, 1870-03-06

le E0teA tho House grow 4uent And cold, Ee
1Mdea nW1y On Hheels Of Words, AID Is straight
Fsy on a different tack. And 10 all through. |
Nllnous committing hlnlrat 10 anything contrary
% his convtcons, ne sets h.s language 70 the koy-
Lole which ths Hoate gives. Not uuseidou1 he
makes 4 sllr, and by an Important comment upon |
IN Interruption mAtea people uncomfortable but |
LIE seaa,3n ne seens TO fafrfy blraAeN. And he \
convlrcts ali tho more surel, by nos letting hA
irritation get the mastery.
TIE RlGoR OF sUDDRH DEATH
On 1pstuutancous R'goF, as the
Occosionoi Accompaniment Of
sudden and giosent Death.
s1 lonx Il. BRxroN. Y. D.
From the i zaericon Jouraal Of The As5ie1l Scita<s
To she eye Of ihs military surgeon, one Of tho
most etartilez and Interesting paeuo neaa Of tbs |
hate Geld Is the fetentlon IN death Of tbs last |
a,,'uce OF ife; eoaditon 20: Gntreq1en;i! %
been violent ana tnktanthneous That tals 2onjecs
bss atracted but lstle sttenson - scatcel, % BE-
pre ss:p9 cuies OF the medical oE1eer daring A'd
following 1c.ion: duties which ase not completed
VII leg 9ff 1es P05 39 m "a aess
deae.
During me rteeas s,,fl vi. ! at dlr:
ept ns. naa !, s9s
c.ose Of acuop, and on several occasioaa hare
teeu greatly kulp1i.ed A. The extraardiaary attl
tuce 9y ne Ct 'hn.s ae
IAte1, as Of the ftao or heaIl Ia many Of these
tts;arcea The body Ess 11eft .hro1gtout and The
Hent * rfe. The nnsclesrad. a. 1t were, been
surprised by teatn, At sae Anaa Remained sol
sss pisa p1sa u u NJ a. as
IT re Elm irapor;a1 C Of ptoper appreciation Of ms
CONDITION in death, IN auedoo legal paint or vleE.
At& he fN
nuples is Il rse ocearfence os .nsantsneoas rtTor
I following y!otcnt sudden death, arc accordingly
tnnm tsso. 1neI have either oeea q o2:etyed re- Re b
| wtineasef, wrole accounts nave teen carefully
examined ilto, and may therefore be regarded as
aAt the oastlc Of Belmont IN Ml1sous!. in No.
yenber, 1861, l examined Tho body OF United
S'a,ts Btlditr oi about 20 years ot age. Who had
frost a toll to iea bscs At tso naoa.eat Of dc nn THIS
msr WAS kreeli1g oy the side OF small 'ree, and
N t, te act pol 81 ss PES rssep
upol rns right knee And Lex. the lsit leg was bent
With the foot upon ihe EEcuso. 1n- hesd droop.
tic ;fer. Tbs attitude q the trnak uas soner.
aiJ tcner.ns forwsrds- Tee 1a@ was dxsc, and
5s Spop & ss psos ". a It tn s1fSa Ssass
| lttpposed lie attitude to bc one Of life, AID
cc1ld tcarcel5 convince myself. even BY close eI-
tuit attoa, Ct the e1htencc OF desss. 30 lfe-llke
W Il Ite battle Of Aut,stau, tn 1851, examined
the body Of SoutBetn soldier of middle age, who
| nea been k.l:td It the 6ttt Of The suuIeu road
which tkfrttt the we:l-kEowu field o1 coru. This
| bcdy Eas In the feI!-erec. posture, one OF tue
ass e. ne oG.oan'. nils me snse
tie LaLk Of esith ioruiig :ae sldsof tue 1osd
one 6In extended, WAS s1re.caed for sard. the
rails tb1o IN pp TO protect :be lrehch. His gun,
Hlkn zau rod dEtVe1 natf-@aJ DOM, hsd dropped
~ hnS p es Ts
itg s1d n vhe Of rising tton bis ktee. to hts
iees, probably for the purpose Of observation; =
8 ioIthsa5, and had emerged postetlorly.
8 "The dre 1t this point IN tae 1eld mutt have
h0 Tor IN snn 0.ng .IIes soFa
:; e5sssosaine1s attitudes some with thar am.
% ntaVn no I'd nIed Taese sssttndes, IN ;t 1ord m
= wt.e rnt shaaa Of the rrla1alsou Of deatds BIT
81 s. :e'e
IL M ees sci osd 1eHsFnse rtad - tnasx,sle.
= re,uittd istu cnesse ~ wounds: IN fever instance
n iron anots through the ncad aad abdomen II
a nIshsrr ~ was ev,oent BY the pool oi tsrk.c5ol
- = ed blood by The side Of tbs oedes. These e1au
y 1nxiiona vera nsoe aooas lhif'5-alI honfn ate
a Dr. T1cmaa u Heed, late Surgeon United 5tata
"A YoluLteerF has COMMUNICATED to shs wrttsf stl
he RuisT Is,.Iee .! cary s,ssa". ooscs'ed ey hi
10 il occurred IL the person Of .Uaited Sat-
soloier, appslelt5 u u ls Jesfs o. sge VINO hs
- bodJ was la.sed above the head MD Esid;y fxe
1ne hand still held the e.r itnwfiea he had net
on ~ a.. a. On ins s ae ass
e4- "The eAue surgeon. At the haife Of Will.sm
Nv turR, nl-o exaEipci tbe ues1 b:ay of q Un.:t
e1 SxfaA fcuuse, who hhd been AhOt directly thfCt.
&c ire lMehead, he Nas ctItuntc9 oEcr low fehc
OF, lis, 1lc, Eaa tho last stutuas 81 lite: one !.
~ ote hsnd partially ceuc1ed aGd raised to I
~ leVel Of 1he forehead, presented rne paluar 81
re' isee io1w1ra as II 10 wald OF N approashu
ttn The following inssarca Of t1z:iou OF the b.,
20 uas olteEyed BY d.. Hs.:y ssaa::ss. sd c9mnu
It e+ssd 70 tae wrtter oy hia ntosnef, ~ Loai.
At fIc.aht cas on ths Ns.h.l.le i cnstsanoog. 2,
W. 1uao, baw brakeman tnEsentaneou0y sMso =!
n, snSs Meeo. % shsoaas ~ ssisa ,ae tia ~ pstus
qu. shs fsen:.:s:: q The shos AMe! aeaia o. =
'9 ne, smetirr, isaslned tsEl elsspsd between /
ven Tss re 30 ssn ot s1e asnas liz. sas soy
It Win oincnlsy dlsengaSsd from III psst.mo''
soss feEf,Ij Eo1aIjy rerars,s,e vss the following C,
aoe' winch nss besn furnished 10 tht writer BY Mt
~ y: Bu1thels. 4 1hs 1lc's of ~ ohsesvaao
e ;1e ds:s .sea & s Ga:ea sss soldier.
nra 1otagne in the vicinity Of Qoldsooro. Nc
Nc NC. CkEoi'as, they .addenly cane upon . pss.l
his nltd:a:siy tpsass to snsIl saddles; . Toiay
.ake uron; c6 yards range wss Urea them apparel
G. a, oae sas{ 81 ro'' ass'
:.1 ny 'as = ii. Il; S1i,,
cplT isrd cehehtrg Tic barrel Of hls e:1o!ne near
,n,n uczxle; ire bait ot the c1r.sue resting ou
p ,p,a e1o11d- Tho mans b0.a 1zs tn1ned osef
MED q tht .t;ack.ss pa1Iy. some q ias l.tttr
yeH- anont 10 RI teootd IGe. gay were fesIa =
> 70 By ne sncer n cnafse. Mho a,sse,ea tosu =
siA1' msrEune be WAs called upon TO sotrender, =
cat rttpo,re. Upon near approach std e1
@ s,ras.,r " assi,odn % aosSe = - eeess1eed @ e 0rsas
49, c1Es vas experienced II forcing TIE name OF
nea tosse iIom hu LETT baud. AID rne cafhlno fron
his right. When the Dcdy Haa laid upon The g1o
Il tne limb, ltil rttate ed the aame position n
rscs /, rt1luln,J. The nRo had been struck
eeas sta,ei sriir arelo fite. ons enseled The bod
.nADJ teaIt ceited the saddle skiIr, AID dropped
pnist tic arcuca TIC oheE enteftd q the tight
,e.an e.sn, E.;1sa qasr. se!ax is.t.sed :, saIter
u, to pro7s e.soaa u seoat - eos:!5!l!!y q y
d tne conenee Of ins;a.tsneous rgot. folio
, me ran u oIe noueus wss ssen 70 - aiiV.
'sytug p1cserce Of universal nqlditJ Of toe mus
= the Flsltn vas deuottrf2ted, - tne aceompaei
a ~ G; Ite Il t1Rnt death qf the .edtv'das,,
. ,,as. I fave aso feset.l t,nsa pa:sed without e
- 'e itatlon tee crrr1es q men who hsd fallen
'vesp. srd carried Is II Oh the aavarce or cn
MI There bodies were utuaIy proce. face TO 4
e the ss T. ~ y oeu' .ea 'lo t'1os appa
tesso7 . In tbe rtpert OF cnepu, 4 ,aort aeeeuut I
2trNg cn,e1s On The COMMUNICATIONS Ct MI. Ar
ooK- eIu Pe1fer. u given OF tne atsu1cs o. the d:
as Accc1u.r1 20 Il. A:mano, who examined the
and q ga 1.ssi1ee n psfs | ue a.:ltads Tnica tne,
oaora ss .ns on sns u wsien ~. Mese r.. srUet a.
o pcr. rtMsa 1sse psssen Ge su',y iaoM ne 10
- ae' tnot tnrurRn the heAd had generally fallen
, who her Iacss 70 II Ine g,osrd, srd !os taa
!, is3 part Ff1tfed tnelt arms 4t tao b1tuc 81
rnv.r mxna, aone bodies reatfd w,ta their kne
.w,u 9 sne ealth. tEelr s1nf colva at,ey Erasp+d
Ii IT, sIIs, AMI Is il 70 pa1ri nos. o:hcts ap2esi
Is or ! rarc died IN payer she1 r1g'd banda ana
r Ionn ! woven nrrt1s still ,slted IN 1uppHcitoo.
csn pad dFd ia hsna-.o~naed cennlct, w.1h
eonss 1.tea n fort ere es,esoed' e0o esa5 Aps
n the Eieo A. tte sane taoe ~ ~ @ auao. .. -
Of nie sabre carried forward, II tne cnA1s
ach Won "a ersxn AVE- % i iaeal & iss
'Aktng- E1srpea src ctttd. n rome o. wn!ea
" with seetns 70 oe eMm aoa poa, .aIo5 !.oo
OF the 1 IN, s'rnt eaon,15anee ~
:ghooss thrfe appeartd 2ne expiration
[Att!ng- se7uth and ceFpa.r, N othef2
O lxttet ~, ~ rss . aio Htta qat.e p
1si,. SC sr sss ~ e Il T. a;s
1.sce6s xn,nr. Gerlstn I'LL n uanf a n,ita,T n
!. GAd. can festiJ that rte lat tnoaRnr Of ope u
y battle unto deAln. u Ct bone, wife, a
p1sent'. lt:erda Tne writer GIN veil rex
ssA: ceh II which Il seemed 10 hluu tnsy ID
( 1rAn countcnar &c s II tore ms tun,s.s af tns i,
T. How I upE tnoeSh1 OF lBe
tore thu n.sS,. e ,,.G v,II maM.I soaoHac2 an3s,n
dztoncs seen des pst,e. n iin Ta1s
-Qt GENRE OF htf lq4 tnead. remain fnr manv ~
- -Na right On his KnseS, LIZ heA1 curved IN air
t31 ~ erect rigid, and urgupported. Two osher
uiElk- trs.- II INC tsGe on ent. lA1 oo their b