The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-04-12
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MesYS. EdifOrS-l have seen, with surprise
and regret, a communication in your paper of the
2jh January, signed "P s. (Which | under
stand is DIR. Scbemcrhorn Of your vilage) in re-
Ialon to the injury. treatment and death of my
son. Justice to myself and the cause of truth re-
quire that ! should correct the statements of
"P. s." How he could have given such a YER
sion ct tho case, Is lnconprehensbc to me, mas
much as related to him all the essential parlicu-
lars OF the case at the time of my sons death.
First, then, my son did not +" tic handkerchief
over his boo" but tied one round his thigh, pull
led of his boot and tied another round the wound,
put ON his boot, took his axe aud came home one
mile. lie did not "fnN in conpuiyire parnrysni
6ej0re he reached the h0usr. and continue anna
un'iy Ef&ieSs, DC. nor did he ever faint away
and after he laid down he complained of feeling
faint. This was at noon. DR.. Graham arrived
at l. p. IN. up s." says, "upon his (Dr. Gra-
ham's) arrival, he Immediately applied a large
compress of folded cloth over the icnora artery.
and drew tight over this IA handkerchief by twist
ing it with a stick, which thus secured the hee.
ding vessel almost entirely" Now, instead of
doing this Immediately, he did not do it until next
morning after daylight, more than sixteen hours
after he came, aho' he was frequently requested
to do so Ivy my son during the afternoon. Nor
did no administer stimulants freely" or give any
medicine or stlmulan,s whatever, until o'clock
next morning, nor anything then bat opium. At
this time, q o'clock IN the morning) he applied
several igalurcs belOtD the knee but they did not
restrain the bleeding, nor was il stopped until the
twist was pu, upon his thigh after DAY light, as be-
fore stated.
"P. 50 says; Immediately upon my arrival
the torniquet was loosely applied and the cloths
and congresses of the DR.. removed, &C." lie
came ut about 10 O'clock atm, and in about ne
hour after his arrival he applied the torniquet
upon his thigh and took Off the twist but did not
removc the LECTURES below the knce-nor were
they removed until after his death, some of which
were then sunk into the flesh the thickness of
ones finger. The wound was gaping open one
inch OF more, and filled with cvt of blood when
my son came home, which was not removed until
after his death. My son had no G. deiirium"
With the exception fthrcc OF four turns of faint.
ing, with slight cramps, which lasted for few
inmates each time. He had his senses and
strength enough to answer questions am, call for
what ho wanted in soics loud enough to H.
heard in an adjoining room, until few minutes
before his death. 1t is the opinion Of myself aud
family that he bcd, TO say the least, two and hall
or three quarts after DIR. G. came. At6 O'Clock,
p. m, being 80 hours after the accident. on being
partly raised up 10 drink, no wen. into kind of
convulsion or spnsm and died in a lew minutes.
The above are tho facts of the case aud have
deemed it my duty to publish them ms an act of
justice To oil concerned. without any unfriendly
feelings ou my part towards either OF the attending
physicians. GEO. $. MAXON.
certify that tho foregoing statement Of George
8. Maxon is true. PAUL MAXON.
Feb. q. 1874 t-
A friend rcmt.ks that legal gentlemen should
be scrupulously urbanc and polite. because any
thing hoggish cannot be made to assimilale with
,heJe'o dishuy. The N. Y. Aurora, from which
this Is taken, dciea any enc Of tho punninu crew