Horace Wells and His House on 120 Chambers St in New York City. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • On January 24, 1848, delirious from chloroform, Horace Wells rushed from his house and office on 120 Chambers St into the street and threw acid on 2 alleged prostitutes. He was arrested and committed to New York's infamous Tombs Prison (currently Manhattan Detention Complex), where he committed suicide. Remodeled and reconstructed, this house, 120 Chambers St, is still standing in Tribeca District.

publication date

  • November 10, 2015

Research

keywords

  • Chloroform
  • Delirium
  • Suicide

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84958118483

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.janh.2015.09.006

PubMed ID

  • 26898143

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 2

issue

  • 1