Dinosaurs in the Attic
“Tuesday and Wednesday, November 16 and 17, 1926: Mr. Akeley, in effect, is growing worse and worse [the Belgian zoologist J. M. Derscheid wrote in his field journal], and I was overwhelmed by the change in his appearance. We try with every means at our disposal to keep him warm and sustain him. He has had one hemorrhage after another today, and is dreadfully weak and pale. In the last hemorrhage he lost more than a quart of blood.... He breathes with great difficulty and groans unceasingly.... ...During the evening he has been delerious several times, and speaks of Museum, of electrical projects, etc., etc...." [That night.} We take turns in watching over him. Outside, the snow-covered Karisimbi glitters in the moonlight.
At eight o'clock [A.M.] I found the pulse practically imperceptible. I asked Mr. Akeley if we might give him a hypodermic injection; he consented and I gave him a dose of caffeine. At about nine o'clock the pulse had become strong again, but the respiration remained abrupt, short and noisy.MoreLess
At eight o'clock [A.M.] I found the pulse practically imperceptible. I asked Mr. Akeley if we might give him a hypodermic injection; he consented and I gave him a dose of caffeine. At about nine o'clock the pulse had become strong again, but the respiration remained abrupt, short and noisy.MoreLess
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