The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-16
U SHOT WOUNDS.

A bridgeport Doctor Commenting on
GarHeId's shot ReeiIes His Wonderful
Professional Experience.
An ISrELLlaRNCER reporter adorned
Bridgeport yesterday with his presence.
Doctor Todd was encountered, and the
scribe got q finger in his second shirt but.
ton hole and replied most voluminously
to inquiries regarding the progress Of the
Presidents recovery.
am tell you what's q fact young man,
said the Doctor, closing one eye and
tanning bis jovial vis,ge vigorously with
q palm leaf, n could tell you Of some
strange and srrstic courses taken by gun
shots that would make you open your
eyes"
The reporter felt Of his eyewinkers to
see II they were tapping and discovered
that they were separated, indicated the
fact and also q desire 10 have q specific Tor
such q catastrophe II 1t we're 10 occur.
NOV, you may not believe what I'm
going To tell you. but its q solemn fact.
But my Lieutenant Colonel during the
war, and, by the way, he's now a Candi.
date for treasurer Of - county, In Ohio,
was on one occasion riding along o coun.
try road, and he saw q soldier sitting on
the roadside bleeding from 0 wound he
had received from the enemy. I'm going
to do something for that man. said my
Colonel. I'll tie my handkerchief around
him and II may save his life he then got
down of his horse, aHd just as he was tie.
ing the handkerchief around the fellow, q
bali struck him In the wrist. l was called
on, az was my duty, 10 sttsnd him, and l
probed the wound. Bat the probe didn't
begin 10 touch the bullet, and, do you
know" continued the Doctor, "that bullet
~travefBed the muscles OF the left arm, went
around the shoulder blade, struck across
the back, bit the other shoulder blade, and
by the peculiar position Of the body took
Q downward course, and l took that ball q
few hours a%fterwards ont ot that mans
left anklel"
The Reporter exhibited great astonish.
ment, which was o grateful tribute to the
Doctors story, and he therefore began on
another.
hu AIInubb blLulIhE Chbb WhB tlAt oil q
party wounded In my regiment during the
war. He bad gone near the enemy's line
10 gather some fodder for his horse. Willie
returning he was shot In the right arm,
which was wound round bis bundle of
feed. Now, that bullet traversed In a mi.
raculous way The muscles Of the arm and
back and / afterwards took 10 out Of q vital
part OF the throat"
The doctor then rehearsed 0 number Of
other wonderful cases which our space
will not allow o description OF. He ridi.
suled the ~asslnine efforts Of a New York
doctor 10 discover the direction OF The
bullet fired into Garfield, by showing that
10 not M case In ten million, In fact that
II was al utter impossibllitv for q cadayer
70 receive a bullet rs O live man would,
The difference In the position Of the body,
the quality o fthe Tissues and other cirCum.
were elaborated upon In q very ms
tefesting way.
"You think Garfield will r%ecoverYo
asked the reporter.
"Yes, l think he will. He has every
Nature 10 bound 10 help him,
and even II the ball 10 not removed she
will render II 90 little harmful az posSible.n
BY this time q car Vas vanishing In the
portal aud the reporter vanished
II,