New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-04
A VERY STRANGE STORY.

A Florence newspaper EItal&, extracts from
the Annaes de Ia Medicine de Ia Chi1trgte Ean0tre
the following extraordinary history. The Italian paper
for easily to be gathered does give implicit
credenco 70 the statement lend 1t the editorial
sauctiOn
On the 18th OF April 1863, IN the prison Of Yiarica
AveirO and Cariues executed at the same time IN
interior Of the prison Dr. Lorenzo CaImo on no
JaelrO wen known Oy savShIS dGr lS ms surgical
works on electricity applied 70 PHYSIOLOGY ms SUI
skill and ms success in autOpasc operations oDtaIne1
permission profit by this event m order to expeIen
ON the power OF electricity aud 20 illustrate us ahAogy
with OF the phenomena OF ne, NY " 1870
experiments hitherto attempted have been made
ON the head and trunk separately Dr. LOrenz0y Carmo
design was, II possible TO unite the heau 70 te S
within each other into the same basket
first that Of Carnes, then that OF AvelrO INN tS
after this second execution compression was enecteu
by pupil Of Lorenzo on the carOud arteries Oh one OF
on y1eceS On a led already prepared and DR. Lorenzo
stuck The head as exactly possible on the section and
IS n a p92n ss Of u the Reck and p on the
breast Under this influence, as 10 tPIt
The respiratory movements were at once uuStRHVlS'
As the blood which penetrated IN abundance tnIOuEft
surface of the threatened TO stop the passage OF
air. Dr. Lorenzo had recourse TO tracheolOmy kespiTa
ton then ensued regularly The mead was IasTeed 70
the body by stitches and by special apparatus the pay
siOOgst wished TO ascertain for how long Tune inns hp
Iearauce g. ne could mus DC arIuclay naiIn%u, S
asOushn0n vas great hen he saw that al he emu O Two
hours not only did respiration e! Hnu9 even
ucncc Of the electric currentOut that SI even
resumed % certain regularity. The pulse peat lcepiy out
seushly The experiment was cOhllnueu MVOut W
mission At the end Of 62 hours II was evident 10 the
astonshment Of every that process OF cleatTsaon
commenced the lips Of the section NIUE laSr
sjgns of life manifested themselves spontaneously IN the
head and limbs till then deprived Of motion Alp8 9
the Director OF the Prison, arriving Tor tne nst
time In The sXUtrmentrOOm observed that by singular
.stake due TO the haste Of the operation ne Wauol
Crnes had been taken for that Of Ayeio and had been
auped 10 the body Of the latter The experiment was
c01tinued Notwithstanding Three days later the resl
ftory movements reproduced themselves and electricity
was suppressed Dr. Lorenzo CarlnO ana MS assistants
were stupefed frightened at result so unexpected ana
at the mower Of agent which, in their hands, hau re
stored life TO body whose right to exist the law hau
forfeited. -, -,
pie physiological experiment, employed all ms ski 70
continue this work, winch science, aided against al T
MIGRATION by nature had Sngularly commenced nc
assisted the progress Of cicatrsauon when progreseu
under the most favorable conditions BY means OF an
asophagan probe liquid nOurishment was lhlrOuucSu
into the stomach AT the end Of about three months we
cicatrsaro was complete, and motion, though sun u
1icult, became and more extended Az lenglh al
the END of seven months and half Aveiro-Ca rnes was
ale to rise and walk feeling only slight stiffness In the
ueck, and a feebeuess in the limbs.