DRISKELL, James - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Drs. Taylor, assisted by Drs. Montague, Layne and Bass, held a post mortem upon the body of James Driskell on last Wednesday afternoon.  Both lungs were in an advanced state of inflammation throughout their whole extent. The heart sack and the cavities of the chest were filled with fluid.  The liver was enormously enlarged, extending as high in the right side of the chest as the third rib, compressing the right lung into a surpassingly small space and pushing the stomach toward the left side. It was in an advanced of fatty degeneration, the yellow contents of the hepatic cells being plainly visible to the eye, and covering thickly the upper surface of the organ. The kidneys were enlarged, measuring nearly 6” in length and weight about 10 ounces, and were in the process of granular degeneration, the cortical substance being thickened and opague – the secreting portions of these organs being in a comparatively healthy condition. The immediate cause of death was the inflammation of the lungs – the whole of both of these organs being implicated, a condition which is invariably fatal in its results.  

– “City and Vicinity” – James Driskell died in this city last Wednesday of inflammation of the lungs. – kz – thanks to Kim