Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-10

Lost Part OIL MS BFalu.
Five week; ago to day B,henisu named
Grs Drsbrandt met with serious ec,ident,
the result of which was that his akul' was tree
tured. O norton of the brain gouSed out and
afterward removed, his nose pretty We'll de-
no,ished, two ribs broker and his BODY badly
bruised, Two days ago he resumed work, and
considers himself we'll. though not strong. Ihe
remarkable recovery Of the man after the loss
of portion Of the brain, snd the retention OF
all his faculties still in their normal condlton,
make this one of the most curious cases %
record. ,,..,
Drsbraodt wss employed 10 the establish.
ment of the n Northwestern Fertile n Company,
located on Forty fourth street and 10 the Vlon-
ity of the STOCK yards packing houses. lie had
sseepded 10 hofz >nta shaft about sixteen
feet sbov, the h)or for the purpose OF oling it.
He walked along temporary sosholdlng near
the shat; and reached his lett hand over IL, anu
in doing so the sleeve OF bis shirt caught 10
prriacyiug screw or bolt. The shaft was WhirI
100 about at the rate of three HUNDRED reVolu.
tious muute, apd Drabrandt, oil course, went
with it. How long he was carried around tue
shaft he dues not know, az he became senseIess.
r. could not have been many seconds, however,
| as MS cDt III. = nh5 IltElouJ eOAd W
he was hurled to the floor naked, with the eX-
oeption OF his boots. The conclusion, against
tbc floor aroused him momentarly, and no re-
members that be started to his feet, but again
fell sonselcss. Others !n the bulldog heard
the fall sud rushed into the room to hnd Drao'
randi h,Iplsss and UNCONSCIOUS. mes
scuger was dispatched for physician, Dut ne
WAS not able co fad one until he reached the
ofiee of DR.. L. Crane, at No. 1893 South Hall
s. ed street. DR.. Crane hasIened to the scere,
but did not reach the place uptll two hours al
ter the accident. aud Just as the Injured mans
ass s,ciates were about to place him 10 carriage
to be sent home. He was returning to c)n-
sciousoess, but the doctor Insisted on maklog
an examination. He found the skull crushed
in 90 the left side of the head aud Just ABOVE
Inc ear, and the brain protrudlng. Inc cut 10
the scalp was about FIVE inches 10 length ana
irregular in shape. The temporal Done was
broken iuto several pieces, and the ,poruon OF
the brain protru1iug seemed 70 nave oeen
pu.hod out IS ii b. the bolt Wnlcn caugnt MS
sleeve. 1t was still hold at one END 60 the
brais mass, aud was apous the shape and nearly
the eiz, Of mlD's index hnZcr Inc uoo'of
saw thst il Was 80 mangled that 1t would DC
utterly useless to attempt to replace it. ne
clinpcd II off aud removed the broken pieces OF
skull, including wlug Of tic sphenold bone 90
that side Of tho head The exposed portion OF
he brain was dressed, aud, fortunately, there
was no hcmo1rhage from IT, Three iacias Or.
,nrics had TO be igatured, and some portion ol
,he nasal boDas had to be removed AT the
mans home his ribs were set and the wounds
m 7re carefully dressed. On the fourth day the
,r.in had ncaled sufficiently 70 warrant no fuf'
thrr anxiety about that. Oa toe seventh day
orvs;nnIas sas ic and ca0e near c1ding inc mans
| Iitr bu1 be rallied from this attack. On the
| fonrtoerlh ds; tne patient |eGt out OF tue
house. sud two days later his pbyslcIan vas dis
charged. Ga Monday last he resumed hla Work,
as before stated.
| Tiroas Reporter saw DrabTand: q: his homo
! .. No. 7ul HinmaE! atreet, on liza. nlsht gnu
nunstorod him ciorely 10 discover, II possio'e,
| INV abnormal condition Of mind or body, "hl&h
| v0nld raost certainly 90 EXPECTED from the lose
| If 90 much Of the brain. He sa7s he hes re-
.inad mil pcssessicn OF sll his faculties, and h.s
! revcr bcsn disturbed by Indications OF paralysis
tsckoG bv heat however, end 1T times Is troubled
| hv h;s brain seerning " gel not" ss ne terms
! :, a,1 hi: hesd achss. His wife ssys thai she
| h,s ~, no,;rcd nothing unusual in his actions except
nat "he gets mad awful cssy now whereas ''e
! ,ya. bafore the accident one OF tho kindest and
- e.t tenpered of men. He becomes ve3ed
| .,,nn chIldren and W .nts 10 whip them tor the
r,o"t trivi.i off,nses He has oeen perfectly
-atio,sl in bis tslx and actions, asde i:otn tns!.
sla says except on one occasion. On SATURDAY
| no VS. - work in the Daseneat OF tne mousse
| Ia becana heated Suddenly he rushed Up
sssjrs I out or the street and three blocks sway
3. t,s, IS he could 20. lie then stopped ana
w.Itei back 70 the nous4 wondering how he
got out. Tne man is forty-fve years OF ago ,a ano
nss En- iron constitution. 1nere ID now no'o
tbTough I2 m his skull ncs,iy The azs OF silver
ousrter of 3 dollar, which the physician says
Vii never be covered except by the scalp
1h,cn has now healed over u. OEaorands M Is
foreman in the establishment Of the company tof
a,hiot ba Jrorks. and is allowed now 10 return
and draw nis s.lsry without doing any heavy
Wo' K. o,:,,. f,osoo
of similar nature ara said to be raIo IN "hISn
the patient is restored TO % t;s nslsnt but
Se thinks tbat if Drabrandt had been any otneI
than Boaemian-s race hard to kill-he Stona coutu
not have b,en rescued from desth.-C"'eago