The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-02
REMARKAnLE cAsEs OF plsEAsE.
Two Instances WhereIn Medical skill
WAS ThWats sd-of Interest 10 the Ned.

Two Instances wheFeIn Medical skill
Wns ThWaIl sd-0f Interest 10 the Ned.
seal World.
Two peculiar and remarkable instances
q disease which have bat1ed medical
skill, and possess much intereat to the
medical world, have recently excited con.
siderable comment. Both cases occurred
across the river in Pease township, Bel
mont county, Ohio. The first mentioned
Is that Of Miss Iiz4se Cow, whose death
took place on Thursday Of last week. Her
case being one Of long standing, was gen
orally known OF in the community, and
trom her extreme and .protracted suffer
ing, called out q great deal OF sympathy
from her friends and neighbors:
-Four years or more ago the late Miss
Gov became aware OF some inveterate
personal ailment, and the aid Of several
physicians and surgical experts availed
her nothing toward recovery. Her disease
at length grew into what was termed Q
uterine tumor. The tumor enlarged
rapidly, until its size became immense.
During the last two years OF her life she
was q confirmed and helpless invalid. II
was deemed wholly impracticable to relieve
iher, even by heroic surgery. So she bore
the trouble patiently until Thursday, when
death safely quit her OF her burden"
8 On the following day post mortum ex-
animation revealed the presence oil an
Immense fribrid-scirrhus-balloon shaped
tumor weighing thirty.fiye pounds, which
was attached butslightly to the promintory
OF the Bacrum, from which II evidently
habits origin and growth. The only at
ltachment the tumor had was some minor
lfender adhesion in front, easily broken
lup with the finger, all OF which indicated
notwithstanding Its great size-that at al.
most any point along the morbid history
Of her case, Miss Cow might have been
afforded bright and substantial hope oil
relief by o capital operation.
This case Is worthy OF careful attention,
and the medical profession should regard
Il with interest and gravity. These facts
are mentioned not so much to create
hopes OF recovery in other persons sim
lilarly affected, as to draw the attention Of
medical skill thereto, for more thorough
investigation.
The second case Is that OF Mrs. Kate
Waterman, Of Bridgeport. This lady
first became affected in 1872, with what
proved 10 be an immense oyarial sack
Ifilled with fluid Of light color.
Atthat time her general health had so far
deteriorated under its oppressive and de.
moralizing presence, that her life was al.
most despaired OF. AT the last hour, how.
ever, she was relieved by tapping, which
was performed by Dr. A. Dunlap, Of
fSpringfeld, Ohio, who removed about
.Isixty-two pounds OF fluid. Thence on, for
| two years, her general health remain
| ed moderately good. But In 1874 1t
Il again became evident that the sack was
4 refilling, which 1t did. And in 1875 she
was again operated on, this time by DR..
Frissell, OF this city, assisted by others.
i About fifty pounds OF light colored fluid
i was then taken away. After a long con.
4 valescence, she again recovered to
some extent, her general health
being quite good. So she contin.
4 ned on till last spring, when again
thesack began to refill rapidly, becoming
tense and large. Again she sought relief
at the hands OF the surgeon; and accord
\ ingly, on last Sabbath, DR.. Frissell, assist
ediby DR.. Hupp, OF this city, Drs. Cook,
Wagner and Todd, Of Bridgeport, again
gave relief by tapping. this time bringing
away Ififtysix pounds in weight, and seven
gallons, three quarts and one pint in guam.
tity, OF o clear, limpid liquid. We are
happy to say she is now doing well. A
speedy recovery is'promised. -
Wepresent these cases briefly, as the
public surely cannot but feel great in
\ terest in such wonderful developments in
the world Of disease to which, poor human
nature is ever liable. s'1s, .lfs...