An account of a medical controversy in the city of Cork, in which five physicians are engaged; with the remarkable manner of its being hitherto conducted : To which are subjoined two letters from Dr. Mead and one from Dr. Frewin, to the different persons concern'd.

Date:
1749
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Credit: An account of a medical controversy in the city of Cork, in which five physicians are engaged; with the remarkable manner of its being hitherto conducted : To which are subjoined two letters from Dr. Mead and one from Dr. Frewin, to the different persons concern'd. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I [ 45 ] fure, to fifh for the Body, and that the Coroner was now the proper Perfon to be applied to, for de¬ termining the Manner of his Death. Mrs. Bate- wan, in a frantick Manner, dill called for Com¬ panion on her poor helplefs Children, applied to every Body to try what yet could be done to fave her Hufband ; blit Mr. Roxton and the other three had fallen into an Argument, whether he was intitled to Chriftian Burial, and little regarded the Cries and Lamentations of Mrs. Bateman. Juft at this Conjuncture there was a Gentleman paffing who had not heard of this unhappy Accident, and ftep’d into the Crowd to know what was the Matter •, he run immediately where he heard Mrs. Bateman's Groans, fhe implored his Aftiftance for a. poor helplefs Family that was juft plunging into Ruin, ihere my dear HufhandJinks, Oh! Sir, cant you fave him ? This Gentleman’s Name was Bland, and I’m the more particular in every Circumftance becaufe of the unaccountable Prolecution his Con- dud: afterwards brought upon him. Mr. Bland then immediately catch’d hold of a Plank which lay upon the Quay, and throwing it into the Canal, he called for the Rope the other Gentlemen had made Ufe of; he fcrambled down till he got his Feet upon the Plank, which was floating on the Water, and ftepping as far as he could on it wkbSafety, he threw a Double of the Rope about Mr. Bateman's Head, which had then juft appeared above Water *, he pulled the Body gently towards him, and faften’d the Rope about his Middle, then reaching the End of it to thofe who flood upon the Quay, Mr. Bate¬ man was hawl’d up, while Mr. Bland ftaid below, to keep his Body from rubbing upon the Stones as they dragg’d him from above. When Mr. Bateman was firft brought upon the Quay, he fcarce fhew’d any Signs of Life, but in a little Time it was found