Citation

So A, Adams D, Pisklakov S. J. Anesth. Hist. 2019; 5(3): 109-112.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.janh.2018.08.008

PMID

31570200

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.

Language: en

Keywords

History, 19th Century; Humans; Male; Suicide; Substance-Related Disorders; New York City; Dentists; Depressive Disorder, Major; Chloroform; Newspapers as Topic; History of anesthesia; Horace wells; New York Herald