The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-27
Remnrkabre ESCAPE from ,,en,h.


COLONEL ANTHONY STILL LIVES WITH SEW.
Erred ARTERY-A PROBLEM FOR THE poe
TORS.
The Rochester New York; Democrat an.
nounces the srrival In that city of Colonel
u. II. Anthony, Of Leavenworth, Kan, who
was almost MORALLY wounded about four
months since by pistOl.shot fired by En-.
hry, the editor Of the Leayenworth appeal
The Democrat says:
There are many things connected With
Colonel Anthony's case which are Of public
interest, and hence 1t was that reporter OF
that gentleman last evening. He was found
at the residence of bis sister, Miss Susan B.
Anthony. Our representative was cordially
duced TO the Colonel. He was reclining
and about him were gathered several Of his
relatives and friends. nh
Notwithstanding the fact that Colonel An
thony has been so near deaths door, his
face and figure show no emaciatiop. He is
tall, inely-formed map, and appears to he
the embodiment of manly strength. 1t will
be remembered that the bullet which gave
bis wound severed the main artery Of the
impossible for him to recover. The msjority
of the surgeons in Kansas advised legation,
but Dr.. Gross, the celebrated surgeon OF
Philadelphia, recommended compression.
Folio wing this advice, two surgeons stood
over Colonel Anthony for ten weeks, alter
na,ing every other hour, COMPRISING the
artery with the finger. The compression
was removed two weeks ago. On Inquiry OF
our reporter as to the present condition OF
the wound Colonel Anthony said:
"Well, eastern doctors do not agree With
those out our way in relation to the ma ure
of the wound. should think was visited
By at least twenty surgeons, some Of them
noted in their profession, ard they all agreed
that the artery only was cut. Yet d.. Gross.
bis SOD, and DR.. Agnew, all celebrated sur.
geons OF Philadelphia, give me another
theory. DR.. Moore, of this city, by whom
was examined TO day, explained my case eX-
actly as they did. These gentlemen say that
the subclavian vein Is also cut, and that the
blood passing through this aperture from the
artery TO the vein rs returned Immediately to
the heart. The scientific name given this case
by The surgeons is arterial-renous dneurism.
The difference in the opinion Of the western
surgeons was that it was simply an orteridI
aaeurism. One surgeon only in Kansas diff
fered from the rest, and be said it was an
dneurisn,dl Udrtr.
Reporter: How does this theory Of our
eastern surgeons affect the probability Of en-.
tire recovery.
Colonel Anthony: 1t renders it more
doubtful. The case is one which can be
reached by no medical treatment, and no
surgical operation can be of any avail save
LEGATION, " bich oil copcede should not be un-
dertaken except as last resort in the al
tempt TO save life. ! may ultimately recover
completely. 1t is, however, question oil
time.
At this juncture Colonel Anthony re-
QueSted our reporter to Place bis ear against
his breast, when the rushing sound of the
blood, forced by the pulsation of the heart
through the aperture in the artery, could be
distinctly beard. 1t sounded not unlike the
noise Of the working OF q steamer ut dis.
lance.
"Two weeks ago." the Colonel continued
1.-the compression was removed, and then
first began TO hear that sound. con.
menccd eating as usual about that time, and
have gained at the rate of pound day
since then. now weigh one hundred aod
tilty-seven pounds. My former weight wa,
one hundred and eigbty-siX pounds. The
jar of the journey did not iujure me in the
least, so far as can see; and, in fact, fee
much better than when left home. There
is, of course, an unusual feeling in my
breast, Arising from the movement of the
blood through the aperture. The nearest
comparison | eau make is that it feels like Il
heavy palpttation. OF course, at times it
makes me very nervous. There is DO other
case like it in the country. Cases Of aneu
riSm are very rare. There are but deer
or so in the United States"