New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-31

DR. coI.rOS DEFE DIS TIE CLAM OF DR.. WELLS
KoLIJN TIE PUPIL AND coNglDANT OF WELLS,
To tae EGtt0r Of The Tribune.
SIE: A letter appeared in Tie TRIBUNE of
lac saturday ID. LizciOw Of boston, claiming for
D. Moron the lOuor OF The discovery Of an9sthesiB.
Iey urOu tho uuiio fairness OF 1E Tribune 70 insert
tais Y. No enc IN country Europe claims that
the suggestions OF Sir HUmphry Davy made in 1900,
respecting the tacCts OF nitrous Oxiue, constituted
discovery OF aIssstlesia. Certainly these suggestions
were never pu, 20 tie test IN surgical operation On
te 10 - December, 1854 Or. Wells made the disoOv-
FL my ~exalhlton" taJ nitrous oxide Ould destroy
pam; ard ~ impressed he with the Importance Of
IL discovery that the uext day he put it to pract
e. apa succrsfu To-. BY h;lv operation performed
l own person. These are unGisDutcd facts. There
J. . whence tAat We.ls ever saw heard OF the
tesuols ui DaVy. It a clear, independent. ana
or-naI discovery. Now the fact "a not disputed that
WITHIN few weeks subsequent 10 this period be wens
20 Boston make lis discovery known
to the scientific world. lie called upon
mlnY dentists, and among others his former
pum Dr. n rtJn. also unOn number uf physicians and
tuggcaus h even ob,aIHed permission 70 address
b.. Warreu's class Clubudgs On tHe subject trying
palu4.y successful experiment 40 the close All the
sur-u0n., phg scls nd deu:ists met Wells with nero
aiy or ueision. L sometimes failed IN his expert
uels Il VAS 40 more t-.a 70 b" expected. Fulton
fsl 40 make his steamboat 90 hrst, and was laughed
a IL w.ls so With lac ml.-e-c telegraph. AMI with
lac sewin machines. I. Was JJo much to Deeye that
httlo v,or a.aed AtO the system would destroy the
Talu Of a Opera-Onl 1, Me4.~ Jailed % convince
T. boston - al JIdL OF 1aacstnetic Pc Yers OF
I.aus OAlIe. tAc failure must Dee attributed 10 TIER
.rt oI " lis. Wc..s ratai1eI - HhtfJrd cnd intro
Glocl ito "a, ueA al lrcl4ce aAu "e nave Ile
position some fOrtg o., enc mos ies2ect.oe .tzehs
o. hartford, sJtJAg tt d-r-s Tue ears OF Ao.o and
ls We'll, ed .r ia Tor lnctl witH'tl paiA' stS
Went 10 ropc ON account oi ;nhlS Ieal'I. Duo
ter Ia Mtfr.Uu rnlI ~.
taems, u iedru 10" - MAKE the nitrous
t1.-g -as, lac WiaL5d 80 tosJ 1li uulA VI hens
approximations. Dr.. JltAsJu sd'i u uin, Whli JhiJ
- a. go IN - ,i 40 lie same a. ether
vii cx4l.lr. e. ue alylscd ultn not 10 incur tAe
expense apparatus "a maAe tie gas, Dat 70 trY
el,Fir ne sIsi,ei 10 lry anything Upon Jns sugges
-, -. - -.,',. 90 n and hls nrst Ioeri-
u.lt lt made Oa tne .0.h OF september lo46
1as v - a4uuss Two years alt-r Wells Lad discovered
AID sucressf y Us ii tue uIt. aI9stnetic.
Every CANDID iuAsT admit that Morton was stinu-
h4a Iearuri lroI, wells aul col We,s's operations.
W4iie w,ls was Ia Il u0pe. aud before h"rJOn made
LIZ hst ex oralcAt " ener &c (" cii7j moee Lis ais
eotety Ai5a 10 -le Academy cuces 10 Paris, aud
IA recognition OF Lis ca' the Academy conferred on
liam 40 Lilo o. "a. u. NO~, d. higei0~ Claims the
L0nor al tae discovery 0i lu tnrs1 Iof ~ horton, on
tAe gOUno, according 10 stdtenen, Jna Wells dDGu-
No1e4 ~ <"a nc eeEtalhy uiu hoS @Dtn~ou tAe kao
ui ans heaita ia4.ea, aDa 40 Se1t - Europe; aud
a. Nc Iet0rn,d Aitsr Wcli-'s aeatn, whien
occurred On ne 2ill OF january, 1873, ana be
value OF g.s IA aDsssthetc, Morton
Sc az the ein th'' nitrous oxide Sas not ar an rs
facLC: G.aras4-eala COulQ urOcu BY IL
TueIuI.ro be t-4JFtOul discovered ausslhesla. The
tIr.da Vi Morton Iua4.ued tIs position Tor Is years
-iT.4i 1oj4t W...On uulr revived use OF
ft ~ - n, I, -ssle TO- ,i,o. ID ousr,fi,,- 49,,
uruOas LJaJso4ia al cndAGe OF tdCtiCs Tucy
eOuu ~ -uael cll siUrL.n discovered tnRsfhe sia
Uu te liouud taat u!trOs Oxl0o quot
aud o. IDey set as clam, pr Or. B geiOw that
he's .D.u--d tLc gAH. ibis IS ala a. artancs aud
sEbsi...u. ..l VI LJe anest the u powers
Vi nrJUs "a grti4 confession INA. Wells q s.
vOytrG t4osa. PROV tlrd liz should UrOye
a4sss.Asao IAe 80. .uat ellis sometimes nailed u
PROCURE aIl desired, uJes not detract from the
bogUr iIaAluk Gao discovery. Since Gle is
he Drtu proved .--4ssiuetc, Lae medical jour
t4iva -4o4i cUu.lt5 discussed the WOE
k.IlC tA8rsasuy 49,, outside vi Boston, tho hOuOr VI
~ 44hciA eTy Ads Deen awarded % Dr.
hJf.t.e Mr.a q. v COLON.
AsN-lVrk. Nay ~ 1875