The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-29
Demonstrations Of the Popular Sad
ness Witnessed Along the
Entire Route.
TIE AUTOPSY.
DANGEROUS WORK.


IoSG BRANCH, Sept cO-1t was 8 O'CLOCK
when the special train which had gone to Sea-
cir, to meet the physicians summoned from
Washington to attend the sntopsy, arrived at
E!beron. The surgeons, Drs. Reyburn, Barnes,
Woodward and Lamb, we're driven at once to
hotel, and after 4 short consultation with the
other doctors it was decided to proceed with
the autopsy, as the sun was already declining
into tho west and it was desirable to perform
the work during tho daylight, the physicians
therefore proceeded at once tn their work. AT
4 O'Clock thu body was laid out for the exam-
nation. There wore present, Drs Agnew, Bliss,
Barnes, Rovburn, Woodward and Lamb. The
examination proved slow and dangerous ono,
the poisonous condition Of the flesh, notwiih-
standing being carefully prepared for the work,
rendering it exceedingly dangerous to handle.
1t was fourteen minutes to eight O'Clock before
the physicians concluded their work. They
then came out to lunch, aud returned to pro-
pare their report. The body was then turned
over to The cuLalmers, who prepared it for in
tcrneut.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
LONG BRANCH. Sept 2O-Ihe following
official bulletin vas prepared at Il o'clock to-
night by the surgeons who have been in at
tendance upon the late president:
LONG BRANCH. Sep. .".--By previous arrange
meut. post nio"t.n Of he body of President Gar
field was mad. this afternoon ia the presence and
with the as,is' ance Of Drs. uAlnton, Agnew, Bliss.
Barnes, Woodward. R-yhurr and Andrew H. Smith
of T. trrn, aud acting Assistant Surgeon D. j.
Lamb VI the army medical museum, Washing
ton. lie operation performed by DR.:
lamb. 1t was found that tho ball.
has passed through the spinal co.nnn>~ front
the spinal canal. fracturing the body o. the first
lanbar verribrae, driving number Of TALL frag
nents Of bone into adjacent PARTS and logged just
below tie pancreas, about two inches and half to
the left OF the spine and beyond the peritoneum,
where it had become completely encysted The
immediate cause Of death was secondary hem
crrhase from one Of the mesentric artaries i'd
joining the track of the ball, the blood rupturins
tho peri;onium and nearly pint escap-
ing into the abdominal cavity This
hcncrrhage is believed to be the
tbs severe pain complained of in the lower
breast inst before death. An abscess six inches
by four in dimensions was found in the vicinity OF
the call bladder between the liver and the trans
verse collar, which strangely interadherent
1t cid not involve the substance Of the liver and
no communication was found between 1t and the
woUlli along the suppu-ating channel between the
loin muscles and the right kidney. almost to tho
right gro n. This channel, now known to be due
to the hurrowng Of tie pus from the wound was
SUPPOSED during life 10 have been the track
Of the ball. On examination Of the
otpans OF the chest, evidences Of severe
bronchitis were fonnd on both sides. With broncho-
pneumonia c1 the lowe: portion OF the rignt lung.
The lung was free from assesses, were any
found i'll any other organ except The left kidney,
which contained its surface a small abscess
about one;hird of inch in diameter. In review
ing the history Of the in connection with the
autopsy, 1t IS quite evident that the different sup
puraiing surfaces and especially the fracturedtis
If the vertebra furnish sufficient explanation
of the septic condition which existed.
Ci.ned) D. w. BLISS,
J. X. BARNES,
J. J. WOODWARD,
r. REYBURN,
F. H. HAMILTON,
D. H. AGNEw,
A. II. SMITH