The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-02
NUMBER 81.
Miraculous RecOveries.

There is in Newark still more singu-
lar case than that of Carruth, the Vine
land editor. Carruth died ultimately, it
is true, but his immediate recovery after
the shooting, and his living some eight
months following the attack on his life.
constitute marvel in physical and med
ical science. The Newark case is par
allcl with Carruth's, SO far as living with
bullet in the brain, but in other re-
spects it is still more singular. 1t is
that of John Huber, Swiss, who, early
on Sunday morning, October 10, lodged
a bullet in his brain, where it still re-
mains.
1t appears that John had had some
trouble with his wife over "piece" of
property, but, worse still, he was in.
dicted by the grand jury for an alleged
attempt to criminally assault Miss
Hauser, his wife's daughter by previ-
Gus husband, and his trial was set down
for October IL. The Saturday night be.
fore that day Huber was in a saloon
drinking, and was so despondent over
his troubles that he was sneeringly ad-
vised to 60 home and shoot himself. On
arriving at home he shot himself with
three inches from the right temple. HUI
Der fell to the floor, but was speedily re-
moved to the German hospital. Here
his case was regarded as past hope. The
wound was probed, but the bullet could
not be found. The doctors gave him up.
The Tuesday came, and when Huber's
indictment was called i'm court, the
judge ordered that nolte prosegm be en-
tered in the case, remarking that Huber
had doubtless ere that been called to an
swer before higher tribunal than that
over which the judge himself presided.
Quite the reverse proved the fact, how
ever. Huber pulled through, and, after
remaining four or five weeks i'm the hos.
pital, finally recovered so far as to war
rant his leaving it. While i'm the hos
pital Huber was attended most devotedly
by his wife as well as by the hospital at
taches. He has been able to move about,
but within few days adverse signs ap-
peared in his case. He complained of
illness, and his wife applied for his re-
admission to the hospital. The authori-
ties insisted, however, that as he had left
of his own accord he ought now to de-
fray portion of his expenses. Mrs. HUI
ber left, and has not since returned.
Patrick McGee, the man who was the
most terribly scalded of all the victims
of the Centralia explosion, at Bound
Brook, except those who died, is another
case of marvellous life tenacity. When
first brought to st. MichaePs Hospital,
in Newark, it was thought he could not
live half day. He has lived, however,
and is now doing so well that his recov-
cry is fully expected. James r. Hardy,
another of the wounded, is, however,
sinking rapidly. Thomas Casay, James
Mccarthy, Patrick Hayes, Peter Sulli-
van, James Start and c. O'Toole are do
ing well, and Thomas Kelly, James
Riley, Patrick Sheeran, Mike McDermot
and John Keenan, were discharged, and
resumed work at Bound Brook.
This article would scarcely be COM
plete without a reference to one more ex-
traordinary case Of recovery-that of
Professor James Garland, the musical
genius of New Brunswick, who still lives,
with prospects of recovery, despite the
terrible slashing he gave his throat and
the hammering he inflicted upon his
head after he had, as he supposed, killed
his wife.