Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-10-14
RICHMOND MEDICAL COLLEGE.


This Institution seems 10 grow rapidly in pub
lie favor, anil, doubt noi is destined 10 attract
10 our city Members If students, who Otherwise
would spend ,hciI iconey out Of the STATE. The
remarkable operations performed Lv nr. War
ner have given high reputation 10 the College.
ia delicate ana dangerous cases Of surgery and
pateat, from all quarters will continue 10 0aw in
10 this great fountain VI relief We Cordially
cory from the Wing an Interesting sketch oi a
most difficult operation performed by DR. War
ner, with his usual skill and success This and
various ether important trumphs Of surgery
have won grea, { edit for the Doctor, ami are Q,
essential value TO the continued prosperity oil
This hne Institution oil learning. The Professors
have dero,ed their y hole talents to ia manaac.
ment, with zeal and industry which mci the
richest reward. II is row placed on broad and
solid basis Of success-and il is peculiarly in
cnmbcnt upon Virsinans to rally TO its support
AT time, when orr sister S,aes are making
such rapid strides in the diffusion Of knowledge
and the increase uf wealth and influence, bv the
promotion Of all kinds of industrial improve
mel.,, is il TOO much 10 eSrecl that her own son,
will come forward 10 sustain the public insrilu-
tons OF Virginia, which have Struggled into exis-
tcnce through host Of diificu!tieh1
We, with greal pleasure, endorse the sentiments
of"A Citizen" andtru that his appeal will moi
fall without effect upon the ears Of Virginia and
the Sou,h:
Southern SuRoeRY.-Mcsers Editors was
present al an operation performed by Professor
Warner, aided hy his colleagues. Professors Cul.
len and Chambeflaync, IL the Hospital attached
10 Inc Medical College of this chy, on a negro
man from The county oil Isle OF Wight, on Friday,
The 10Th September, that, Tor difficulty danger,
pain and al! the other horrors naturally accom-
panvns such scenes, and for the skill necessary
10 lis performance, stands without parallel 10
American Surgery, and unsurpassed in the Sur
gicsl statistics OF any age OF country. IL was Diff
tcul 10 determine which most claimed the admi-
Talion OF The crowd Of Physicians and Slufen,s
lha, witnessed il, the GOODNESS and rraclised skill
Of !aa Surgeon and his associates or the stoical
frinness Of their unfortunate patient.
"The operation consisted in the removal Of the
whole Of The lower jaw anterior 10 The angles
rendered necessary by the existence OF Osieo
S2rcoma in al! that potion OF j, in which the
,.,,h are placed The Surgeon commenced by
an incision al tile left articulation cf The Jaw win
The head, and continued 10 The right articulation,
and then made another below il Of the same ex.
tent, embracing between these sorne0 bat pa a'lel
cuts a portion Of diseased skin covern- The III
NOR. The muscles attached 10 The jaw were all
severed, and many blood vessels, requiring lga-
lures, cul, and The bone sawed through immedi-
alely in front OF The angles Of The jaw, and The
whole diseased mass weighing, alter being emp
lied of lis blood more than TWO and hall pounds
removed. An apprehension Was entertained OF
The re,racion Of the tongue SO soon as detached
from its connection with the jaw, and, conse-
quebt;y. suffoca!inn OF e palien,-tc obvatc
this, a ligaiure was passed through the tongue,
and held BY one Of the assistant Surceo4s. No
such effect however, was pioducec; The tongue,
when severed from it's attachments, hanging loose
Is, wi;hou. any lrndeacy whatever 10 re,racion.
Words are inadequate 10 describe The horrible
scene presented when The Juno! was removed
all the lower psvl Of The face turned up over The
UPPER part OF 1.-THE skin on the upper par ofhe
throat urlsd down, exposing through The dread