New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-20

FOy aud nj self and rtnsTkirg that " the operation
"fuTt bin moe tb II he .e't K moe ia An usuN,
(which eio.e ss sid to him, from the su -den ar
IestmeIt Of the LttIgneb', be left with The arrange
that be stood Ie,oTn The next csy aud have the
tube employed. Ise-e are the Pecfe steps, AID the
IsIti, ulsrs Of tie l,,t cperaiios. DR.. Toy stool
directly BY the tide Of Mr. W, and se~ every
pert o! the oterstion aod can testify, doubt not,
10 the eniie coutotLess Of this s,a.en'eLt Oa The
9Th % December. A. soon e. ramor brOSRhi 70 me
the report said 10 have from the p>iert ard hs
pbys ism or fiienos that the tube useo sud had
''beep thrust through the sitcpiPe. address,
note 10 DR. Foy the purport Of which will be slii-
cieI ty apparent from LIS rePy shlca vas s' ouo"r
Letter ef Dr.: Foy.
W i'' kaw-yosk. Dec p. isss
d. Hos.S, s- yoo S sS s m Ssssy IN
ofee The 18th inst f0a directed my "'elion 70 MI
ico Psned .porle prossas .sur,'ed With sOziio. Of
pirate Of .ysr the so'tis The operation -. followed
i,,if l.y Gv6ls touched nth IIu,ts OF ,ver
ehsd he time oonvrr.soD ABBOT probus' You .h'
hs .ponse va. TOO large aa TIE eye oo ss, Yoa shosed
that the sponse O',d on Mr. @hine, ." e'P,e Of con
Your oice &C tod M that required prob.nss, Be could
Rp S u. ~. . y yS1 S 6sS' .es how v,y Il.
oS ~ n, came. AID he date I.4
an dear sir, your, obediehiy,
PSI desire further estate that pohirE but the PTobars
YOU or obtrs. NJ T. FoY.
1t Is reported tbst the patient returned to his house.
mplsiniDg Of bis tnr0et. That light be was taken
wOrse, ssd died in week from the day 10 wh.ca he
last visited me at NY Office. or the cause OF Lis
6eatb it remains for the profession Of my country TO
soy they sball have learned from his attending
physicians the symptoms present curing his he, sGl
lie apI earances fond al the port-m0rtem, As Ob-
s.rvd by tbefe gentlemen. for at this examination
neither myself nor ,ry Ct my friends were Ere sent
In correction with cases of this nature, Slr. Pcesi-
spfara 70
teal hit 6icire. OF the employment OF topical medl-
CATER or tie direct application OF nitrate OF silver,
and other mecicD 81 agents, to the mucous membranes
Of the ar-paseages, pfsctce which, at the present
Gay is btiIg everywhere more or lees emplOyed; II,
sty, it be fiaught with danger to the patent or if
thsie exist ally peculiar CONDITIONS Oi the hnnsn sys-
tenn general OF local. in which topical Applications,
such 40 have described IS having been employed 10
Mr.. w scase, are likely to be foloSea vita danger
Gus q fatal sympQns, then, If possible lie, thess facts
be .scs rtsined. For myself, shriuk from no inquiry
in which the interests Of practical med me may BE-
sdvaLced. Having performed the same operation ss
that which ives practice upon Mf Whitney on t9e
18th Of let December, over 10000 times since lsi5
lss can be shown by my books, "itbou' the occur
renee Of a single Ill oWad accident, sm quite de-
sJous TO know whether the fatal results which have
beer attributed tn 1t ne tie cause, have IN reality fo-
lowed this PARTICULAR operation.
Stueehrg against some 0lsadvaIteges, OF which the
Fellows Of this Academy are rot wholls ignorant,
have labOred more than twenty year. 10 edd some
treain ent Of dease Which, doUby decim 'tlog IN its
fatality is still the opprobam OF ouf profession; and
10 this work, shatever obstacles may erise, l
determined TO give the Temsiang years OF my pro
fessloDa life.
Ur. FoY made few remarks in which he oorrobo-
rated the statements Of Dr. Green.
DR.. BEALLs, after few introductory remarks, in
which he dsclaimed having ary professional feehOgs
in the position he should be compelled 10 take 10 refer
irce to Dr. Green's treatment, read the report OF the
poet mcrtem exauius'iOD, a. follows:
POST soRIEN OF SAMUEL 5. WHITNEY.
NEw.YoRg Dec. - 1853.
Thirty hours after death nothing peculiar in the
appearance Of the body Rigor morris quite moderate
On ,kiDP an ncisiOn fro under the chin in the
mesia line of the sternum, 1t was remarked that the
anterior protection OF the thyroid cartilage WAS mOrs
tban ordinary. Directs tue krif8 divided the deep
oervca iascia the left side OF the thyroid CARTILAGE
pUs Issued OUT little further division opened INTO
cavity, cOnatiI pus, about the size OF large hen
eeg ard extending little in front o. he pharydx and
downward behino aud below the thyroid cartilage.
At the upper and pOseior part of this abicess there
was N opening into the pharynx, large enough 10
acmit tie end of the iorehnger This aoscess was
lined by a large quantity Of destroyed hlamentuou,
tissue hargiI from different parts Of II Ike wetted
tow The entrance into the Ossphagus Immediately
below this was perfectly sound ln'ei nay and eAter'
nsly. The laTyD1 was now laid open from D-hini,
and at the fIst gimpse red point about the szs aud
shape OF grain Of sht at the leti side, little
below Il left chofda vocalis and running longtnd-
ilhy led to exclan there Il the pOl1t OF aeratoa
of the mucous membrane, by which the ar mas es
ca ,ed into the cellular Tissue To constitute the EN-
pbysema. On close Inspection, and wipcg t1e part
with spor ge abrasion nor aperture could oe ds-
covered Every other part OF tie laryn1 ami Iaches
as far ne removed pre- nted on lis iaterndl surface
perfectly normal appearance. Indeed, we sii re-
marked that we had Lever seen laIynK aud rachea
more nziural ami healthy. We next concluded to
have look at the bronchi and lungs. Perhaps about
an inch above TIE division OF the uaches, the most
beautiful yermllion redress that we ever
ssw ON 8 Ioncor, surface coTnmeuced aud
e1ter6ed into each brouchls, but greatest in
the lef and extended down to ea,n lang.
Over this peculiar reduces there Was cloudy shade
which vanish, d at short exposure TO TIE ar va
opeIirg the p!eura, re upper lobe oil tue eit sds
first glance seemed iyeIed with white thick pus. But
on cose examination proved 10 be scit strumous IKE
fbIp easily rubbed of. This, on the side aud pos
terror part connected that lobe 10 pstchss 10 toe
peurs costslis. These imperfect edhesioDs were easily
broker doxn with the fingers. The whole OF the up
Der part Of tbs lobe very red, and very solid
hepszed. Just at the root, or al the comuioncemsa'
Of the Bronchial ramhcstions tbere Was an open
csvity about the size Of small black walnut OF q
reddish brown color, ana Irregular biows suritc rs
thous slough had sepsr AT the upper and snter
Tor PAL this cavity ihs small opening through
both pie ura. This lobe cot into ic dcrelt drec-
tons but DO tube roles could be found The lower lobe
vas city healthy. The redness Of toe mucous
membrane Of the nigh, bronchus extended 70 tne apS
Of that side bu; The three cbes perfectly orms
There were no old aohesions either eide OF the
cavity Of the chest. Some little appearance OF tue
en- physemR remained. -
Signed, NALtNTlNE nDII m ~,
ALEAR 3. MOTT II. p
Dr. BE.Ls said that be desired to sd few remarks
IL addition to the csse ana he addressed the Academy
as follows,
DR.. BEALEs said: During the rurnber II years tat