Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-02
A MODERN MIRACLE.
The Extraordinary Revelations of New
York Physician---The Dead Brought
Back to Life.
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.

St Louis Globe Democrat.
New YORK, June 1S.-Y esterday your
corresp ondent called DIR. Clarence Bige
lows attention to an article printed re-
Gently in the city newspapers, descrip-
tive of an Australian discovery whereby
cattle can be frozen, laid away for weeks,
and then brought back to life and gen.
uine activity. The purpose of this dis
covery is to ship live meat in ice-boxes
and kill it on the other side Of the ocean
after it is thawed out again. In this
way the cost of food and attention can
be dispensed with while at sea. In cases
of emergency a man travelling from
California can buy frst-class ticket for
himself, and ship the rest of the family,
including the mother-in-law, in patent
refrigerators. At the terminus Of the
Journey he could restore his children
to their youthful vigor, and his wife to
her proper station at the washtub or
coOk-stOve.
Your correspondent asked the doctor
what he thought about it.
'It is nothing" said he, ''to the great
browning effort of medical science that
l witnessed few nights SINCE"
"Pray what was that?" was asked.
The doctor reflected for few mo-
ments, and then he spoke as follows:
"When you publish what I am about
to tell you it will set the whole country
ringing. Accompanied by my friends
Judge Warren and D.. Chambers, |
went last week to one of the uptown
| hospitals, whittier we had been invited
by Prof. Doremus and the house phys-
clans. On our arrival we were shown
at once to the dissecting room. At the
| foot OF an amphitheatre of seats stood
| a long table on which rested some
immovable object covered with white
sheet. Most of the seats were occupied
! by medical students from Bellevue and
Roosevelt hospitals. Myself and party
were assigned to chairs on the platform.
Shortly after o'clock the white sheet
was removed, and l saw on the table
the nude body Of man. Presently
DR.. White stepped down by the table
and said:
"My friends, the body before me is
that of man who bled to death. He
was employed in planning mill on
| West Sixteenth street, near North
River. He fell against one Of the
swift revolving saws, one of the large
arteries in his arm was severed, and the
blood, which is life, flowed out before
assistance could arrive"
"The doctor paused" continued DR..
| Bigelow, "for a few moments, looking,
meanwhile, attentively at the body.
Then he continued: There is mere
cessation of life, because the blood was
diverted from its natural channel. [
can discover no injury save the
severed artery. 1t is absolutely neces-
sary TO the success of the experiment
we are about to witness, that the
organs of the body be uninjured, for
any material injury to any organ-I
mean vital organ-would preclude the
possibility of its performing its func-
tons, since science cannot restore the
organ. But where the action of the
organ is interrupted by some cause that
does not materially injure the organ,
then l believe that the organ may be
again compelled to perform its duty.
AS the great wheel Of mill may be
stopped by shutting off the water, so
may it be made to revolve again by
turning the water on; thus the blood
which turns the wheels of the body
having been diverted, the wheels
stopped, claim that this body may be
brought to life. Whether the soul has
departed and can be brought back, or
whether the mind may be restored [
cannot tell; but / believe / can again
set at work every material organ of
this body. l have carefully closed up
the severed arteries
| II fho,, o,1loI ,,,o,, D,of
and DIR. Chambers and myself to assist
him. An incision was made in the
body just above the heart, and the vena
cava and great coronary vein were
bursted open. In these openings were
inserted small silver tubes. On the left
of the table stood two galvanic batter
les. A slight cut was made just above
the puxus Of the four inferior cervical
nerves and another above the first dor
sal nerve. The conducting wires of
the respective batteries were placed in
connection with these cuts. A small
pair of bellows was inserted in the
mouth of the corpse, and DR.. Chambers
took charge of them. Prof. Doremus
was placed IN charge Of the batteries.
| At this moment attendants led two
full-grown living sheep into the room.
and at signal from DIR. White stood
them near the table. Meanwhile had,
under instructions, connected two hol-
low rubber strings to the silver tubes
already mentioned. The other ends
were soon connected with the large ar
teries of these two sheep. The two
tubes throbbed as the warm blood of
the sheep bounded through them. 1t
was a breathless moment, and as we
leaned forward our interest was pain
| full. DR.. Chambers began to work the
bellows, and the lungs of the body
slowly responded. Three or four min
utes of the most anxious suspense en-
sued, as DR.. White leant over the body,
pale with excitement. No movement
could be seen save the slow rising and
falling of the chest Of the mans body.
Two minutes more, and one of the
sheep staggered and fell.
"Rising erect, and Selling some in