Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-18

day the Sd day Of September last, SOP
.of Mr.. Joel Calkins, Of this town, about
seven years old, was in company WITH
! man who was dragging logs together
with pair of oxen ard who fastened his
team with chain three feet from the
small ends of two beach poles, fouFseep
feet in length and FIVE inches in diameter,
each at the large ends then driving
quickly along with said peles, the boy
walking in company with him, the small
end Of one Of the poles catching into the
|giound, the large end thereof was raised
with aeuick motion Perpendicularly over
land oDliquely forward, so that the very
|extremity of it struck said boy on the
left and superior or upper side of his
head aud levelled him to the ground, from
whence he was raised and supposed to be
dead for some minutes, but by moving
land shssia3 him, he was enabled to
breathe again.
Medical aid was Immediately procured
and his scpil being laid extensively bare
will. the knife, The forehead. the temple
and the upper aDd back parts ofthe lei,
side of rs head we're found fractured
and shattered to pieces in a very shack
ing manner, and a portion o. his scull, s
and half inches lsng and 2 and half wide,
on the left side of his head. was bent in
upon the brain from 9Th to / Sa OF an
Inch deep, excepting at one end OF TIVE
siaChes wide where il vas connected toa
solid portion of the scalI: the fracture
Iot the above depressed portion was
half an inch larger in It's whole extent
on the inside Of his scuii than on the ont
side, it being scaled OF under: and there
Ihy making the ihaer edge of il very
sharp and irritating.
T. Ia consultation the operation oftrcPan-
ING was determined on as tie only alter.
native. and performed on We lnesday
following, Is hours after the accident. &
IF became iadispensaDiy necessary t.
make four perforatlnns. or holes, threugh
THE scall, with the irepan. before the de-
pressed portion Of his seuil could be rals
| ed out OF the b. ain anti fixed il it, pro
nef position, though repeated efforts were
noade after each otthe three first peliora-
I ians with different elevators, wi,heaF
effect. In the course of the cxamia,,
ton Of the difefen Fractures of his scull.
| sixteen broken and de ached or loose
pieces o. bones Of considerable size. were
!
found and removed, also quantity of ey.
ltravasted blood was discharged from be,
meath the scpll.
The patient has been repeatedly and
freely bled, blistered, aud evacuated
with physic md is now eight weeks
from the date Of the accident, 81 far re,
|cesered as to be able to walk about the
iro ~, goes out Of doors in fair weather
laithout assistance, has a9 good appetite
lis perfectly ratippai, AUD zee haze nc
Idoubt III saying will perfectly recover.
The above sa:gical operations were
iperformed, and case managed and treat
led, by Dr.. 4eseph Pitney, of this place.
by whose request we yisited this patient
on the dav Ut the operation,
Auburn, tCaYugs CO. n. W Oct ss.
Joseph Cote. Campbsl Waldo, John
lB Chatnberln. laSsph Clary, jonathan
misunderstanding Physicians and
surgeons.
.4Rsus'a, .Nfso Z
on Tnesday last depuIation Of eight
Friendly Indians. FINN tie Greeks or
Aspscoquees, led by A.ajariMIntosh, AZ
}tived here they a; e on their way to the
City of Washington, ans on w ednesday
eoatineed their jou ne; for that P!ase--
1he depptation, We understand, is com
}osed OF the first HiGls aHd Warriors Of
Sc Natia6, who tlreteb the lats war
Iunifornly adi,ecedto the A,eelican cause,
laid weee valuable auyiEisries TO the fer,
Ices uuder Major General Jackson. IN con-
lM;hns the hostile indians TO sue Tor peace
apan our eva terms -Thcir orderly, and
general spsd conduct, ard as il has been
|repfesented tqus their correct depot
Iment, viii it is hgped secure them s
friendly aud lospiGable rcccptation iii
'saca parts of tie couat.y as they may
pass through, in ;heir rauI to tie Seat Of
Gsvefnment. IEev are conducted We
Understand. b. major Daniel nughes, the
United States Factor at Fort ttar kins, 4
will 80 on by way Of Salisbury, Halifax Z
House, etc being VIVA is called the mid
die road trCm this place to Washing.
ton.
RICHMOND. Nav. ID.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Yesterday. Mr., Hay from the Bank
Committee, reported a bill, suspending