The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-08-24
A BURIED BLADE.
Carried for Twenty-Three
Years in q Mans Head
and Neck.
A Second Edition Of the Rush
Martin Wonder Of This
City.

WY
The idea that knsh Martin vho died in
this city from wounds received n the hsnds
broken knife blade stuck in hi- brain, va.
= aine days wonder.
Bat the following from The 81. Lonis
7Smes of this date, il an account If y 81
Louisian, who carried broken blade in
his mead for twenty three year,. This
thing Of medical expert testimony, i- get
ting = li,;ie too accurate TO he funny ing.
In this case the ph ysiciAn and surgeon, sf-
ter twenty three wears examination, lit
right onto the knife blade, and pulled il
out With his little tongs. Who Is the next
lucky man Who desires To risk his life, lib
erty or property, on the testimony OF medi-
cal experts: The following is the ac-
count
Michsel Carey, driver 10 the employ Of
the 81. Louis Transfer COMPANY, has mad
IN experience which no otner man ia the
c,,y can boast Of. He has carried knife
blade tuo inches in length, in bis head for
twenty three yesrs and is to-day we'll aud
hearty, aud n. stout man n ever held the
lines over p.ir of draught horses in the
land. The case is . ren srkAble one. bal
ding the medical and surgical profession.
Ia the fall Of ls5. Carey had . difficulty
~iih q man who has since died, and whose
name is suppressed for that ressvn. Dur
ing the 6sht this man plunged the
BLADE OF POCKET KNIFE
into the eide of Csrey's head. ,~o inches to
the right Of and on line with the right
eye. The force Of the blow Vas such =. IN
break the blade square a, the haadle. Ca.
rey uas stunned and had To he carried To n
drugstore near by for treatment. The
druggist made hssiy examination of his
injuries aud de~ided thai they w-rr not
sesiOu-. The particular cut mad. by Tie
knife blade ws- covered over with a piece
of court plaster, aud in due cour-e OF time
Carey w2s out attending TO his business.
much Ia the surprise Of his assailan,, Who
Lsd heen Boosting that ae had fixed him"
Carey noticed 40 bad effect from the
wound except At rare interva:s. when what
he took 10 b~ oeurAigic pAius would dart
through that side OF his lace and head.
Abou, three weeks ago Carey noticed
that when
HE RAISED HIS RIGHT ARM.
IN putting the harness on his horses
sharp pain would be felt. This pain IN
Creased in violence At every successive rair-
ing of the arm until he was compelled to
consult his physician, Dr. Kane, Who re-
aides on Nineteenth and Morgan streets.
DR.. X are prescribed the usual r-u,-.iy, hut
il fsIlszi Oi IT, purpose, the patient rufier-
ing more and more every day. Day he
fore yesterday the doctor called 10 .-e
Carey at hi' residence. No. l51i North
Second -;re-i, and in IN ,kins . very CAFE
iu! ex animation an order 30 ascertain ii
possible the real cau.e Of the rxrrncinting
s....sss ~.'~.ss-.--f 6. a. --.--s as "'- 80
tense surprise shsrp-poin,si
BIT OF METAL
protr,,ding through the akin near Carry's
collar hone Carey was unable To account
for the presence OF ANYTHING OF the kind,
the occurrence Of twenty three years he fore
having passed out al his miEd-at least in
connection wirh any pain he Mas suffering.
On discovering the poin, DR.. Ksn- re,nrn.
ed To hrs Office, procured his inst rnments
and again called upon Carey. This time
he performed surgical operation which,
resulted in h;s taking from the -Iso; indi-
Gated the knife blade referred to. Ga see-
ing the rusty hlsde Carey at once recalled
the fight Of 1857 end then, Tor the first
time, narrated the circumstance TO his
physician. To say ths, the doctor wss as
tonished does not half express it; he was
drmbfounded. He will make special
study III the case With q view Of prepar-
ing paper for submission TO the medical
society.
THE SIZE OF 1T.
A Ti,aes reporter Jaw the blade referred
to last evening, a. we'll "a talked To Carey,
who, 10 put il mildlv is the hsppiest team
ster in the city.
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