The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-10-25
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Gen. Fitzpatrick, Cur late Minister to
Chill, Was obliged ta resign bis position
aaj return hume 90 account oi deeiln'
ing health The disease seemed 70 be
swelling on the left side Of The lower
part uf tie ueek 1t made is first ap.
peafaucs about tNo years ago and was
undoubtedly aggravated by much speak
IN ia tie PfeHdcntid campaign then
peadug. Ii was induced by over cy-
eitemen, IN the army Without rceeiy-
ing auy permanent aid the General re.
turned to Chill. The formation in the
throat increased The most skiliul
medical men in that country were baf-
fled ia their efforts 10 master the diff
Guilty They drugged the General near
IS to death. They could rot decide
what il WAS
pae General returned to the United
States about ten days ago. and stopped
at the Astor House wtth his family.
His hrst business WAS TO consult some
Of our most skifui physicians Dr l..
i. Sass aud his associate, DR.. H. L.
Lincoln, were called in. The latter
made u careful examination Of the
General, and decided that the forma
ton was an erecuie tuaror. Without
making known the result Of his dis
covcry, he requested Df Hammond,
ex-Surgeon General OF the Uuited
States army, to make an examination
also, aud he did SO with the same re-
suit as to the nature OF the disease.
The physicians held a consultation
and decided that Dr. Liucoln should
perform an electric operation, TO which
Gen. fitzpatrick readily assented FRI
day last, day fixed upon for the expert
ment At that time the tnmor pro-
truded ontwardly RS large as a hens
egg Iuwardly it was much lar ger
crowdlns the windpipc half m inch
over to the left, making the effort to
talk and eat very difficult aud painful.
Gen. ITatrick was placed under the
influence Of ether. -Four large-sized
daruing needles were then inserted IN
the tumor. Some idea can be formed
Of the stubbornness OF the tumor by
the fact that it required all the strength
a strong man possessed to force the
needles into It. The fact that it was
near the jugular vein increased the
difficulty An unusually powerful cleo
trio battery was then applied to the
needles, the full force of the battery
being given.
Notwithstanding the inhuence of the
ether, the electricity had such an effect
upon the patient that two powerful
men had as much as they could do to
keep him upon the bed. Tue needles
were removed The patient lay quiet
under the influence OF the ether. In
thirty minntes exactly the outward
swelling began to 80 down, and soon
disappeared altogether The General
lay unconscious for two hours.
As he gradually came TO his senses
he began to complain Of excruclatlng
pains and OF torturing burning in the
face and neck; but these distressing
sensations were quickly mingled with
surprise aud delight. His windpipe
had Strengthened aud resumed It's nat
ural position, and the "great lump
which he had complained of 50 much
for ten months past ha disappeared,
Of course the General was left in a
terribly weak condition, but to day, al
though instructed to keep his room and
bed, is looking exceedingly well
DR.. Lpcoin says the amount Of cleo
tlicity thrown into Gen Fitzpatrick S
system by the operation, il concentrat-
ed, would transform piece of the
hardest kind Of coal the Size Of mar
bic into a coal Of fire.