The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-04-02
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. APRIL 2.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.


occurred on Friday night of last week at the Insane
Asylum at Kalihi. "A crazy native man had been re
Gently brought from Hawaii aud placed in the Asy-
lum. At the time of his arrest he was very violent,
and his captors bound him tightly with cords by the
arms. These cords were kept on the man until his
arrival here, when it was found that they had cut
deeply into the flesh, especially of the left arm above
the elbow. In short, the arm was in such a state of
advanced modification, that DR.. Vim. Hillebrand, the
attendant physician, found amputation to be neces-
sary, and called in the assistance of DIR. E. Hojmsnn.
The man being q maniac, chloroform was admins
tered. The great loss of blood, lowing to the main
artery having been already attacked by modification,
and only partially arrested in its flow by the timely
measures adopted by Mr.. Davidson, the overseer)
combined with the previous mental excitement of the
patient, produced a very quick and powerful influence
of the narcotic drug. The operation was successfully
performed by a dim candle light, almost Immediately
after which the patient gave the peculiar rafting gasp,
the invariable signal of death, and then lay motionless.
breathless, pulseless, without any perceptible action
of the heart-to all intents and purposes, dead. But
the medical gentlemen, not despairing, and bethink-
ing themselves of a recent discovery of the possibility
of restoring life by artificial imitation of the lungs,
determined to try the experiment. Frying open the
set jaws, the tongue was seized by forceps and forci-
bly, drawn out and held, thus keeping open the air
passage to the lungs. Then, in regular intervals, the
sides of the chest and the pit of the stomach were
compressed alternately. This was kept up vigorously
for thirty minutes, without any apparent result,
when suddenly the first signs of life appeared in a
slight respiration, somewhat to the surprise of the two
physicians themselves. Again respiration was sus-
pended for ten minutes. Stimulated however, by the
encouraging symptoms, the former process was con-
timed with all care and solicitude, and again life
seemed to be renewed; and after two hours continued
labor in this way, the patient commenced to breathe
more regularly and seemed to sleep quietly. The
tongue was relaxed, sense and voice had not returned
yet, but a little stimulating liquor was swallowed, and
six hours later, some beef tea was taken. The pa
tient continued to improve not only physically but
mentally, and is now considered as doing well, and
may possibly recover from his insanity. This is GER
tainly one of the most wonderful cases on record, and
should be remembered. Ninety-nine men-even
medical men-out of one hundred, would, under the
circumstances, have given the man up as hCpelessly
dead, but not so Drs. Hillebrand and Hoffman,. We
advise our readers to preserve this paragraph for
future reference, in cases which may come under
notice of apparent death by drowning or exhaustion.
The advice of the doctors is-do not give up the effort
to restore life in such cases, until after the lapse of at
fast three hours. "
NAvAL.-The U. s. sloop-ofwar jamestown, 16
guns, arrived on Sunday last, fifteen days from San
Francisco. On Monday morning the usual salutes
were exchanged with the battery. She is on special
service. being ordered to cruise among the Islands of
Micronesia, to look after the interests of American
citizens in those seldom visited groups of the Pacific,
and to make surveys, sc. She will also inquire into
the outrages that have been perpetrated by the sava-
4, aDd otbarc n nf tho Missionaries II 10
to be hoped that the presence of an American ship of
war in those waters may teach the petty 60 kings
of Micronesia that they cannot murder and rob with
main here about q month before proceeding on her
cruise. The following is a list of her officers
comnander.-wiIiam 5. Truxtou-
Lieut.. Com. and En- oGeg.-C. L. Illumination.
M~aster.-WilianI WEIGH.
Paymaster.-George K. Watkins. |
S.rgs0mS sE1d 3D. payse; c. Thatcher.
Ensigns-A. Dunlap, VIM. NJ. Cowgirl. 4. D. Adams, A. c.
McMecRan.
BBoafsDGin.-in andrew Milne.
Carpenter.-s. N. Whitehouse.
PGymaster's CIerk.-LOuis A. Morris.
LEGAL NoTICEs.-The following appear in this
weeks Gazette In the matter of the bankruptcy of
John Fl. Brown, a voluntary bankrupt, before Mr..
Justice Widemann, March 25th order of Court adj
judging said ]. II. Brown to be q bankrupt, and ap-
pointing Thursday, April 21st at 10 M. for creditors
to appear and prove claims In the matter of Sarah
A.. Booth and others, minors-petition of guardian
for An order to sell certain real estate hearing Or
dered for Thursday, April 21st at 1OA.M N. before Mr.
Justice Hartwell. In the matter of the estate of Caro-
]. Ford, of Honolulu, deceased-application of
Lavina J. Kapu for issuance of letters testimentaryt to
her Thursday, April IA, at 10 A. NJ. appointed for
proving will and hearing said application, before MIR.
Justice Widemann. In the matter of the estate of
Kaluapakohana, (w.) of Honolulu, deceased-appli-
cation of A. F. Judd. administrator, for hearing for
final settlement of accounts set for Friday. April 9Th
1t 10 A. NJ. before Mr.. Justice Hartwell.
ANOTHER DRINKING FoUNTAIN.-We noticed re-
GENTLY a really beautiful drinking fountain, lately
imported and put up in the yard of the Roman CathO-
ic Church. 1t is of bronze, and represents an angel
o~utspread wings, holding an open Bible, on the
caves of which are the words Of our Saviour" He
drinketh of this water shall thirst again but
ghosoeyer drinketh of the water that l will give him,
hall never thirst Beneath is a followed recess
md basin, with iron cup attached by a chain, the
water issuing by touching a spring.
A Fowl PRocEEDING.-Last Wednesday q native
vas brought up in the Police Court on a charge of
cdllu W 1uC OLA u N0OASC ~ IA N
,ackled their confederation of the testimony, and the
Judge was about to pronounce sentence, when another
informed his Honor that the clothes the pris-
had on were stolen from him. Thereupon an
,ther charge of larceny was laid, duly proven, and
he thief sentenced to six months for each oftense-a
altogether. - !
DEATH IN New BEDFoRD.-We notice by the New
Bedford papers the death of Mr.. Thomas Mandell, for
many years one of the most prominent whaleship
,wners, and member of the firm of l. Rowland & Co.
1t the time of his death he was executor Of the ia
nous Hetty Rowland viii, and it is said that this
Unexpected event will not delay the distribution OF
he estate according to the ~teststor's order.
EvERGREExs-We would call attention to the !
Of Mr.. Holstein, who offers to furnish
and other rare exotic trees. He has J
barge of a large nursery, and enjoys every facility
or furnishing shade trees of any variety. Our D..
esidents desirous of improving their grounds have I
lways been at q loss where to obtain plants, and G