John Voorhees takes a turn for the worse

01/05/1919 |

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The Courant received word this evening that John Voorhees was in very serious condition and that his recovery was considered very doubtful.

More details

Voorhees was suffering from pneumonia and septic poisoning, which had set in after his operation on December 28.
He was running a temperature of 105.
His family was at his bedside.

The past recalled

Voorhees developed pneumonia on December 30, 1918.

The future foretold

John Voorhees would die on January 8, 1919.

Caught my eye

“For six months following his injury Dr. Voorhees was confined to the bed in a French hospital. Then he was removed to Brest to be sent home on an army transport.”

Sources

Unattributed, “Rev. Dr. Voorhees Critically Ill in New York Hospital,” Hartford Courant, January 6, 1919, page 1.

John Voorhees

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