The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-10-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
An Unprecedented Surgical Operation in
the Aston Acuse-The Generals Strug-
gle with two Muscular Hen.

Gen. Fitzpatrick, our late Minister to
Chill, was obliged to resign his position
and return home on account of declin-
ing health The disease seemed to be a
swelling on the left side of the lower
part of the neck. It made its first APP
pearance about two years ago, and was
undoubtedly aggravated by much
speaking in the Presidential campaign
then pending. 1t was induced by over
excitement in the army. Without re-
ceiving any permanent aid the General
returned to Chill. The formation in
the throat increased. The most skill
baffied in their efforts to master the
difficulty. They drugged the General
nearly to death. They could not de-
eide what it was.
The General returned to the United
States about ten days ago, and stopped
at the Aston House with his family.
His first business was to consult some
of our most skillful physicians. DIR. L.
+. Sass and his associate, DIR. II. p. Lin
coin, were called in. The latter made
a careful examination of the General,
and decided that the formation was an
erectile tumor. Without making known
the result of his discovery, he request
ed DR.. Hammond, ex-Surgeon General
examination also, and he did SO with
the same result as TO the nature of the
disease.
The physicians held a consultation
and decided that DIR. Lincoln should
perform an electric operation, to which
General Fitzpatrick readily assented.
Friday last was the day fixed upon for
the experiment. At that time the tu-
NOR protruded outwardly as large as a
hens egg. Inwardly it was much larger,
crowding the windpipe half an inch
over to the left, making the effort to talk
and eat very difficult and painful.
Gen. Fitzpatrick was placed under the
influence of ether. Four large-sized
darning 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 nee
dies into it. The fact that it was near
the jugular vein increased the difficulty.
An unusually powerful electric battery
was then applied to the needles, the full
force of the battery being given.
Notwithstanding the influence 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 on the bed. The needles were
IeIhONeO. LIE patient Idy quleI uHucI
the influence of the ether. In thirty
minutes exactly, the outward swelling
began to go down, and soon disappear
ed altogether. The General lay uncon-
scious for two hours.
AS he gradually came to his senses, he
began to complain of excruciating pains
and torturing burning in the throat
and neck but these distressing sensa-
tions were quickly mingled with sur
prise and delight. His windpipe had
Strengthened and resumed its natural
position, and the great lump" which
he had complained of so much for ten
months past had disappeared. OF course
the General was left in a terribly weak
condition, but to-day, although instruct
ed to keep his room and bed, is looking
| exceedingly well.
| DR.. Lincoln says that the amount OF
electricity thrown into Gen. Fitzpatrick
system by the operation, if concentrat-
ed, would transform piece of the
hardest kind of coal the size of marble
into a coal of fire.