The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-10-14

and /. half To The left of the coeliac axis. To
rent must have occurred at least severai oays
before death, since the everted edges IN .no
slit in the vessel were united by nrm aonesI
tn the surrounding connective tissue, tnus
forming an almost continuous wall, bounonS
the adjoining portion of the blood ciot. MoI
over. the peripheral portion of the clot IN tnis
vicinity was disposed in pretty firm concentrlc
layers.
lower marYin of the pancreas, in which the
bullet was found, was situated three inches
ana half to the left Of the cpiiac axis.
Besides the mass of coagulated blood Just
described another about the size OF walnut
was found in the greater omentum, near tue
splenic extremity Of the stomach. Inc COM
munication, If any, between this ana tne
larger hemOrrhagic mass could not De maoe
out.
| The examination Of the thoracic viscera
resulted as follows:
| The heart WEIGHED eleven ounces. All the
cavities were entirely empty except the rignp
| ventricle. In which q few shreds OF SOFT req
| dish coaQulate6 blood adhered to the INTERNAL
| surface. On the surface OF the mitrai waive
there were several spots OF FATTY oe-
generation. With this exception the
cardiac valves were normal The mus
cular tissue of the heart was soft. ana
tore easily. A few spots of fatty degener%
ton existed in the lining membranes OF the
aorta, Just above the semilunar valves ana
slender clot of fibrn was found in the aorta,
where II was divided about two inches from
these valves for the removal OF the neart.
On the right side slight pleurtic adhesions
existed between the convex surface OF the
lower lobe of the lung and the costal pleura,
and nrm adhesions between the anterior edge
| of the lower lobe, the pericardium, and the
, diaphragm. The right lung weighed thirty
two ounces. The posterior Fart of the insure
between its upper and lower lobes was con-
, genitally incomplete. The lower lobe OF the
) right lung was hypostatically congested. and
. considerable portions. especially toward It's
: base, were the seat OF the broncno-pneumoniA
a The bronchial tubes contained considers
. BILE quantity of stringy muco-pus. Their
, mucous surface was Redeemed by catarrna,
bronchitis.
The lung tissue was ndematous.
IA foot-note here says: "a part at least OF
!, this condition was doubtless due to the ex-
: trayasation of the injection fluid used by the
n embalmer.']
= The lung tissue contained no assesses OF
= infurcations On the left side, the lower looe
a of the lung was bound, behind to the COSTA
!. pleura, above TO the upper lobe, and oeiow
!. to the diaphragm, by pretty firm pleuritic ao
% hesions.
. The left lung weighed twentyseven ounces
- The condition OF its bronchial tables, and OF
% the lung tissue. was very nearly she same al
y on the right SIDE the chief difference being
: that the area Of broncho-pneun ona in tht
- lower lobe was much less extensive in the lei
:. lung than in the right. In the lateral part O
!, the lower lobe Of the left lung, and about al
~ inch from its pleural surface. there was
- group of four minute areas OF gray hepatt
:. cation, each about one-eighth of an inch In al
a | ameter.
~ There were no infurcaticns, and no aosc ess
y es in any part of the lung tissue.
=. The surgeons assisting at the autopsy wer
le unanimously of the opinion that, on reviewing
n The history of the case. in connection with tn
In autopsy, it is quite evident that the different
60 suppurating surfaces, and especially the tract
- rred spongy tissue Of the vertebra' furnish
ne suf6cient explanation of the septic condition
which existed during life.
About an hour after the post-mortem exam
20 nation was completed. the physicians name
u at the commencement of this report Assem-
e'' bled for further consultation in an adJo1nin
nc cottage. A brief outline of the results or tn
P post-mortem examination was drawn VI
NC signed by all the physicians and handed I
Private-Secretary ]. Stanley Brown. who wa
no requested to furnish copies to the newspape
~ press.