The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-21
THE yINELAND SHOOTING.

Lands, the philanthr0pist, In March
last, has now almost recovered from his
wound, and Mr.. Lands, his assailant,
has taken up his abode in philadelphia
since his release on bail. The recovery
OF Mr.. Carruth is regarded as marvel
in the history of surgery, and has occa-
stoned much wondering comment among
medical men. The size of the bullet, its
direction alter entering the brain, and
the depth of penetration were all cir
cumstances which seem to point to his
death as being certainty in very
short time, ii not Immediately.
No one until lately yentured to pre-
dict his recovery, and the chances of the
patient were considered still more pre-
carious, in the opinion of The great ma
jority of physicians, by the fact that he
was under The care OF homeopathic men
| OF medicine. His recovery, remarkable
as il is, is therefore regarded as very
| important one for the interests Of the
| followers OF Hahnemann, and much in
terest is manifested in the history OF the
case. One of the professors in the Hah-
| nemann Medical College, upon whom l
called for an opinion OF the case of Car
! ruth, said this morning: II believe that
i the depth OF penetration of the ball in
this case exceeds that of any other ON
record in which recovery took place."
| DIR. j. G. Morgan. of Philadelphia, who
was the surgeon having the case Of Car
ruth in charge, favors the press with
the following history of this remarkable
case:
" seems necessary to state the facts
4 of the case in order to dispossess the
public of inaccurate Impressions af1oat.
| 1t will be remembered that on March 10
Lands fired the bullet, which entered
the posterior Of the head, about the hori-
zontal and little to the right, ranging
/ forward and lodging evidently some-
4 where near the right eye, producing in
1 slant unconsciousness and causing Car
ruth to fall heavily TO the floor.
/ The eyes OF the wounded man were
ecchymosed, especially the right one,
and for some time it was matter of
4 doubt whether the fall on the, floor was
1not largely the cause. But the extent
and persistence of this ecchymosis
around the right eye was such, together
| with the direction of the bullet, it was
| concluded it must be due to fracture of
a portion of the base OF the skull. A
| physician in the neighborhood had re-
moved piece OF loose bone before DIR.
| e. r. Tuller, homeopathic, was called
by the family OF Carruth and took charge
Of the case. BY the desire Of Lands,
| DR.. Gross, jr., the aliopathic surgeon,
| also appeared on the following day.
He, too, removed piece of loose bone,
but found the bullet Inaccessible. The
patient had by this time recovered con-
sciousness, under homeopathic medica-
| tion, and desired to be treated exclu-
sively by the homeopathic system, upon
which / was summoned by telegraph on
tie second day after the wounding. i
arrived on the afternoon OF the following
day, probed the wound carefully, and
found the ball deeply embedded in the
brain, which had closed over its track.
Recognizing the fact that further ex.
ploration would be untustitiable, made
no further effort in that direction, the
symptoms being excellent under his
homeopathic treatment.
4 / then dressed the wound with refer.
ence to the prevention of All untOward
event, taking advantage OF its position
to secure drainage OF the inevitable sup.
purati0n. Consulting with his family
physioian, DR.. Tuller, we agreed upon
the course Of medication to be followed
The case progressed in as favorable a
manner as we could have expected, but
sometimes we were very much alarmed
and despalred of saving him. The
wound discharged freely as the healing
process went on, but it was soon man
ffest that his vision became imperfect
His pulse ranged at first from 52-to So
and as cOnvalescence came on it rose tC
II.
After we had been in consultation for
some days my colleague of the Hahne.
mann Medical College, Professor A. II
Thomas, was called to join the consulta.
tion on single occasion, on which nc
concurred in our management OF the
case. The Improvement increased III
rapidity as the cicatYization u the wount
went on ;.but it was only after lapse o.
seven weeks that he was allowed to oil
Iup, in order that the perfect drainage o.
| the wound might not be interiered with
a matter absolutely vital TO him. Aftel
THAT time, he was gradually allowed more
Ihberty, and at the ena OF the SECOND
month he was got into chair, and q
week latter could walk with assistance
The wound still continues to discharge
q very small amount of lymph, pus hay
ling ceased to be formed. Imperfec
vision OF the left side of objects still con
tinues to some extent, but another more
remarkable feature has been developed
since he has been sitting UP. He has
1 telescopic visions-that is to say, be car
perceive sdistant objects, which othel
Ieyes could scarcely. discern, with wen
deriul clearness OF vision, and he can no
AAo es<1S03 ~A"SYs AA<AsS8 &Ats~ sA-s
EbnildinGs Long way of are quite neaI
by, The left-sided obseurity Of vision ID
lanother remaCkable teatssre Of the case
Especially in view of the researches o
varions surgeons and hysiologists in th'
[same field. a
Il is their conclusion that rsAe optic
nerve Of either side is largely .conceraed
with the supply ef visual power 70 TIL
same side Of both eyeballs, there heini
an optic narHe Rrising freIA each side o
lthe brain, Farther iatofaia lion on thit
ssubject may be found in the sAeaiea
Land Surgical History OF the Rebelliep
part 4, surgieRl x0lulae, page .207." Al
Ibis case the injury IL evidently 70 the
lHiehk nerve. Now, the conclusion q
ply siOl0gists II thai the lett aide of oh
fleets is seen by the night side OF eitheI
IeyebaA, the lines Ofvisien eIossing the
IaxiS Of the eye on the way To the retina
The observations made in the case o
Carrlith tend to confirm these two con
elHsions of science, aad therefore adt
lgreatly to the interest Of the case.
Rscullasitfss OF New Jerks GFsstsst Lawyer
/ Another weil-known figure In New
York, who stands his years well, II
iCharles OConor. The great lawyer il
about seventy, but would pass for less