The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-09
Circular for the Amerf People.
Nh. cRAwYoKDs oAsI-pR. ansoN's RxPLo-

| Nh. cxAWEoKD's oAsH-DR. aIBsON's RxPLO-
| LONDON July 10, 1857.
In looking over, time SINCE the New York Eos
w:s ..!0ra;nss 70 R GnS letter Of Nay from my
gnla In reply TO OF Mrs Louisa w. Crawford wife of
thomas Crawford Eq, the celebrated American sculptor
with having seriously Injured her husband by
explorative oper alton. deem necessary, in ny
justification dsabuse the American people the sub
ect and in der 10 make my statement perfectly clear
and Ineligible To professional
ones requiring no elacidaton wnasevsrwl anal give
last winter received from Mr.. Crawford the following
| note3--
MY DEAR VIII you the liberty ..ks - sss,nx
oS % %ass house, .na sfy who
the benefit Of your sdyiss REGARDING my eye fear nis
Of Sour reputation, Of consuns with you An
answer viii much oOse yours very Tgo 5ay CRAWFORD
I replied to Mr. Crawfords note imme lately, and
| consented 10 meet Dr. Smyth at IL O'Clock the
same day. Previous TO examinaton OF the case ]
said to br. smyth, ~ resigned my professorshp 10
the University Of Pennsy vania, and my practice In
Philsdepi months since, entirely out or the
ever am willing, howeyer, to axe an excer ton in "a
vor OF Mr. Craw ford. inasmuch ~ lock upon him ~
great artist honor TO my o,unr have taken deep
abiding Interest his glorious achievements. and shall
corside bis loss national calamity should anything seri
ously beal him SAY 10 him, however, that cannot regn
ry attend him, that my services must be grauitous that
viii see him with you often can, friend and
country man. and will DO everything in power 10 serve
him long ~ remain IN R0me--wnicn may pc Ony Tor
short hme-for the rake OF hr1sef and interesting
family, separated from him by the broad Atlantic,
and unaware OF his danger-whicb, take from your
| account of It, TO be imminent"
After minute examination aud inquiry into the nature Of
the case, remarked to DR. Smyth:-" II is evident that
the eye perfectly sound In ITSELF but pushed beyond the
walls Of the orbit than half inch, is acted upon by
pressure from behind from fluid sohd-tnat " by the
former, an exploring needle might, by discha'gng ~
the eye TO resume IL natural position, and be FOL
lowed by curehat IL, on the contrary solid and, par
tcuarly o malignant character no essential bsneht can
hatAuap and fhah Aa
must necsssai iy in few months, terminate fatally"
Having obtained Mr. Crawfords cohsent TO the Of the
exploring needle, and being requested by DR. Smyth
perform the operation, engaged in the next day with
every precsuton and with the utmost deicacy, and in
few minutes was able to ascertain with the utmoh accu
racy that there fluid, but solid umor, which
only filed up the posteror part OF the orbit but might
possibly origin in the brain In this state OF the case
wrote 10 Dr. John w. Francis, or New York. an old &C
Quaints nee eminent physician and the uncle OF Mrs
Crawford wrote cautiously no. having fully made a.
my mind the real nature of the tumor and not wish
ing 10 alarm Mrs Craw her friends unnecessarily.
To Mr. Hooker, the eminent BANKER Of Rome and the de
voted friend of Mr. Crawford spoSs with e's reserve
EXPRESSED ehension Of tho being likely IN
ter inmate disa.ously ID short time received reply
my letter from Dr. Francis, and postscript from Mrs
Crawford thanking IN the kindest terms for the
interest had taken in M Crawford for my phian
thropy," &C. wrote also TO MT William Lawrence one
Of Oldest eminent Of the Lon Ion surgeons,
gentleman experience and particularly skilled in
affections OF and It's appopdages, sta'ing Mr. Cav
fords and Akng he benefit OF his advice, aud re-
ceved from him in reply mos interesting letter. evi icing
Urea sgscty nut cone.sDg his inability from the pecu
arity of tn. and the complicated symptoms to gTe
decided opii ion. need hardly remark thai the small
| ncsop made BY through the skin and muc'e OF the
upper eyehd, to admit OF the easy Introduction OF the
needle the eyeba and upper orbar plate and
pp with the needle parallel With the base of the
orbit healed in very few days and no material inconve
niepce or exacerbaop of svptoms TO lowed the opera
ton a. has been stated; In fast, injury done or
could DO done, there were no important parts In the
vicinity Of the operation VIII Oh, with ordinary auar
knowledge and care could suffer without being folio we'd
Immediately by hemorrhsge, the formation Of mater
| the protru'ion OF fungus, or other visible III
coust que The truth is the tuor at the time or the
operation, rapidly upon the increase and the symp
which after displayed themselves would navo
operation had Been or not useea wa, no. to
be expected that mor such a. soon after discovered
to be, shone long remain quiescsnt Mr Cr.Tioras
spyth and myself that little nope renamed OF his re-
oovery. Nevertheless, every artist in Rome except his
nue and sem bie friend Chapman thought impoesi ole
that great Crawford could die At ALL era Word
himself would listen the suggestion that there
danger and doubt whether at this moment low ~ under
stand he H. he does not cln tenacousy belief
| be will be well That bis Case nad been Of several
years standing he himself would never sd that Mrs
Crawford knew to the contrary and fessed IN their
fend Mr. Terry, have the authority OF that gentleman
for stating Al last it was determined in nondescriot
consultation OF artists and doctors-among whom were
| some very sensible men-thAa Mr.. Crawford should
| 20 to Paris and put hm,ef under the care OF the
however, 10 his taking this step grea. anxiety wa
expressed by his friends that the eye ud the
believed would wIitg ly have Submitted 70 the operation
strongly protested against H. and positively refused 20
perform Il, stating that Mr. Crawford would not live, II
performed hour that he might live II let alone several
months opportunity be thereby Afforded OF seeing
| Mrs Crawford ard his family. Mr. Hooker and nearly
all bis friends particularly the artts, will bear testimony.
am sure nv having taken this course and TO myself
thar any ese In Mrs. Crawford indebted for
the mels nchoy satisfaction OF meeting ,and on
this sioe Of the grave need hardly remark that Mr.
era sord repaired 90 Par and pIsccd himself under he
care Of surgeons OF world vide reputation al OF wnon
concurred with opinion, and approved OF my prac
tice 10 the fullest extent ~ the following documents
kindly furnished, In reply TO the following circular ad
| dressed TO them, will aouudanty show
CAxPAGSE DIop.r GKNsyA}
| swrzERI.Sn June 2 ls7
ersxtorS m. eeebrSed .Snpsr Of Rome OF scsount 81
ianor 10 the orb, behind the len eyebsn w yoa be 50
s ar %sSs s Ss@ ss Oesu poScS
ss,s,ss Ss ss q q,
pain sounds healing almost Immediately by the hrs Ia
afr% OVER m he
r.. %ss nes cu m al s9G "a a sa n
malignant one nd nereby producs sf.'s res ~ Is.g pa
er low me 70 subscribe myself very r,.PseTsl' yours
To Messrs vrtrrAu NrLaroS. DrssinHrs. Paris
To this nlerrogaory letter speedily received the fol
lowing replies
MucH HosoHrp ooSrRERE--I .sr Mr. ussTtord -;s salv
pesred hs the under which he ls'ored VAS ofs
In my opnion 10 sb.olueig impowble eIplorsve
opsrsuoi could sDsh de,ss could eaaugs
the &c.,, .. .. % oas s sas Sst a
kno~edby he sfgses injarI. Yours, raly vrLPEAU.
To Professor WV. OfnsOS
PaRis June l3 1857.
DEAR sIR AND HONORND COsFRERE.-f asV Mr. Crawford
month, and tpei thA he suffered from
vh oh originated IA the c,vty q the orbit and csu.ed
Of the eyeaN This tum-t IL AZ esuceroHs a.
,ure and am sur. has swsys prevented he same c,sa
the orb IN the bouy The symptom. which have
for long lime lease doubt that t6e umor has
tended towards The interior OF he skull and hs on OF he
Why bsy. de,lsred that no operation whaevsr
for the explorsuve opsrson utter, Incapable Of
crAvArs The condition OF he patient wsth nothing N the
world, may be SAL could agSrsys's a. he disease
from The be. Inning rrurahle dom thtnz. more
over, tha, the degeneration Of The tumpr cold have
teen produced basfened BY hls o9erntlon An eNpo
raive operation uruduces such effects
which sometimes have been supposed u nave been converted
into from the c1mmsncem really generous
and do know o fast tns proves such
must add that ,rpl1raive operations made daily sn
The ds from thea insfncant wounds, witch
heal IN few days think. therefore that the asgrsvaou
which has teen observed IN Mr. IrsetOrd disease
vabe ~ the nature Of that disease from which
he suffers and hal BY means be imputed n he
ration this with the cDnheeub % lpts fempfes