The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-11-23
A Terrible Waund.

a Tonlble Woun0.
An account wss rscsatly puhli.hed IN the rsvs
papers OF an accident whick orcwysd h man In
Vermont, whc in blasting suek.. By psssnaturs
explosion, had taspirg iron, nearly u The siss
Of crow bar. driven through lis head, carving
away portion Of lAs BRAIN ysi ~ rscoverei irun,
hls wound, by Jud'cious surgical treatment
In late number Of Blackwoods Magasine. h
an interesting article ON the "Hsuse u Gui,,.
We ind description Of wound received in tst. -
tie by the Count Of Aumals son Of the Duke of .
Guise, about the year 1850, the circumstances AZ
tensng which are equally extraordinary In
deed the Whole passage will b read with inter.
est
The war with England continued Subsequent.
y to the conclusion Of peace between France and
Charies--chiefy in Pcardy, around Boulognc.
which Henry held and in whose neighbo,hood his
army was sncampsd. Some severe skirmishss
aud partial engagements occurred. and in one Of
these the Cosnt Of Aumale received wound,
probably the severest ever survived tv mortal
man. from the lance OF an English officer The
weapon according to the description Of Ambrose
Fare, entered above the right eye, declining tow
ards tho nose and piercing through on the other
side, beside the nape and the ear So violent
was the blow that the weapon b.cks in the hsad.
INTO which 1t had Ienetraed more than half foot.
the entire lahce-ron and two fngers breadth Of
the staff remaining in the wound Pare explains
the possibility of such a wound, in an age whoa
helmets and visors were in use, by mentioning
that the Count always went into action with his
| face bare
Icrrbc as was the SHOCK says NJ de Boulie,
II d!d not unhorse dAumale. lie still made head
against his foes, succeeded in forcing passage
| Through them, aided by his young and yxlivpt
brother Claude and by de Viellevle-who alone
oi all had not abandoned hm-and rode glori.
! ously into camp.-His appearance wa. frphtful
hS face, armor and clothes were delugcd with
blood. The surgeons, stupifsd by the depth and
gravity Of the wound, despaired Of cure, and re.
iused 10 in'iot useless suferings upon the patient
But Ambrose Pare the Kings surgeon, sent by
FRANCIS WIN orders to try every means Of saving
| the heros life, was not discouraged Copfi,lpy
in his skill, and in the firmness OF the wounded
man, he resolved to attempt an operation terri.
ois indeed, but admirable for those days, and wor
my alone to insure celebrity TO him who imapn.
ea II. Tho lance-head was broken off 90 short.
mat 1t was impossible to grasp it with the hand
Taking then biacksm!ths pinchers, to draw il
out with great force and assisted, amongst Others.
by Master Nicolle Lavernan, a very experienced
surgeon, he asked the Lorraine Prince, in pres.
ence Of crowd Of officers .hudderins with hor-
yr, II he would submit to the employ inent Of
such means, and would suffer him to place his
loot upon his face. 4 consent TO everything:
proceed replied d'Aumale. Nor did ii, 70, Il.
tude abandon him for nm instant during the cruel
operation which wss not effected without frac.
ture oi bones nerves veins, and arteries akd 9TH
er parts, and which he endured rs il ,hev had
only pulled out a hair. The agony cxtorted from
INN but the single exclamation-Ah! my Godv
transported afterwards in n litter to Pecouingny.
he remained for three days in a hopeless state:
early on the nth day more favorable SYMPTOMS
declared themselves and nature made such bow
erful efforts, that the cure was completed wi,bont
leaving the Count d Aumale any trace of thi, ns
tonishing wound, except scar, equally glorious
for him and for Ambrose Pare. .
That skilful surgeon was wont modestly 10 say.
when speaking of the marvellous cure of Francis
OF Lorraine-I dressed II, and God healed it,
As soon as he began to get better, the Count a.
Auinaie hastened TO write to the King, with q
hand still unsteady, the following note, character
lied by calmness remarkable in such circun,.
ssances-Sir, take the liberty to inform YOU
that find myself well, hoping not to lose nm eve
Your very humble servant, De Guizard' Adini-
ring his energy and in recompense for lis serve
e., FRANCIS L. made him Governor of Dauphiny ::
whist the numerous partisans Of the house Of
Guise attributed his cure to miracle wrought
ty the prayers Of his pious mother, Antonette Of
Bourbon. This princess carefully preserved till
her death the lance point which had penetrated
her sons head. The extent Of the wound as de-
scribed by Pare, would be scarcely credible. but
Tor the testimony Of that learned and excellent
man, and OF other contemporary writers quoted by
M. de Bouville, In short time the heroic Count
had forgotten his hurt, and Was again in arms a
, ganst the English with whom however, peace
was shortly afterwards Concluded