The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-09-12

campaign was being made between Corwin
and Shannon, for Governor, the Democratic
leaders found it eNpedient to withdraw
Shannon aud substitute Brough, in order
that they might not utterly fail in the can
vass. Corwin aud Brough were warm
friends, and mono Of his friends ever had
higher admiration for the genius of the
former than the latter.
MS FAMILY.
On tho l3th of November, 1892, Mr..
Brough married Miss Achsah L. Pruden, of
Athens, Ohio. BY her, he had three chill
dron--two boys and daughter. One of
his sous died in lS44. The mother died
September s, 1888. in the 25th year of her
age On the 1th day of September, 1913, he
married, at Lewiston, Pa, Miss Caroline A..
Nelson, of Columbus, Ohio, by whom he
had two sons aud two daughters. Both Of
the sous have died,
MS LAST ILLNESS
The Cleveland Leader gives tho following
account of the last illness aud closing
scenes in the life of the late Governor Of
Ohio:
On the goth of Juno the Governor came
to this city to rocuperate. He had been
hand made sore in the manner detailed by
Surgeon Barr to the Secretary of war. We
reproduce the diagnosis of the Surgeon
written July goth
To he brief, in the first place he had been
much broken down by overlabor and anxi-
ETY. since the death of President Lincoln.
About five or six weeks since he slightly
Injured his foot by stepping ON n small
pebble one evenlng-an injury which he
supposed to be simply bruise or sprain
of the foot, aud to rest that foot walked
about for week after leaning heavily on
cane, which produced the same condition
in his left hand.
Violent intla nmation of the periosteum
and entire cellular structure of both hand
and foot followed, with phagadeniC slough
ing aud gangrene of the soft structure
which was followed with much irritative
fever and deterum death of some of the
bones of the toes, aud also frequent hemor
rhagcs from sloughing of small arteries and
enormous ubscesses in different parts OF the
limbs aud body. lie was at home in Cleve-
land at tho time of the most violent onset
of the attack. Not approaching so serious
matter, | had, three days before he
telegraphed me to see him, advised him to
go home and rest, and nurse his sores. In
mediately on seeing him the first time, on
consultation with his family physician,
advised free, deep, and numerous incisions
in his hand and foot. These gave him great
relief, but, owing to tho condition of his
system and the viruency of tho attack,
much sloughing and frequent hcmorrhages
followed /: and, as suppose, by absorption,
morbid material through the lymphatics, or
from great prostration or poverty OF blood,
followed these terrible abscesses.
Surgeon Barr's treatment was proved by
Surgeon General Barnes at Washington,
but such was the Secretarys interest in the
Governor, he requested Surgeon Barnes 10
detail Surgeon .. A. Judson, Superintendent
est hospital in the country-and man of
rare professional attainments and great
| experience in the class of diseases under
which the Governor was lahoring, to pro-
cced to this city for consultation. Surgeon
Judson accordingly arrived here about the
lst of An gust, and has devoted himself with
great ability and fidelity to the case on hand.
General Barr welcomed most cordially the
assistance of Surgeon Judson, and these
| two, in conjunction with the family phys-
clans of the Governor and the most emn-
ent medical gentlemen of this city, have
been almost literally sleepless in their atteIl-
tions. They have fought the malady inch
| by inch, and have several times thought
themselves victors, only 10 be disappointed
by seeing the subtle disease take Protean
turn and plunge the patient into fearful
relapse. The original disease was spontan-
eous cellulilis locally developed in the hand
and foot from 81 ght injury, followed by
gangrene in the wounds caused by incisions
in the foot carbuncles and numerous alb.
cesses. The gangrene did not set in IN the
cuts of the hand. 1t had entirely healed
before death. The sloughing process would
be arrested for few days, when the pro-
cess of granulation and suppuration would
seem fairly to commence. But soon he
would be seized by terrible congostivo
chlls, in several of which lie was thought
to be dying Then dark spots indicating
gangrene would reappear, calling for fresh
incsiOns, and causing the surgeons often
10 despair. The Governor has been almost
| literally cut to pieces. Eight regular sur
gcal operations have been performed on
him, besides the opening of three carbun-
eles, and no less than twenty-five Assesses,
which discharged each one, from two table
spOonsGul TO pint of matter. But the
gangrenous ulcers baflled the skill Of the
surgeons, although the entire portion of
tne loOl, from tHb OulSlue OF Tue ankle
oint to the center Of the sole had been laid
bare, the knife freely used, aud the whole
literally cauterized Nith nitric acid. The
Governor has been great sufferer, but has
borne these operations with great heroism.
For the most part he refused to take chloro-
form, telling the surgeon; when you get
ready to cut, tell me, and then cut" watch
ing the operation without groan.
The appetite of the Governor has long
since failed in great part, and ho has been
| kept upon stimulanis. lie was, of course,
greatly reduced in flesh, his extremties be.
| ing dreadfully attenuated, his hands looking
| like birds claws. For some time he has
been irrational from the effects of the dis
ease, but with occasional lucid intervals.
in which his intellect shone out with all it's
accustomed cleaIless, and in which he gave
his attention to the more pressing thoughts
pertaining 10 the duties Of his Office lie
held many conversations with Surgeon Barr
in reference to the possible fatal issue Of
the disease, aud talked with great calmness
and solemnity about the realities of death
and the future. After several hours Of
deep stupor, the Governor woke about nine
O'Clock Monday evening, and was clothed
in his right MUD for several hours. Until
midnight he conversed with his family and
physicians-a pleasant refreshing. precious
lversation Ia all concerned. No one can
Overestimate the value which the revelations
of those brief hours will have for all time
in the minds Of the bereaved family. Soon
the clouds gathered around that strong in
telleet and the lights were shut in by the
thick VapOrs OF fast approaching death. lie