Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-19
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF RESUSCI-
TATIOS

Effects Of Neutrality-suspicious. apparently
dead from lightning have been recovered by re-
peatedy throwing cold water over the whole bo-
dy. Many instances are recorded. The Rev.
Mr. Steel, of Paris. in the state of Newly ork has
lately In the newspapers mentioneda case of this
kind. A lady was with her husband in the house
and the latter was struck apparently dead by
lightning. The lady happily recolected having,
d few day before, read In the newspapers of the
efficacy of cold water, and had the presence of
mind to make trial Of it; on the effuson of the
Srst bucketfui, he began TO move, and on the re-
petition OF few more was retOred to sense and
health. IL during the recovery the pulse is slow
and extremities cOid bleed largely at the arm.
A gentleman new living in Johnston county, (R.
Golly, Esq. was a few years ago struck down
by lightning, and recovered BY exposure to hea-
Wy fall of rain.
From, the MaooasiO,ca IN. Ga-etie of May l.
The treatment mentioned in the preceding
paragraph, proved successful in recent case Of
apparent death from lightning in this town.
During the thunder storm last Saturday evening,
one of cur citizees, Mr.. Samuel SeatOn, coming
near tree, which stood in front of the house in
which he resided, at the instant ofvery vivid flash
Of lightning, which fell on the tree, received the
whole charge in his head and body, which vio-
lently threw him to the ground, and deprived him
of all appearance OF life. DIR. James Reid being
called in, restored animation in about so or 40
minutes BY plentiful illusions of cold water on
the breast and face, mot wishing to lose time in
stripping the body succeeded by bleeding.
This case being. perhaps, in its violence, equal
70 any on record, we have thought it importan
TO state some of the particulars, as a matter of
public interest There must have been great
accumulation Of the electric fluid. as in entering
his body, it tore his coat, (made of hnsey) vest
and shirt into rent, the breadth of his shoulders.
both across and along his BODY, burned his ear,
singed the hair on the side of his head, and. de-
scending in a stream of to five inches broad,
crossed his breast, then descending to the lons,
divided and passed down both extremeties, and
out through his shoes, perforating them with
holes as though buckshot had been forced through
them:-ln some places breaking the skin, and
scorching II In its whole course, to give the
appearance of an extensive burn.
We are happy to say Mr.. Seaton is in fair
way of doing we'll, though still feeble. No in
Jury appears to have been sustained by any of
the senses, nor has he suffered much pain-the
only organs. evidently affected were the kidneys.
which have been unusually excited, and there
have been some slight discharges Of blood from
the bladder and lungs.
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Proportion Of Deaths an the Cities Of the Unit
81 States. the seventh number of this Jour-
nal we presented view of the proportion of
deaths in various cities of Europe-since then
We have been enabled to obtain from authentic
documents, statement of the proportion which
the deaths each year in five of our own cities.
bear to their respective populations. In Phila-
delphia it is l IN 45.6S-in Boston in Al. a6
I'm New York in s7.ss-In Baltimore in
s5.44-In Charleston l in so.
Journal Of Health.
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a noble repiy.-It is related of the eminent
surgeon, Boudon. that he was one day sent for by
the Cardinal Dubois, Prime minister of France,
to perform very serious operation upon him.
The Cardinal, on seeing him enter the room, said
to him, 'sYou must not expect, Sir, to treat me
in the same rough manner as YOU treat those poor
miserable wretches at your hospital of the Hotel
Dieu." "My Lord" replied NJ. Moudon, with
great dignity, 'severy one Of those miserable
wretches, as YOUR eminence is pleased to call
them, is Prime Minister in my eyes"