The New York Herald's Very First Report on Dr. Horace Well's Arrest and Suicide-An Original Article Found in New York City Public Library

Andrew So; David Adams; Sergey Pisklakov

doi:10.1016/j.janh.2018.08.008

The New York Herald's Very First Report on Dr. Horace Well's Arrest and Suicide-An Original Article Found in New York City Public Library

J Anesth Hist. 2019 Jul;5(3):109-112. doi: 10.1016/j.janh.2018.08.008. Epub 2018 Aug 29.

Authors

Andrew So¹, David Adams², Sergey Pisklakov³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467-2401. Electronic address: aso@montefiore.org.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467-2401. Electronic address: davadams@montefiore.org.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467-2401. Electronic address: spisklak@montefiore.org.

PMID: 31570200
DOI: 10.1016/j.janh.2018.08.008

Abstract

The accounts of Dr. Wells' personal life, particularly those of his tempestuous final days, have remained somewhat speculative. On January 24, 1848, a troubled Dr. Wells raced outside of his home and practice on Chambers Street and threw sulfuric acid (vitriol) on two alleged "loose" Broadway girls. We were able to find an original copy of an article published by the New York Herald in the New York City Public Library describing the events of Well's final days.

Keywords: History of anesthesia; Horace wells; New York Herald.

Publication types

Biography
Historical Article

MeSH terms

Chloroform / history
Dentists / history*
Depressive Disorder, Major / history*
History, 19th Century
Humans
Male
New York City
Newspapers as Topic / history
Substance-Related Disorders / history*
Suicide / history*

Substances

Chloroform

Personal name as subject

Horace Well