, 1870-10-06
GENERAL FITZPATRICK UNDER
ETHER.

I'm Unprecedented Surgical Op~rss-
tsSii ssa thu -a~t"T tsuM>c-E'tsa. <s.sl-
c1al'n >tet1sgls With tty0 usi>clliur
71rR.s
kso,r Ht .,,,e r,,-k i'r.ni;.- M1;a
Gcueral hil,a,rick, uav late Mseis'er to
Ektl4, was obliged to resi=n his position aud
r.tu.:. l:Gn:c oil SCOUT VI s.cclininE hsaitl.
T!ic ,1ise:sc scc:nNl 10 be swtli11E ~ the
lower Part IT tho neck. lt-nl,tle it- first APP
peAra1rs1 asyotlt Two years n:;l. Aad WAS uE-
dort teddy aggravated y" rn;s.tl .r.akiu: i,
TIE rcritont'al campaign then pending. It
saa induced lty .,rrr-cSci:e;ucnr in tho a:nlr.
Wl:ln.nt receiving atty permanent aid tho
Gtnc1at rs.nrnr.! 10 Cit!,-7 Ihe {n1mtti,f1t in
tic ti,,ult increased. Ihe ua,.. ssiIfui ula IL
cll 1:,en II. sf,st <s'.,lry wrr' aiie.l III tti.;r
.E"r;- 10 master :..a fitasa.is. Tncs lr.lsts-J
:he General nearly TO death. IhsS con!d not
ltride .r1at i. was
The Ge,e1al tesasrnt. to ti,a United $.=ses
about tctdass ago. auI s:n1i'c. At the Astor
1[al.a Will, Ia tlnlilv. His first business was
IN consult sern" Cf orr most -k'tfui physitlns,
nr. L. r. sass nNl hi. asaorlate. Dr. l.. L.
I.iuco1u. were cnlltt in. The latter m,1e a
csrcful examination Of the General, and de-
c.l..: that tlte <oSma,i. eEeetilc tuuaor.
WI1hout making Known tue result OF h!s dis-
| ccverr. fle requested l'r. Hammond. ev-Sur-
Eeo.. Gfns nj u: the United States army, to
! it::ae All examination also. aud he did so with
| the ean,e result IS to the tlatnro OF tue dis
Case.
| .Tar1,tvscians held consultation and de-
cite thar ltr. l4itclil should perform Au cleo
4rie operation. te wl,icl, General Fitzpatrick
rc.lily asscntci. Friday last was tho da;
! fix, tl-rpon fur the expenu'ent. At t1st time
the 1ll..1or. rrutr,:de ont 1ar4llv ~ lxrso as
l,cn4 egs. Inwanlr II ws+ much larger,
| cruwl,ing tue wintfri!,e hssf an inch over 10
the 1rft, n,skiDg the eNost to talk and O.,
v.rv difficult and painful.
General Fitzpatrick was PLACED nndc. the ia.
hsltnce of ether Four ls.gc.s1zet1 dsrnius.
/ ,:eocle- were then iuserte1 in tl,s suuor
Serac ilea car, he formed ~ thn stnb,,ornuess
Of the sumor t'v the fact that it reqaircd I'll
she strength strong man Possessed to fcrct
:.il rcl dlcs into it. Tie fact tha: It WAS neal
Tie iuEn1ar veiE increased the diff ,t.lty. At
I ulr%lally rowerfr, electric battery Was the;
ainfie,7 to the rcele4. tho full force Of the
battery l,cinE Etren.
| notwithstanding the iailuence OF the ether
the electricity had such an effect u,on tho r..
tien, tiist two powerful ulen llad ~ much a
they could do to keep hiru upon the led. Til
patient lay quiet under the inhusnce OK las
ether. III tsurty minutes sNac.iy tie ousear,
ewcltinC l,egan to SO down, and soon dtssr
Ica.ed altogethcr- Tho General lag uncon
ecious for two hoars.
As he gradually emo 10 his senses. he
bcgan ia complain ofc8c,utiasihE pains, art
te1tutinE burning in tue tllroat and neck
In, these distressing sensations we're aNiek'
mingled with surprise an41 delight. His wind
;,i1,n had esra,sh,e ,encd and resumed il. patnrs
,,ori,ios.. aud t.,e ''grca, tu,n1'' Which he ha
co1nr.alnei Of 30 mrcil for ten nlonth- pas
had Gisacrra.sti. or course the Gcacral va
lei; il. terribly weak tcu:i.ion, INIT to-la:
although ine rii>'ei te kec.' !ie room anil bee
| j. !cok:rs exceedingly we'll:
n. 1.:~:olu says sl,a: the a:1onnt Of elrt
t:ir;.v tl::rs.n INTO Genera! hl}:,atIi.k's =:
tcr. l,y s.:c e>,csa:ion. II ca.eestrstei. we,,l
:, transform piece ri :lla haat.s: kind OF CO
: the sl.,. of = marble into coal Of fire