New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-09
TuR uArrLE OF TAE DOCTORS

In more IMAM one vi us uiattuceo P'io''' '"o
Qrst Hogsrrh has presented us vita the edli5ing
spectacle Of brace of Doctors tronsly battling
about the diagnosis of disease, or the reuedy to
be exhibited, while the uJbaply patient, martyr
to scientific doubts, 10 struggling in the article OF
death The medical big wigs ho Sever, 10 the days
of HogaItt, ,eem to have cohfned themselves to
the trucuent quassation of Their canes nor does 1t
appear, whatever other deadly agents they carried
In their pockets, that they bore about with them
either pistols or dsfgers-aDything in fact, more
d.r gerous than lancet or syringe. But those
If our r. aders who perused the account which We
published the other day of what The Ne,c. Orleans
Delta calls "a difficulty" or unfortunate affair.""
between two New Orleans physicians, will ac-
knowledge that gratifying progress in medic,l
science which has diverted u brace of doctors from
the sspe hter Of their patients to the slaughter OF
each other. There was deadly feud, appears,
betae cen Doctor Chopin Zine name for . sur
crop y snd DR. Foster, who we're both attached to
crates, their common father, 80 far from agree
cg ke birds 10 their little nests, have, for long
tiwe, been at lCegerht ads, add quite ready 10 OK
eD'erate each O'her with bistOury or scaIpel.
Two)saIs sgO, they had dreadful b" difficulty, or
What The Delta calls "a fst encounter about .
young an who wss brought ~ the hospital with
bullet buried in the most interesting manner in
..me Extraordinary part Of lis person. DIR. Chopin
thought that he should like to have the case DR..
Foster, as torture would have it, also yearned for
that particular patient Hence the " fist encounter"
first, aud tle duel sfterWad. Instead of uniting
their talent and skill and relieving the poor young
man of Bis superfuous lead they determined ~
treat each other 10 q complimentary pldmbeOus
deposit. Their gentle intentions, ho veyer, were
chwsred by the exceeding uncertsnty of their
coUuOn ain. Unfortunately, neither of them
ben billed, they returned TO their wards and dis
se:t tables, their ocsoms still animated by feel.
ioss Of the diIest and most envenomed hostility
charming Casa man I" suffering from a severe
"aneuIlsm 10 the left Observation-Disclosures artery
in q veIy bad wsy-sxlllary artery in very bad
way also In fact, the operation TO be performed
Was such delicious one that DR. Chopoln offered
the msn With the highly lucrative aneurism $50
thLkit 8 this great chance to cell his sneurisu
for very good price, agreed to go down to DR..
ChopIit's private ihfrmary, and have his sailIary
artery mended. Bot the hospital people who do
not get such tip-top aneurism every day, would
not The man out. They cared very little for the
patient himself but he was invaluable in respect of
bis elegant .neurism DIR. Chopin rode in bis
professional buggy ~ the hospital TO know why the
oeuce the man cid not come to bis private shop.
The clerk referred him to Dr. Foster, v hO came
out. The rivals sazed iercely at each other, and
after rapid dialogue, partly sarcastic and partly
profans proceeded 10 business. DR.. Foster, in
stead Of that doleful leatdern case Of jalapa and
sub mwias hyd'argyri which all peaceful and en-
hgbtened physicians carry with them, Was fur.
nisbed with "aself cooking, fve.b.rnled revolver,
wb lie DR.. Chopin rejoiced 10 Derripger pistol in
each breectespocket, and beautiful bowie-knife
in bis eosttal receptacle. They wen. Immediately
to work, without putting on their aprons, but with
as much eusto as If either had been fresh subject
ust brought in from the cemetery and suspected
Of something very curious in tho way of morbid
anatomy. Dr. Foster fred frst, and hit Dr. Chop
pin in the jugulsr. Or. Chopin fred next, and
hit bimief in the hand. DR.. Foster replied, and
'ent pill into DR.. Choppns left thigh in the lilac
egiop. Dr. Chopin answered with the Derrin-
ger and bit the hospital gate. DR.. Foster retorted,
and bit window. Grand entry Of medical stu
dents, who throw themselves between the sntas-
"onists." Dr. Chopin il carried home on lit.
ter, With damaged jusular and devastated lilac
region. Dr.. Foster il carried to the lookup. The
man with the snturism runs away a. fast ~ he
can, and has not been heard Of aimee.