j
bittered him; his appetite for long!
life is whetted.
He was an engineer on an ocean j
liner seven years ago when, making
the trip from New York to Liver-i
pool, lie was seized with pains in his)
right hand. Being thirty and nn-j
usually healthy and courageous, hoi
would not give in to the pain until,
on his rotnrn to New York, he found'1
himself helpless, liis hand was par-'1
alyzed. .Soon his arm became af-Jfected.
He was compelled to give up;
his work and went to a hospital. ;
There the surgeons diagnosed his ail- '
nient as progressive muscular atro-jl
phy. After undergoing protracted ' i
treatment, which exhausted his sav- 1
ings, he was told there was no hope |
for him, that the disease would at-, <
tack his entire body and after every j <
muscle had succumbed the end would 1 f
overtake him. j
Doho'fy left the hospital almost ^
crazed with anguish. Tantalizingly.it
it seemed to him, his affection was
less extreme at times and ho took f
advantage of these respites to work at
odd jobs which supplied him with 1
sufficient money on which to live. . 1
He managed even to lay aside a little <
for the fund for his coffin and grave, *
The thought of dying a pauper oh- i
messed Doherty. He says he felt <
powerless to oppose the spectre at j
>his side, but there was a certain grim !t
satisfaction in fighting against a
nameless sepulchre.
On three or four occasions in the
seven years, Doherty became so ill
that he hart to return to a hospital. (
In the several institutions where he
was treated he was told the same
story of inevitable death from his,
disease. Recently, more frequent at- i
tacks prevented him from working I
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as much as formerly and he was
forced to go into his "burial" savings <,
until they were exhausted. Three!
weeks ago, with his last cent spent,
he caught a severe cold. It threatened
to develop into pneumonia and
his condition became so serious he (
was taken to Rellevuo Hospital.
The surgeons discovered in their '
examination that Dnhorty's right
band was helpless and there was a ,
discussion concerning the cause, j:
Failing to a? roe on the verdict of
muscular atrophy as handed down1''
in the other hospitals, it was sug- i
gosted that an X-ray examination he.
made of the entire muscular sys- !'
teni. Many photographs were taken '
and developed. One of the nock (lis- v
closed a substanoe that looked like a
needle.
Doherty was question and recalled
that when he was a child he had '
swallowed a needle. Additional X- '
ray photos were taken and proved to
the physicians that there really was 1
a needle in Doherty's neck and that j
It was pressing on the ganglia of ^
nerves which controlled . his right if
hand.
Doherty was informed he could hid |(
adieu to his seven-year companion, *
Death, and the surgeons set. a spec!- '
fled time for the leave-taking. It
will come within two or three days,
when the needle will he removed by
an operation neither dangerous nor 1
exceedingly painful. It is expected
that relief will he immediate, and
that Doherty will he a better man
than ever, physically, as soon as the
strength of his right arm is restored
by exercise.
Died on the Ocean.
Commander John F. Luby, of the
protected cruiser Dos Moines, died
on hoard that vessel on January 8,
In the vicinity of the Cape Verde Islands.
The Navy Department was
advised of Commanded Luby's death
in a dispatch received today from
the executive ofllcer of the Des
Moines.
Killed by Train.
At Florence John Mullins, a well
known negro who was employed in
the service of the Coast Line at its
nhope there, was struck by the engine
of incoming Train No. 63, the
Wadesboro passenger, Wednesday
night and was Instantly killed.
and the want of room on the bus*- 1
noes street are assigned by council
as some of the reasons for their action.
The council selected the night
timo because it was realized that
there would be protests and much
talk which might interfere with what
they conceived to he the best Interests
of the town. The present council's
term of office expires in May. i
GAYNORS CHOICE
HE WANTS SI1EPPARI) FOR
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
| Brooklyn Leader's Indorsement
| Counterbalanced by Murphy's Declaration
of Antagonism.
Two facts in the United States
senatorship fiftht in this State cropped
out in Ne.v York Wednesday. Tammany
Hall and Charles F. Murphy
are opposed (o Edward M. snepparu
of Brooklyn as a successor to Chuuncey
M. Dopow and Mayor Gaynor
urges liis selection.
Mr. Murphy spoke for Tammany
and himself just before departing for
Albany Wednesday afternoon; the
mayor recorded his endorsement of
Mr. Sheppard in a letter made public
Wednesday night. It is addressed to
State Senator Frank M. Loomls of
Buffalo and says;
"1 can only say that T am heartily
in favor of the election of Edward M. j
Sheppard as senator. He stands for
everything which is best in politics.
His selection would bring great credit
on the State of New York. During
a generation the State of New York
has been represented in the United
States senate by men who were mere
lobbyists from their youth up, or
corruptionists in politics. Wo now
have the opportunity to set ou>r face
against that. Will we do it? There
never was a plainer ease and if it be
evaded the bad effect thereof will
long survive."
In Brooklyn Mr. snepparci deelined
to comment either on the
mayor's indorsement or Murphy's opposit
ion.
The characteristically brief interview
with the Tammany lender was
obtained at the Brand Central station.
By his s:r]e at the time stool
John If. McCooev, Patrick MeOarren's
successor as the leader of
Brooklyn, wlio Tuesday Issued a
da tern en t strongly support ins Sheppard.
Wednesday he repeated his
indorsement directly after tlie Mur)hv
interview.
"What will be the attitude of the
irgnnization on the senatorial quesion?"
the Tammany leader was
isked.
"T^e organization," replied Mr.
Murphv. with slow emphasis, "is
igainst Sheppard and 1 have to be.''
"Does that mean that William K.
Mieehnn will be elected to the United
tates senate?"
"I am not saying so," replied
Mr. Murphy. "I will only say that
ill the leaders of the organization
ire against Sheppard."
"How about MeCooey's declaration
hat ho is for Sheppard?"
"Oh." said the Tammany leader,
urning away with a smile, "that is
l Brooklyn affair."
With MeCooey's statement, Mur)hy's
interview and Gaynor's letter,
he attitudes of three important inluenees
in the senatorship fight are
iow in the open, hut it remains for
he legislature to decide whose pref>rences
shall he followed.
PRESENTS HIS HILL.
senator Tilde Oilers His Hill for Reapportionment
of Representati ves.
The loss of one representative by
each of six counties and the corresponding
ga*n by ea"h of six other
ounties a re provided for in a bill
'to apportion the representation in
he house of representatives among
he several counties," introduced in
ho senate by Senator Lido of Ormgoburg
Wednesday. The reapperionment
is to he made in accordance
A'ith the census of 1010, which
showed many changes in the relative
copulation of the various counties of
South Carolina*, ?
As announced in the press some
:imo ago, Senator Lido prepared a
proposition for the reapportionment
ipon tho announcement of county
copulation statistics.
Tho counties which will leso one
epresentative each, according to the
:erms of the bill, are: Charleston,
Berkeley, Reaufort, Aiken, Chester
ind Fairfield.
Those counties which w'!l gain
cne member each are: Anderson,
3reenvllle, Dillon, Orangeburg, Richand
and Spartanburg.
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ST OLIO A MARCH ON Til EM.
While the Citizens Slept the Trees
AY ore Cut Down.
Tho city council of Ramberg, by
agreement, met Tuesday nivht with
a force of hands and, after the
streets had become deserted, axes
began work and every tree on Main
street was belted and many cut entirely
down.
The action of council was discussed
this morning by surprised citizen
s. many of whom had been accustomed
to sit in the shade of the trees
on long summer afternoons and
while away the time.
Lack of uniformity and regularity
GETS IN LINE
STEAMBOAT LINE TO UK OKGANI/EI)
VEItY SOON.
I0nr??Ht of Purpose of Charleston
Business Moil to Use the Edisto
IUvjim #<!? Ti'iiRlr
The Charleston Evening Post says:
The announcement from Washington
gives satisfaction that the hoard
of engineers of the War Department
has reversed its former action in
disapproving of the recommendation
of Capt. 10. M. Adams, corps of engineers,
U. S. A., in charge of the river
and harbor work, regarding the improvement
of the Edisto and the Ashley
rivers with the construction of n
canal, connecting those rivers and
interest will attend the work of the
Congressmen in securing the needed
money for the prosecution of the
project.
The scheme of the advocates of
the project is tlie promotion of water
transportation between Charleston
and Orangeburg. The development
of the waterway is contingent upon
the communities putting the route
to use and with the endorsement of
the project by the hoard of engineers,
it will now be up to Charleston and
Orangeburg to proceed with the organization
of the proposed steamship
company, and assure the government j
of the use of the waterway, once li
is provided. The plan is for the organization
of a steamboat company
with a capital stock of $20,000, onehalf
of the capital stock to bo helri
in the two cities. With the action
of the hoard of engineers, it is now
up to the promoters of the enterprise
to get busy and organize and
prepare for the construction of the
necessary steamboats, as soon as the
water improvement is assure'].
Of interest also to the trade of
Charleston is the plan for a canal
connecting the Sant.ee or its tributaries
with t'ne Cooper river or Charleston
harbor which project is now
under consideration by Capt. Adams.
Charleston looks to this project with
much more interest and concern than
the Edisto for the reason that the
possibilities of trade are so much
larger by this route. The Edisto
project will doubtless enlarge tli?
cotton receipts of Charleston, ana
promote the fertilizer movement, but
the route throuih the Pee Dee and
Santee sections, connecting Charleston
with Columbia is naturally pre- i
ferred because the waterway improvement
will affect a much larger
section and mean so much more in
trade.
A consideration of special interest
to Charleston, however, in the proposed
improvement of the Edisto and
Ashley rivers is the possibilities of
Charleston making closer connections
for a source of water supply,
should Goose Creek ever bo discontinued.
At present, if the Edisto
river is to he used for a supply, the
city will have to construct its pipes
to Givhan's ferry where it owns a
site, bought many years ago with this
purpose in view. Constructing a
canal, throwing the waters of the
Edisto river into the Ashley will enable
the engineers to establish a
basis of supply, closer to the city of
Charleston, a consideration of importance,
just at this time when the
proposition is pending l>ofore City
Council for a report on the cost of a
new municipal water and lighting
plan t.
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M MPS FKOM MOVING TK.MN.
I'nknown Man Makes Fatal Leap
From Speeding Cars.
A well-dressed whito man, apparently
about 3 7 years old, boarded
passenger train No. 12 Wednesday
evening at Hickory, N. C., with a
ticket to Klinwood and jumped from
the train before it came to a stop at
Klmwood. He was instantly killed,
having a hole knocked in the top ot
his head. Tho body was brought to
Salisbury 011 the saino train at 8:20
and taken to Wright's undertaking
rooms. Nothing was found 011 the
body by which it could he identified.
The man wore a pair of rubbers and
a black suit, carried a silver wacch
with Waltham works and had $93 5
in money 111 his pocket. No one 011
the train knew anything about him
and none who has seen the b.nly
could identify it. This is the second
unclaimed body now lying in
Wright's morgue, the other being
that, of Charlie Frank, who died in
his room at the old National hotel
Monday.
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Train Huriied.
The trainshed of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis depot at
Chattanooga was destroyed by fire
and with it a whole train of passenger
coaches and two Pullman
sleepers, in a spectacular blaze which
started at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
Quits the Chase.
"When a man shows gray hair his
services are not wanted, and even if
accepted he is relegated to the rear."
This statement, in a note to the coroner,
explained the suicide Wednesday,
by means of Illuminating gas,
as Henry S. Oppenhelmer, at New
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A Happy New Year to all, friend
and foe. ,
WILL SEE THE GIRLS
SENATE ItESOLVES TO PAY A
VISIT TO WINTHUOP.
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Senator Lide and Others Object to
the Junketing Trips Hut Are Voted
Down.
The first warning note against the
socalled junketing trips of the Genoral
Assembly was sounded Wednesday
by Sen. Kobt. Lido, of Orangeburg,
when he declared that the legislature
should get down to work and
probably a thirty-day session might
be had. lie objected to going ab?ut
the State, although he admitted that
good was accomplished by visits to
the several institutions of learning.
The matter came up on the motion
of Senator Stewart to accept WinLhrop's
invitation to visit that college
on the 19th of January, as was
done last year.
Mr. Lide thought that If Winthrop's
invitation is accepted probably
other colleges would extend like
invitations lor the legislature to visit
them and ihus much time would be
lost.
Mr. Lide said he enjoyed last
year's visit to VVinthrop. This visit
was quite an enjoyable occasion, as
all who attended would testify.
It should be stated that Senator
Lide is no grouch. lie wants to
General Assembly to get down to
business, as it should. He has always
stood on the common sense side
of propositions in the Senate since
cominr here.
Senator Xeils Christen^en, 01
Beaufort, called attention to the fact
that last year the most important
matters weie crowded to the end of
the session largely on account of
trips by the members of the Generat
Assembly.
Senator A Inn Johns! one, chairman
of the Olomson College board of trustees
and Senator from Newberry,
spoke in favor of go in g to Winthrop.
Senator Stewart called attention
to the fact that the Senate would do
no work on Lee's birthday anyway.
This statement caused a couple from
the North who were in the Senate
to smile very noticeably.
Senator Montgomery, of Marlon,
onnosed the taking of the time to
make these trips, as other Invitations
would ho extended.
He thought the session disastrously
broken into by these extraneous
matters. ' Let us disregard them,"
Senator Montgomery urged, while
stating they were pleasant occasions.
Senator Weston was in favor of
going to Winthrop.
Senator Clifton, of Sumter,
thought that the now Senators
should bo given the opportunity to
go if they so desired.
Senator Black, of Bamberg, opposed.
Senator Macbeth Young, of
Cnion; a now member, said ho didn't
understand why the old members
shouldn't want to go and that he,
as a momber of the education committee,
wanted to go.
Senator Mauldin, of Greenville,
nn "old head," said that the legislature
has been criticised in the
country press iast year for the trips
taken, that the session should be
concluded in thirty days; ho believes
it could be done if no time is frittered
away.
Tho Senate arrived at an understand
inc that one trip a year be tnlton,
although, of course, this is not
binding.
The yeas and nays were called for
on the question, the vote resulting:
Yeas, 23; nays, 17. The Senate thus
agreed to go to Winthrop, after a
fight of one hour. The following
was the vote:
Yeas?Ackerman, Appelt, Carlisle,
Clifton, Croft, Crosson, Dennis, Ginn,
Green, Hough, Johnstone, Dawson,
M'auldin, \V. L. and Mauldin, T. J.,
Sinkler, Spivey, Stewart, Stuckey,
Sullivan, Walker, Waller, Weston,
Young?23.
Nays?Hates, Black, Earle, Epps,
Forrest, Hardin, Johnson, Laney,
Hide, Manning, Mars, Montgomery, ?
Muckenfuss, Rainsford, Strait, Wharton,
Christensen?1 7.
KOESTKR STEPS I>OVVN.
Has No Further Connection With
Proposed New Daily.
A special dispatch to The News
and Courier from Columbia says in
connection with the proposed issuance
of a new Columbia morning
daily, christened "The Morning
News," Mr. George Tt. Koester, wno
was announced as the manager, has
tiiis to say;
"As some of those whose support
is necessary to establish the new paper
objected to working with me for
political reasons, which I do not care
to discuss at present, T have agreed
to withdraw mv connection with any
effort to establish a new morning
paper in Columbia, and 1 understand
{hat tliis has caused the deforrii *
the movement until new plans can n
made." j
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(?iii Took Poison.
A dispatch from Bristol announces
(ho sudden denth of Miss Bonnie
Powell, aged 13, daughter of Jo?.
Powell of that city, who had be.m
sent to Knoxville to prevent her marriage
to Harry Floenor, a Bristol
young man. Floenor was In fori od
that the girl took poison with suieidal
intend
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Address envelopes, fold, mail circulars;
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Correspondence solicited.
North State l.ife Insurance Co., of
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wanted where tho company 'a not
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Mammoth Bronze Turkeys for sale.
Won first prizes at Piedmon fair I
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Hatched last of May.- Young loins j
weigh from 16 to 18 pounds, nice
hens, $7.00 per pair. Oliver .T.
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need and labor than you
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a large box with tho name of a prominent
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Cheap Hoard.
Now arrival (at breakfast in his
boarding house): "Will one of you
gentlemen tell me bow much it costs
to board an automobile here?"
Gentleman at his left: "About
thirty dollais, I think."
Curate: "Hut you can board a
horse for twenty-five."
Professor of mathematics: "And
you can board a trolley for five
cents."
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Glenn Springs water may disagree
with some of the members of the legislature
who are in the habit of
drinking branch water when they
ore at home. So the legislature had
bettor order along with the Glenn
Springs water a little bug juice for
the use of the delicate members to
mix with their mineral water.
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