Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-06
HuIlnRn Endurance

Tho Louisville Courier j ouraaI putlisIcs ;
story OF human cuGu -auoo, tho horror Of wbict
Is absolutely painful o. he iyoaisg ST tho
Cd OF last April John Pate, Ii der &. the
Louisville mantel acd oaskst foundry, ratu:ned
10 Dis hono on the plse. Just Opposite the La
sti!ute icr the Bind. ana lcuad hi wifu slttit
IN chair with the 1t. sldO Of her &c, AID
head resting % tho hos stow. SIS wal ul-
conscious aud alone. AID % Cue koeg how long
| she had bcen 10 that position. but the rooa wss
h!l.d with tho order ct tu;uirg il.sh, and T.
uegabor was CT tho opition that her fncc had
Dot been On the stove NOR: than ac hcrr, 81
she vas seen 10 The yard tbont that rnrth of
lime previous 10 h,r husbands trrYs!. She
wss paced 10 bed and d.. j. w. MaygelI was
s1nnontd to atteud her. tn. 10 oao cntcr.
tslned the slightest belief that she would
ever speak aVsio. Tbs Doc.ot louod ,het all
he .sh on tic sett SIDE Ct her LACE, tho car
and the SCALP TO the top of her h;sd was
cooked into crisp and was ready at tie
least touch to drop off, She remained uncon>
| sclous until tho next day, when she rallied, hut
was dtlIious Tor nearly o week. Healing sp-
| Illoatons were made, and 10 Two CT threo wcck Ks
all the burned tissh became loose from the bopes
| sud YES taken CIT and sho complained OF but
little psin She seemed 10 fair way 10 rccoy,
| or until cryslpelss Set in, and for several DAYS
she was sg 1in thought TO be at the ptios Of
d,ath.
Fbo latter silo!on yielded, however, 10 Ike
proper treatment, and WIS checked b;iors it
reacbod all paris of The burn. Alter i: t;sap.
pcarcd. the process CT decay went ca uasil the
Jaw AID check to1os and the skull on hst side
OF the hesd were laid bare. The fioat line of
| the burn extended frcm poin! on the too &C
be had, passing just back CT The eye down By
he oArcer OF her mouth to tie chic, and ST or
tho Hash was removed tho Cry bones OF the
laR,, check snd sico Of The head appeared
as If they had been scrsp,d. Inc i.iary
extended down 90 her neck, acd destroyed the
aeu!ar Vtlo aud all tho facial nerves 90 that
side. Alter the ciysireias was cutoi she o5n-
plilned OF 10 MIRO gaia, aud daring tho catlre
pe;lod OF her sid o'ioe bal experienced mono Of
the physical shocks and rrostralions Yhic:,
were coostsnti2 expected. Her ruIse re alainsd
normal, her appetite good, and for tho p1at
month she has been s5lo to walk abaut lho
room or sit IN bcr gcckicg chair most Of tho
tlno. D.. hlsZwell mas been doubtful OF her
recovery all eloog, bus shs cx3ross,s
determination TO Get sell. and a5 sho las
passed safely through her sill c:ion for thc
past two and halt months her i1dam
liable wi!l may oary her through. r.
car!ly iha cxposcd baaes appear 10 have
been seriously affected BY tho heat ead sre
bsGinniog 10 show sizes OF decay. The p2iot
of the iawbons whero is is attached to the
temporal is beginning to orumble, sDd tho
doctor thinks that the euler table of tbs skull
GU that side will como of. The cbee kbo1e has
drawn away IRON tho temporal aud causcd
cavity into which tho icgpr Gao hs Inserted
nearly w. ilchea. She ivss ou liqlii Tod
entirely aud eats ii with lively relish. The
wound pres n'sa most ghaslly sight aud how
ang one can live and enjoy good health under
tbe circumstances il. indeed, a mystery.