, 1881-07-09
= PROF. E1Ss.
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H'a - i''o 'tiu "sl!lkatns ~ ttto s''"e'el'
= - PROF. WEISS
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-. sptein. Dl.pateh 10 7He Chicago 7rtoun4
'NEw ..fn1lH, Junu s.-Dr, ,Faneuil h
Weiss, Professor uf practIcal and Sursie;
AGaloiny lii tho Afcllcul Department Of III
University -'0f tho City''Sf Now YuS
llns for. several days. iast been a.
gagcd In :; making sopo'' experiment
upon n ca.layyr with ytuw Il
ascertniring tho lnrobahls course pursued ),
thu bullet III tho Presidents, body. i II
Porter of the Yimes called o., the protessu
ut hts ufI3cU ills evening, anil found him
n,tEtu well pleased wItfi.tha result of Ills Il.
pertments thus far, ]" Since tllo shoo.lnsd
tl,v Prcsftlcl,f," sal,l' the. Profess,
",or. rather after : tho ''s first : tons,
eight hours :,fter = tho !; soottnz,
being deeply Interested III tho case, 1 hi 1
evolved n theory which seemed To h
strengthened day by day as the case DO
gressc,i.' I determined to nlalp some oba,.
yatlulIs hy special 'tltsscctions In tho reso,
fnvotyetl by tho wound. Tho ras,llts Of n1 ;
tlisscc.iol,s wcro such TINT they seenel /,
confirm, or ut least give some. weight, 10 n,
theory. 1thcn :.
CALLED upoS p1t. HAMILTON
md askc.l lltnl 10 give INC statement OF tn !
exaet condition OF tho President ut the tina
lie visited llnl.. The facts obtained froa
'tlla doctor. went. s.ill further toward
,cUrroboratlng my, theory, and thb
afternoon. ut !. ! o'clock Dr.. lIam!lte,
ca,no to Lllo n,etltcal department OF tho 1'nt
yerstty, accompanied by Dr. Guorgs 7,
ShraIy, edit9r OF the Jfctltcat Record, nj
several qtller physicians. TEe: len,orst,s
tlqns occupied ilearly four i,ours, md th.a !
object was'' to. prove. II? possible, Il, I
truth OF. my theory, Three 'cada7en
were !. used, ) each :. one rs neary
|. as possible Of the stze and weight Of h
President The dissections were very lus
cessfnL Drawsligs we're lada from natur,
Of. tho region :of tlle' wound, a,ld thv /
will he published soon In d lnedit4
iouruql. Several days ago I. qbra,ned 4
revolver, sn!tl to Ge Ut the same make a. thl
usetl by Gu!teau, III order to practice WITH
1t rs to its penetrating ppwors. 81. !. :"
l.. -'.. .lY F1l.sf rlIEoIly j.
was the cartridge fired at the President VII !
defective, but, when came to seu and lland.s
the weapon, I realized TINT 1t Is not effective
NJ short rtnge. l fired repealed shot
Mt: tl.af catlaver,' :. and !: found ht
fAH 3ItuNh r. p9u9
1t did not 60 through: the bqdys but .;wle1s
| through. Yters the ball struck, tho bnle.
have entered ,>.the !: :preshlenrs body font
iuches ia tie; right Of tAe ined!an line Of fhs
back. striking tl,o eleventh rib., This Is
| :! "a MOVABLE RIB,
and the effect Of striking Il was to dImlnita
| t1,n f,.,.,. 10 wall doda+t
| It. II the ball struck q convex surface i
would naturally be ,tetlectad downward, b.
cnusa IT " lsntural for the rib to 1ta
upon being crowded fprwirtl. I'll the pTngrsa
| Of my experiments l. was Determined that;
reach the eleventh rib were skin, subeutant'
tho ta.tssInhus tiorsl, md tho scrraths t,es't
e,ts, all iuferior muscle, : -.
THE POINT THAT. MAKE
Is tlat the bal! could not layo penetrated tht
liver without passing through the p1cura aa
woundinx thu psrltonounl, and tlo not b.
liese tho perltonu4nl was wounded at all" ]
"You l. .9 eEe eonylncsa' Vt tnen' that the liver
:: "Vory nearly convinced. 1seo great msnt
more reasons for thlnk[ngit was not.woundal
t]Ial there arc reasolls for believing that i
was. The paiYs ot;: which the Ptss.
idelit: Complained In his legs a1t
feet were MIninubtelly caused BY ~
injury to the selatic nerve. In hrlef, the ba4
striking the eleventh RIB, Was tle1eeta
downward. 1t nlay or; it may not hate
opened It's lower. portion Of the p!eut+
1t reaclled the : anterior. sarfas
of the T., quadrat,ls lulnbarum muss
Gle, tracked through the fat on lts
surface without wounding the perltonenta.
wunndlug tie illo-hypoYustsic, and lioln
galnal llvryeA, distributing to tue skin Of d.
scyotanE Hence the pain md soreness '1
the skin Of tho ) acrotutn. Continuing oa
tts course the" ball; reached the SUI!
f9ce. Ut the = allneus-intersus ,nlse|s'
passlug through tie substance Of Of belpa
the psoras-uagnus muscle, aid lodgcd upos
this llllnbo:sacral cord of,the' sRorAl p!sxu4
or even beyond that cord, upon the saei'l
plexus, Tue leasls Of tue nerves. forms ~
contributing nerVe-trunks which, lin tutq
form: the sciatlo :,nerye.., I: This uetfs
leaves the lower abdominal cavity, passnf
down the back'of the ;thl9!l, distributing
the muscles ut the leg ind feet, hence tho 'a,
mediate lhI, In the l'resldent's right Iek ~
spulioNt soreness aid MuIabnsss were duets
tue pressure OF the ball. :! I. i
-. THE BULLET
probably remains there, pressing upon ths
ortKln Ut the Bclatlo nerve. therefore, ae
selistttYel,esy Of the natlcntea lower extIemt-
lies continues. The Immediate. tai! Of "
| President when Wounded, together with w
OCCURRENCE a Of os,s yo,a'titns, are symptoms
@is tiers aaY sata way Of: getting the !, Sut
letGut NlldeF the p!esent clrgupstat!cessr s. Il.
alone for thu present. i don't" waut to ~
anything about treatment, .hoWHveI, buI
iii satisfied that tlle bullet can ,be felt, :
AnKur. llislnNated III tho a!ssectea body uR.t uRost
the sacral plsSus Gun 10 felt BY anottA&s.s y.
finger tnserted Into the tectuM, and vi
bullet ia tue Presidents body ls undouoEe*
" on tue saeEal plexns." :
:. GEN, GRANT,,
HIS ExPkf4ENck- -As 70 WOUNDS slA1taass
70 THAT w THE PAEs4pESF-Wl1AE -
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