Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-11
A Singular Accident and an Inter
esting Surgical Experiment


tory in Stoneham, Mass, took her place
MS usual for a forenoon's work Before
long she had occasion to reach up 10
some wires. As she did so, her back
was turned toward horizontal smooth
iron shaft about six feet above the hoor'
This inch and half shaft carried some
of the machinery, and was revolving
with great rapidity Sheeould not how
ever. have feared any harm from 1t.
But her hair was very long and was worn
flowing. Either swayed by breath oil
wind, or, as some think, electrically at
tracted toward the revolving iron, or IN
some other way, no one could certainly
tell how, the hair was wound around the
shaft and almost in an instant the poor
girl dropped to the floor, her scalp torn
from her head and still fast to the shalt
Not only the hairy part but also the en-
tire skin of the forehead, the eyebrows
one eyelid and part of the right cheek
itself, all this in one piece was torn away
Able physicians were quickly at hand
the scaln was loosened from the shalt,
replaced on the head, and properly fas-
tened in its position, and the faintest
hone was entertained that it might unite
more or less with the heap. This hope,
however. was not realized Part by part
it died and was cut off.
And now began curious process
the artificial grating of skin upon the
large skinless surface. This skin was
taken from other portions of her body
and from her friends. At first the plan
did not succeed, perhaps because Of diff
ficulties that were masquerade, but sub
sequently these efforts appear to have
been accomplishing their purpose. The
gratis axe very small indeed, hardly
larger than the small pairing of finger
nail, although of different shape. When
one thinks how large the surface to COW
er and that in this, as in tree grating,
only part of the gratis live, he will
readily understand what an immense
number Of pieces of skin have been
laid on the wounded part. 1t is said
that in some instances a single person
has furnished her nearly thousand
gratis from his or her own body. These
CRAFTS are commonly taken from the arm
The shipping off little piece Of the
skin is said to be felt hardly more thar
a MOSQUITO bite. Each little graft, il
' successfully laid on, grows in size The
q Sabbath schools and the children a
large have been greatly interested in thu
case, and have often Wed with each 9th
? er to see who would furnish most. TIL
we'll known days and hours for this op
Grafton Sunday noon has long been {
standing appointment have been lik
y public receptions, the invalid's HON
> being often thronged with these friends
. The result is, after all this time, that tn
entire surface laid bare has now bee
0, covered with grated skin, except
rs few patches, amounting in all to perhal
81 a couple of inches square, which al
P being steadily reduced, She has y
one or two very delicate operations
d, undergo for her eyes. With one 81
ne sees we'll with the other she might 81
It's if she could manage the lid. For tn
G, an operation is required. Should tt
ne work already undertaken prove success
full, and the health of the poor girl
in main equal to it, these operations W
ed be attempted. Her hair, which "
en- very long and luxurious, was preserv
at and will be artifcially prepared for b
he wearing. And should all this succe
surgical skill, domestic and friendly
fiction, benevolence, and the girls o
in natural health, perseverance and che
the fulness, will have presented one of
hat most remarkable cases on record.
lar A few other facts SHOULD be stat
pen She was Immediately sent, after the
led Jury, to the Massachusetts General Ii
her pital. She remained there couple
hit. months, but got along so poorly, owl
18th to a variety Of causes, that she '
ath brought home again, since which ii
ago she has been principally in the prof
Wis ional care of DIR. w. S. Brown Of Sto
er ham. She is very poor girl. /
hall father died in the army and her mot
ever was left widow with several child
and is still poor. The local associat
of the. G. A. Il. has done much for
III SO have benevolent persons in the to
oil But it will readily be seen that
mere requiring so much money, professi'
VIII treatment, and the personal service
med so many, would naturally tax loca
ould terest considerably. But neverth
hing Miss Nolan keeps up good courage.
not few days ago number of singers
7ay. her a benefit concert. In the cour
rdors it Miss Nolan herself was led out
Cal the stage. She was tall and gra
:, and roiuht once have heen beautiflll