New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-15

-,isip, Of rpcss;ness in The head o. me 2i.h MY
- addressed Az fellow.ctzens in ,aeah Il ~ PEN!
tbeu SUFFERING Under crest general de3.iy II Suy. ~
- tine OF h;s pubic reception Ia l'01, D. wa SUI
g move q an usual from hs diarTIes, al va nlle
redics freshmen, to enable I'm % % tar'lgl ta9 a.
tirues If ti1f occeg!oD. a..
On he return from Washington - rfa ~, 70 Ssp
timber ictoOk cold in BsrgiOrc an h-.t con a.
~ the svrrrtorrs connected with be ilnal nas.- -
DE ooh q Scutornbar he drove from Nts'sHei y
ten distsnce ofilirty mile, for Inei.7si wee
twasthen obseryed that be had lot mach ie n w.
ave 10 His lrye eve sOmeshst am -tdra =. 1h -.
lis scc wss pale with peculiar salloVhe, -. feoo
YVES no atrdice az this OF any cher tine Hs 1919,
he rtcUDbc.li posture slowly and "h stIs ~ lie
dift uiy and he bad the aspect o. very ~. s,r a
sisted thst he he'd been more tnan u'u'iy ~ ,ba left
,,eek o- ,nore he c,rnplapc5 Of uassa1c on "a t
lido Of the abdomen with consequent am ~ ~,
on that sde; there slso soineiiges 1ae boysl,
ness the lower part Of t1e ,Se onneite
were sial looee but not qui'e 20 ~" - AZ and
,yss ,xhoi,v oore. ,he SKIN was commonly '5y ~ an
there wa coustsnt dryness OF the t'lsp III 10,
with much ,brgt The tongue %as GO. en- 49,, -
brown cot, the pglse YIN, We ~ vida four ern .sons
conprcssed sOne"bst JeiA"s'
..,.d 10 ysrsbfeld TIE next day, the a, with
the following directions: TO s2s,an - III =,
nor and 20 avoid fatigue In bodily exercise Inc aist -
he Tea with bread and butte morning and evening ana
little snirnal food 81 dinner, with oDs vegetable
On the 6,h of October he was vis,ed in consultation
With DR. James Jackson, Of Boston The symptoms con
tinued much the same Mr.. Ws5ster was aDon' uls
house though be bad not been out Inc opinion was
eypreseed and concurred in, that there was ascts de
,e1de,, mon grave disease OF some abdominal organ
which would Ultimately prove fetal although some re-
lief might BE- obtained.
WIS Decided TO substitute midtonc for the cardiac
MIXTURE. 10 give one grain Of sdus -nt ana morning.
N Inc ineTeased If the stomach could boar 70 continue
the pporpbia and TO double the amount VI brandy; en-
oourngiIg him also 10 take little animal food
The symptoms continued much the same until the
morning Of the 1lth. when, on coming down stars ior
drive he became faint with nausea aud retching vom
ming a little rnucUs Visited att p NJ. he complained
OF extreme distress az the precora, for which ne was
Urgent 20 hHve relief the nausea had s1bafed yea,
tpoonfu Of castor-O with onesxteen.h Of grain OF
morphia was directed, by which he pain was relieved,
and evacuation obtained about A. NJ, consisting Oh
mnch focal matter with very dark bile and eeiaanous
nucus All medicines but moTpIl& were omtte0; Gas
torO being directed 20 be used II INC pr~cOr1Ai as
trees should return. An annoying symptom con ns1g
Of pains about the feet Of which ho had previously com
psined was noticed TO increase In severity rom TINS
time He continued tocrsbly coIaor'e1e, and able 10
come down stairs every day and sometimes to transact
considerable business lie was ioehIe ana amsc,ateo
but bis spirits buoysnt IhronSnut iI. 7lcAu-s
II was noticed thst be did not bend hs Doay Forward M
rising but was raised with the BODY Greet and more
than once upon being sted walk lac hhd said tnat
be felt rs II be should fall forward.
On the 10Th there was a manifest FILLING Oft he had
.eye,nI ooucus Directions which were thought 70
by these he was much enieeolod.
On the 2lst at A. NJ the detection consisted Of
large quan,iy Of fecal matter with much bilious and
bloody fluid. AHA NJ he had another similar delec-
ton, with bilious vomiting. Nausea aad re'chng now
became prominent symptoms, and he became more aud
more feeble until nj p. NJ on the 2<i, he yom'ted
about put of fluid blood with some coagu'a Daring
the night the vomiting became more urgent alwGys with
blood and Mt 2lk A. NJ. he had copions election OF
fluid blood BY ali this he was much exhausted. The
vomiting of blood continued very prouely; aud when
he attempted to speak be was interrupted by hc'
couch or rcching.
On the morning Of the 23d he announced himself con-
scious Of HE situation and said %" eha die night"
From until " L. NJ he remained free from vomiting
He at tins time visited by DR. Jmnes Jackson VINO
had frequently been consulted during the progress OF
the disease. The vomiting OF blood REQUIRED during
the afternoon. DR.. j. Mnon Warren arrived toward
night, and remained until the patients death. Mr. Web
er continued thus gradually sinking from the loss oil
blood by vomiting retaining the power OF urterance u
n midnight aud some evidence OF consciousness until
A NJ and sinking gradually, without convulson cold
sweat or haze Of the eye expired thrtyive minutes
past on the morning OF Sunday October2i
DESCRIPTION OF THE BRAIN.
The dimensions of the brain a. indicated by the
measurements of the crdnia cavity were as follows:
Longitudinal diameter. .....-...-..rs inches.
Transyofsc diameter. ...-.-,-..-- On lhches,
Vertical diameter. .-.....-...-..--.)t2 inches.
Breadth of occiptal fossa. .........494 inches.
Breadth Of frontal fossa. .......-.-.5 inches
The os,erior clinoid processes eghths of
an inch In font of the center Of tic cranis cavity
The circumference OF the head was 23'i inches, and
the distance from the of ear 10 that OF the
other. over the top Of the head was y inches
The capacity of the cTAnum deterDinet according 20
the method adopted by the late D.. : O. Morton OF
Philadelphia, was lyS zone hundred anu tNehy-"V
enhic inches.
The substance Of the brain drm 10 the touch aud
as regards color and conssteuce appeared 10 be heal
thy The depth Of the spaces between the convoulons
wac ON the vericx sevep.oghths OF an inch, ana the
"coItca gray substance was three sNleenths Oh an
inch In thickness.
The corpus caloeun or the greet cerebral commits
sure wa large measured 4inche in length from before
backwards and At the central portion was one fourth oil
an inch In thickness.
The pincnl body us in the great majority Of instances
contained cAc6reouf concreuons.
The weight of the brain, including iAc cereotum
cerebcilum and medua obonge,a as isr ne the lower
extremely of he pyramids was (avord"poiD;
Ibs. "a. prssa' Gs Gr.H.
Brain (cucephalon).. 3 lIoS=SS4s;ddVg
Cerebrm .........2 II l40o=2O,SjOo
The measurements which have boon given above are,
almost without exception of unusual proportions. Ihe
average length of tho cral cavity doc not excee SIX
and half inches it, dscter e I'VE lnehes,
and the vertical ltte less
The cranial capacity very unusual, the largest
which has yet been recorded though measurements In
cubic inches have, as yet been made by comparatively
lew Observers In DR. Mortons Tables Of the measure.
ments of 63 crana of different nations, including eau
essians Mongolsns, Malsys, Americans, and Negroes,
only four instances in which the capacity exceeded
enc hundred cubic inches Of these tho largest were
Euglfh skull measuring los, and one German III
cubic inches. According 10 DIR. Moron, the average
capacity for the Teutonic family nciuting ERghsh,
g,l Au,f Anna psl il fnehn