New-York tribune., 1873-01-22
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The following ia condensed from the account OF Dr.
Harlow who attended the On the 18th OF Septeu
ber 1sis in Cavendish w. Phineas r Gage, the i0re
man of gang of workmen, charging hole drilled
in the rock sitting at the time upon shelf OF rock
above the hole. The powder and fuse had been
and he was tampng 1t down with the iron bar Whlle
looking behind him he allowed the iron to strike fire
upon the rock and explosion followed when sent tHe
bar obliuuely upward through his head and hgh INTO
the to fal several rods behind him, sneared
with blood and brains.
passed Obquely upward and backward as to emerge
In the medan line the top OF the head, at the back
was thrown upon his back and moved his extrenities
convulsively few times but spoke in few minutes
He rods the road, and then rode In
Oxcar quarters OF mile supported In sitting
posture He got out OF the cart with little
walked up long Hight of stairs and got upon his bed
The wonnd eed Sc the brain o n
upon his hair While searching Tor fragments tne DOC
tor passed the two fore fingers into me two 80
His mind clear for two days but he was then more
less derous for about 10 days. then had a. qeld 9 IN
despared Of But the 2oth day was very clear III ms
MUD stated how long he had been in bed how he was
injured and the circumstances attending it, On the 56h
day. less than two months after the injury sage was
and slept WE'LL walked up and down stairs and into the
on the 6th day he caught cold from exposure
steadily until 81 months after the injury when opening
on the top of the head had closed over In April 1907
months after INJURY ms ads ns eree with
his head inclined slightly toward the right side; walss
vision of the left eye lost partial paralysis of left side
OF face has pain In head but says IL mas queer
feeling, which he Is not able 70 describe Is unueoueu
who regarded him as their most efficient and capable
foreman, considered the change In his mnd so narkeu
that they could not give him his former place"
The equilibrium balance so to speak, between DIS
intellectual faculties aud his animal propenstes seems
10 have been destroyed He Is tful. rreverent ndug
ing at times in the grossest profanity iwhcn was not
previously his cust0ml manlfestng Dut nte uelerenCo
Tor bis fellows impatient of restraint advice when 1t
conflicts with his desires at times Periinacousy oosti-
nate yet caprcious and vacating evising many plans
OF operation which are no sooner arranged tnan hey
are abandoned for others appearing more feasi
ble child In bIe intellectual capacity and manesta-
tons he has the animal passions OF strong man. Pre-
viOus his injury though unframed IN tho schools ne
Dossessed a webaaDced mind, and was looked upon by
those who knew him shrewd, smart business man,
very energetic and persistent In executing his plans
In his reeard his mind was radically changed that
his friends said be longer Gage lie was accus-
the most fabulous OF his most wonderful feats
aud harbreadh escapes, without any ioundson except
in fancy. . .
America In 1882 four after injury and during the
next eight occupied In caring for horses OFTEN
failed some from and exposure
and he removed to San Francisco. His health improved
he fell ia IT. and soon after had two or three ts in
succession He had prenionion OF these attacks or
any subsequent ilfeeling had been plowing the day
before his first attack lie got better In fe days. and
continued 10 work In various places could not do much
changing Often, and always finding something that did
not SUIT nam In every paoo he tried. On May 90 1884, ho
had series Of vuisiOns apparently epeptc lasting
until the evening of May a, when no died-la years.
destroyed the anterior and part the middle lobe OF the
left cerebral hemisphere. Unfortunately brain was
not examined but the openings the skull well indicate
fbe extent TO which onebal Of brain was destroyed
THE change in disposition which occurred iu this Gaze
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and the left the understanding but much inn
nortaut evidence respecting dinereuce Ia function be-
tween the two nemsphero' Is inc iact that
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