Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06
Particulars of the Death of Napoleon.

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Mail advices from England give addi-
tional particulars of the death of Napo-
leon. He fully understood that the
operation he must undergo might prove
fatal, and prepared for death. He re-
vised end added codicil to his will,
which is rumored to be curious docu-
ment After the first operation he made
confession, and received absolution.
He had been scrupulously attentive to
his religious duties for several months
before, never failing to attend mass
every Sunday, holiday, and day of devo-
ton. The first and second operations
were performed under chloroform, and
the Emperor was given each night a
powerful narcotic.
The post norton examination was
performed by DR.. Sanderson, Surgeon
and Professor of Anatomy, and was con-
Quoted in presence of Sir William Gull,
DR.. Conneau, DIR. LIE Baron Corvisart,
Sir Henry Thompson, Mr.. Glover, and
Mr.. Foster. The examination occupied
upward of two hours. TIL following is
the official report:
The most important result of the ex-
animation was that the kidneys were
found to be involved in infammatory
effects, produced by the irritation of
vesical calculas, which must have been
in the bladder for several years, to a
degree which was not suspected, and if
it had been suspected could not have
been ascertained. The disease of the
kidneys was of two kinds. There was
on the one hand dilation of both ure-
tiers, and on the pelves of both kidneys.
On the left side the dilation was excess
sive, and had given rise to atrophy of
the glandular substance of the organ
ON the other there was subacute infam-
nation of the uriniferous tubes, which
was of more recent origin. The parts
in the neighborhood of the bladder were
in healthy state. The mucous mem
brane of the bladder and prostate ure-
thra exhibited the signs of subacute in
fammation, but not the slightest indica-
ton of injury. In the interior of the
bladder was found part of calculus,
the form of which indicated that the
most of it had been removed. Besides
this, there We're two or three extremely
small fragments, none of them larger
than a hemp seed. This half calculus
weighed three-quarters of an ounce,
and measured II inch by 1916 of an
inch. There was no disease of the
heart, nor of any other organ excepting
the kidneys The brain and its mem
branes were in perfectly natural state.
The blood was generally liquid, and con-
trace of obstruction by coagula could be
found, either in the venous system in
the heart, or in the pulmonary artery.
Death took place by failure of circula-
ton, and was attributable to the general
constitutional state of the patient. The
disease of the kidneys, of which this
state was the expression, was of such
nature, and so advanced, that it would
in any case have shortly determined
fatal result. This report was signed by
all the surgeons present, except DR.. W.
w. Gull, whose opinion differed only in
regard to the origin of the stone, he be-
ieving it to have resulted from prior
cystits. The Emperor died from the
shock of the operations, which would
not have been attempted had the fatally
diseased condition of the kidneys been
known. He had been terribly tormented
by disease for over two years, but con-
cealed his sufferings for political reasons.
He left will in Paris, which will be
opened by the President of the Tribunal
of the Seine. A copy is deposited in
London. Another copy, with codicil,
is in the hands of the Empress. It regu-
lates the order of succession, and GER
tain details respecting eventualities which
may arise before the Prince shall attain
his majority.
The chloroform was administered to
the Emperor throughout by DIR. Glover,
whom the London Telegraph calls the
most experienced administrator of that
anesthetic in the world. 1t is reported
that Napoleon's fortune is very small,
his income not exceeding $4,000 year.
His expenses of sixty thousand year
at Chiselhurst were paid from his wife's
revenue.