New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-04

u.iy.r..fs A large Bznoe- Of fellows wa pressG,,
attracted ~ on TIE p-eviJas meeting BY tie oeres;
slt m The dsenssioa CD he death and ~ Of the
he Hr. wEi.Dey.
The mater vU fTst t.isn up By s.r remarks oy
d. noTT He stated ths. be 10 rate tast when
DIR Green eslee uion him FOR ne Parposs Of k'0~ns
tie condition ef tee pos.aaor-em sPpserancss, ae d.
NJ ,oi3 him IN scoo-3s-oe VITA his req1e.,' ns' ne
veuh give DE-. 6. an account Of = AID tsls p'ou1se
be had faithfully falesd He probably DID ssy ., we
time tsst WISHED nothing 20 60 inso tne psPIsi
nsry noe visa made Of H. or Of anything ecanecea
with Toe csse, Toe proper tnounal 70 e cs -; re
TIE AcaSegy He he'd motive N making tnis r.
spes. ana We knew that be wged upoo Dr. 1fesh !"
ksve pothipg in ire papers IN rsis1On 70 tns 80
ing ease lie believed that DO mo- ,e..oh ~.
In . ms. e,er: s.ags Of The proceeding, tie sq5-
set was. On motion, taken from tie table iof dis
DR.. xorr re.d tie following remarks, which he
,.e<s ~ sxfipg that be ha5 reduced them - wit
Ia. lest they might be usTepreeented:
10 TIE ACADEMY OF HEDIcISE.
GrrTIENEs: ] have eDde&yored through life 70
male Il n, rue Of action "to d. unto others a.
sszd that others thOuh DO uaio ne" Iois desire,
togsher sth my personSl esteem fOr DR. Green, WITH
sson have been on terms o. mott ir1eE1ly Inter.
course are e.pon jenne for years, will e1pl.n, and
ts,t e1eu,e 70 the pablo, my upsiingness 70 give
a. opinion 10 the ats nr. WhitDeys case, other than
could be Inferred from my post mOrem Statement read
Nothing bat seDse of justice 70 myself and others,
concerned in tn. melancholy affair, induces me nov
70 give 20 the Academy my entire and ntbssse1 view
The sEbect-s. the ssme time aysI Inysei o. tbs
spportnniiy cOn-sdct the untruths 80 Ddustnousy
circulated by DIR. Green's friends With regard 70 DI:
Besles, Eytelf and my son. Fnbearsnce beyond
Ao.rtsn point ceases % be virtue and at tols pom,
feel We hsve arrived. II therefore becomes my
duty to oefrd ny character against the Jest iner
spoes drawn, and the false assertions maoe Dy the
parties above alluded TO-
Dr Gree vysg NJ
called in 10 sssisi 10 the treatment Of the patient during
his Illness or invited TO witness the postnorten, ~ ~
Inferred that Dr. Beses and Dr. Mott prevented IT. and
tie forbermore stated that member Of the family
de,red hs presence The inference and the assertion
are alike untrue, az the accompanying letter from the
family will prove.
TIE excited feelings Of the family were such as 70
prec!ude the possibility Of urging DR.. Green's attend
ace Nor can /, for a moment be imagined that such
q yish could have been entertained BY one OF the
immediate relatives Of a msn ph0, throughout his
ine,s to TIE day Of his deoh persisted that he vas
suffering and dying from the professional treatment 81
Or. Green. To cay that correct disgnOsis was not
made IL Idle and ridiculous; and the assertion INT had
he absoess been opened, bis lite might have been
IL was evident that leson or injury did exist,
TO account Tor the extensive emphysema, bat where
that injury was, no man could tell until AFTER de4t1
The tum efscton from the extensive difnuon Of air
through the cellular tissne rendered any satisfactory
inspection Of the throat within, or the neck without
inpTa5 able. The sbscess or rather, cavity con-
Ia ned very little pns at the postmorte Enough
only sbsd the patients life been prolonged, 70 have
sicsd in throwing of the large quantity OF slouSby
cellular membrane which hung Like "wetted tow
within the czvity, and with which 1t was mostly filled
Tbs with the laceraed opening into the pharynx and
the serious lesion Of the left lung would lead to the
belief that irritating substance or fluid had been
introduced.
With regard 10 the situation Of the abscess or cavity
again assert II WAS such 10 forbi the ideE being
entx rsned by any acquainted with surgical anat
omy that it could have been seen by any examination
from within the mouth, felt externally by the most
careful manipulation upon the neck Oi these facts
surely those who were In constant attendance on the
case oue hit to be the best of judges.
feel as IL the experience derived from hfty-three
wears practice together with my duties Professor Of
krgery during that tune, ought at least TO ente me
10 the confidence Of public under whose eye and IN
whose serv,e my professional life has been spent ana
am willing TO leave il 10 that public TO de eide from
their knowledge Of me, whether am capable OF draw
ing up post-mortem, the principal object OF which
would be to heap oeDsure upon Dr. Green, or on any
other man. All that is required in post-morem is
plain and full statement OF the case Such statement
furnished TO the Academy at the last meeting, and
now add my solemn testimony to its truth.
IregIet that more Is called for and that am COM
PEELED TO give my opinion also-whch is, from the best
Of my belief, that Mr. s. Whitney died in consequence
Of the treatment TO which he had been subjected pre-
vious 10 the attendance OF Dr. Bealss and myself;
A request being made TO have the letter ALLUDED TO
read, DIR. MoTT read It as follows;
We hereby certify ,ss. we have carefully te. q, sh At. sac,
samus Whitney. As far have respectively SEEN or
are capable q s'ss Ss' ore sn sS
Dr. Green should be called In to him We also
Nett and believe they discharged duty doing everything
Il %. possible 10 be done lsisneSl ,onn
f nhs ssfSss sYpAx NARY wnrNsY D0"
DR.. Morr stated that Mrs. Whitney was too feeble
70 write her signature.
DIR. GREES then rose and said, Mr.. Presi lent:
regret exceedingly regret that MIR. Mott should have
made that last statement In his paper Just read.
regret hs account, for he has there asserted
what cannot be sustained by any proof and what he
himself did not at first believe TO be the csse From
the commencement Of this unpleasant afair-such has
been for many years my respect for Dr. Mott haze
been det r@ined to shield hlm, 80 far as was able,
from any imputation that might be cast upon ms pro-
fessionai character. But, on this point, as shall
show he has greatly erred As he has himself alluded
~ private conversation which we had together,
also permitted TO do IT, although, until toe present
est have forborne 10 do so. On Sunday evening
two days before the dcsth Of Mr.. Whitney, Dr. Mott
called on me ut my house and stated that he had
come as fferd-dong by me a. he would in like cir
cumstsnces wish ~ do by him.. He then, referring
10 the which had been circulated with regard
20 the cause Of Mr.. Whtneys sickness, said, " he
knew they would reach my rs, and would grestly
disturb me-" He had therefore come TO get my state
nent Of tie case, while the patient was under my
carc that the patient, his friends, and the attending
physician had declared 10 him DIR. Mott that on the
last visit OF The patient 10 my Office had used me-
tal,c or other tube, and had thrust 1t through his
wpd-piPe, and hence The symptoms Of emphysema,
&C." then stated 10 DIR. Mott the precise steps and
nature Of the operation made at the line Just mas
been stated 20 the Academy, aud referred him 10 DR.
Roy, Who was present at the time, when DR. Mott AZ
oDcs sad: al the sponge pfobAne was used, why
then II II impossible that any such accident could have
occurred" Bat said DIR. Mott, " how can account
for the Of the emphyoems, which has now
almost entirely disappeared, and for the Imposs6uty
Of degottion and difficulty OF respiration, under which
the patient still suffers !" Udens of the CLOTHS was
puggesd but the respiration WAS not such ns occurs