Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-22

From the Correspondence of the trayon.
pam, Anil 81 lS-~

PARIS, April -, 1857.
Several statements in regard 10 Crawford hive
appeared, calculated to give u wrong impression
of the hopes and fears which are entertained for
him For the sake of hi humorous friends, n
we'll as the public will endeavor to give brief
account of bis illness
The malndy from which he suffers. according
to the opinion OF all the physicians who attended
him. is a eaneerons tumor. situated directly bo-
hind the orbit of the left eye. attached to the
bone above the angle of the eye. The tum"r has
been in existence for nearly a year; aud its eff
tects upon the eye were first observed about nine
months since. when Crawford visit to
the United States. Mrs. Crawford. who remain
cd in America on account of the health of her
children. to rejon him in Europe in the
course of the ensuing summer, but her soholtude
was already awakened by the prominent appear
ance of the eye.
On arriving at Paris in October finding no di.
intuition in the swelling. Crawford consult
ed Nj. Desmarres, an eminent occulist, who told
him that tho trouble was caused by n tumor, the
char acter Of which remained Ia be determined:
that II WINS dangerous, and he advised h IN to re
main in Paris. But so firmly was Crawford per
suaded that it was nothing but n cold caught in
the cars, or while travelling which had settled
in the eye, and so urgent were his affairs in Rome
claiming his presence, there, that he pushed on
taking with him only certain remedies supplied
| by Desmarres. These medicines caused
let and he was induced 10 place himself in the
hands OF DIR. Smith, of Rome, whose attendance.
however, seemed frutless. As Dr. Smith
nj Il loss TO account for the character of the dis
ease, he consulted with DR.. Gibson. of Pladel
and 1t was arranged between them that Dir. Glib
son should perform operation in order. il posi-
be,tu discover the cause of the trouble Crawford
underwent this "exploring" operation, which oc
cupled upwards half an hour, with heroic forti
ttude. 1t was followed by aggravations of all
the morbid symptoms, and the result was of no
service except IN procuring consultation of ply
slclans and surgeons who recommended him to
leave for Paris. as they felt unable to atford as
sistance.
Crawford's friends in Rome had long felt
alarmed at his situation, for, in addition to the
distortion of the eye, be had been subject 20 vom.
ting aud intermittent paralysis of the right limbs,
which ndcnted pressure upon the brain. As Il
was deemed important that some friend should
accompany him, in addition to his faithful ser
vant, all were made happy by learning that Mr..
Terry was Ia g. Most fortunate it was, partic
ulnry rs between Lyons and Paris he sever
al tunes affected by returns of paralysis. Ar
rived III Paris, he called on Dr. Nelaion, to whom
he had letters, and. aft consultation. in which
Drs SchaI and Vepeau assisted. it deter
mined that an operation was not to be thought
o. anu n course of medicine was begun, which,
before long was abandoned as injurious. 4 teo-
| graphic dispatch had been sent to Rome, which
caused Mrs. Crawford to hurry to Paris BY
the time OF her arrival the physicians had all
made up their minds that the tumor was of a eau
cefons nature. and must terminate fatally. Feel
! ing sure that there was no cure for cancer the
Physlclans based their treatment upon the hope
matt was not cancer, thinking that Crawford's
"h'y chahce was IN their having mistaken the
disease. When finally assured beyond the shad
. nw Oh u eouo' that the 'nmor cancerous,
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