Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-05-17

Nine days after, the child cou;iaued
cheerful and without pain, but had lost his
appetite and had Il caugh, and experienced
a difficulty Of breathing.
Placing the hand ovcrthe re gon ofthc right
ling. either anterior or posicrior, it gave 4
sensation Ike crcpi;us; to the ear ii commit
ncated peculiar Kissing and rait|ng sound,
neither o. which could be heard or felt over
the left lung. These sensations were
communicated both sleeping and waking,
yet more distinctly when caugh:ng.
Tie great quesio to decide was, whether
INC naii had passed into the trcachca or TSo-
rhasus. Drs. Brown, Newell, and Spanl-
ding. all concurred in the opinion, that the
nail had passed mo the trachca, and was
fixed below the bilurcation in the right bro.
no..iia.
December 81. all the physicians agreeing
in opinion, the parents decided 10 have the
child submitted TO the operation. Being
provided with pair of long and very small
lorceps, made expressly for the purpose of
soft iron, tll%. could be bent to any desired
cure. silver wire, in loops, and all the varle-
Of fiesrumcnts which i; was thought posi-
Die might be needed, they proceeded to the
operation. On Il table of convenient height
S,,;iabiy covered, they placed the boy, md
mead being bent over lold Of cloth, ans
projecting beyond the table. From the
bIoatcl safe of the neck, the sma!lncsS of
the ;rachca, and enlarged veins, the dlrcc-
ion of some being such that they could
neither be avoided nor pushed 10 one side,
some two or three ounces Of blood was lost.
and oae ligaturc had to be applied. \ long
time was occupied in making dissection
and opening the ,racheo, of which three or
four rings were divided as low rs possible.
Not expecting tic nail would be forcibly
elected, as may be the case with i'ght sub
stances, blunt probe was introduced down
into the right bgonchia, and he nail distinct
" fl', at the dcp;h Of four inches below the
;op Of the s:crnum. The doctor now tried
the forccps. but before he could fix Gil the
nail, the spasmodic action was so severe as
TO threaten immediate suflication, and he
was compelled to dcsist and withdraw the
orccps. Again and again he tried the
long torccps, other forccps. the wire loop,
&c. bit tried in vain. Drs Alexander and
Spaulding ably seconded his efforts, and
more than once, and again tried with varl-
Gus iorccps and instruments, and with the
like result. Nearly two hours had now
passed slncc the boy was placed on his ia
ja. having been raised up frequently to
take his drinks. During the whole process
he made no resistance, and never cried,
though often threatening 10 tell pa if the
doctors would not let him alone.
The patient now appeared much cXhaus.
ted, and we drsis:ed from any farther at
tcnpts to remove tic nail, for one hour.
during which time he rcs;cd and slept some.
Repeated trials were again made TO remove
the nail, but without cilectins the purpose,
and the doctors were compelled, most re-
luc.an'ly, to say they could not remove it.
The medical gentlemen then left the suf-
itrcr. OcccmJcr 2D expecting daily to
hear Of his death. Ga the 9th of February,
Dr.. Jcwct received letter from Mr.. Bel
don, saving, '''rhc air ceased 10 escape
through the inc;sjon in thirty hours. and
his breathing continued better than before
the operation. About the 20lh Of January,
he had the appearance fhaving taken cold;
his caugh became more troublesome, with
much phlegm. On the morning still more
severe, giving different sound from that
of any time previous; ii was harsher, sharp
er, and rcscmbled the barking Of a fox.-
| fastened to light candle, bat before |
could do this, and return to the bed, Will
liam says, Pa, have caughed the nail up.
stepped to the bed with my light, and in a
streck Of phlegm and blood lay the nail,
directly before his mouth, on the pillow,
the head from, him. viewed it attentive.
" before touching to sec if | could discover
any matter, (pus) but saw none :"
DR.. Jewct states that he has since fire.
qucnty seen the boy-that he apperS well
and narty--and his caugh has entirely sub.
sided. The nail measures good one inch
and seven eighths; lis weight % grains.