The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-02-26

sailor in Essex street the day previous
by DR.. Mott Of this city, viz: extracting
u black snake from tho mans stomach !!
We called on a gentleman who was
present at the time, from whom we
learned the following particulars which
may be depended on rs fact. The
mans name is Frederick Williams, and
has boarded in Essex ST. near the mar
ket for the last three months. A.
bout l6 months since, while in Jamaica,
he wns one day drinking water from a
spring, at the bottom ofwhich he oserv-
ed several small hair snakes Of the
length Of one or two inches-and from
kind oftickling in his thront at the
time he concluded that he must have
swallowed one Of them. He Immediate
ly applied to physician, who admins
tered to him an emetic-and he borrow
ed no more trouble about it. In ubout
six months he began to feel (as he ex-
pressed il himself,) ga kind of crawl.
ing in his stomach"-and in a few days
more the lower part, or pit Of his stom-
nch began to project out. His appetite
became so exceedingly keen thu, he,was
forced to ent hearty food four or five
times day. lie continued in this state
for several weeks, when the occurrence
at the spring in Jamaica camo To his
mind accom- panied with the horrible
conviction that he was carrying in his
stomach a loa,!isome reptile. The pro-
tuherance on his chest continued to in
crease in size,--and he was frequently
chokej for breath by the reptile attempt
ing TO crawl ont Of his throat, which
sensation, at length threw the mise rable
man into convuIsive fits. The learned
doctor mentioned above, was called, and
the case described to him. After exam
lining the projection on the mans body.
he pronounced the snake to be the cause,
and was Of the opinion that il could be
tsken out by an incision in the stomach
without any danger to the nuns life.
But Williams could not he prevailed to
submit to this operation. A plan was
then hit upon to pull the snake from the
mouth. He pnrtork of no food for two
or three days and the movements of the
snake were constantly watched by the
physician. Towards night, of the third
day, the almost distracted man informed
the physician and his friends in attend
ance that, from the feelings in his sto-
mach and throat, he judged the snake
wns attempting to crawl out. He im-
mcdia,ely went into a convulsive ft,
was placed on the he'd, and his mouth
pried open: A bowl Of warm milk was
then put near the mouth. ine fnce of
the insensible man assumed a dark and
ghos,ly nppearance--& the snake forced
its head from his mouth, and tasted of
tho milk. The bowl was gently drawn
away, und the snake as gently crawled
towards it. The friend who stood BY
now seized the reptile with his hand and
suddenly drew it from its den, in which
It had grown to its present almost incred-
ible size. 1t was Immediately killed,
and we understand has been preserved d
by the doctor ms wonderful curiosity.
1t measured four feet and five inches in
iength,--is nearly Of a bigness from head
to tail; and is Of n jet black color. Viii.
hams was with great difficulty restored
and was removed TO the hospital, where
nc is now doing well. We hope the
case of this man may serve as warning
to any person who may have occasion to
'Iake his thirst from brooks and springs
of marshy ground. A recent London
Medical work gives an account Of man
suffering in this manner from having a
hve h1sdrd Ia his stomach for more than
two years-and who a, length died, in
consequence Of the convulsive fi,s into
which he was thrown by the reptile at.
tempting to crawl out Of his ,sroat.-N,
y Sun.
From the Plymouth (Mass.) Press
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