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henrt, lnstoat1 Of being In front Of tho Erotnl
Tho ball novor went downward and forward
1t wonk sideways across tho baokbono, :: =

Tho bnll novcr went downward and forward
1t wont sideways across tho backbone. =: y
TIT: s1lATrEl,En 1I1i,,
which was not known to the consulting surgeons
Until July Il, vim tho obstacle which tlctloo,ctll
tho bullet, and caisah It to lccato where no ouo
ever suggested TINT II .was. and whore It re.'
maEned. permanent danger to tho heart. Tho
doctors. however, congratulate thonscvcs that
tho lnng was not scriousiy affected. Thnt -
r11EnE w4sa M stETAsrATtC A1lscEAs.
Tho casc Illustrates how grcat tho skill Of
good nursing is. fnr II shuws that tho
| President WIS kept al!vo for oxhty
days solely by rood nursing. whllo
| he had II nlortnl wuun TINT was constantly
| poisoning tho system. liut tho atitopsy shows
| how krcaty tho most eminent surgeons may
crr-painy spoken, that tho doctors know vory
llttia ubont tho wonnd or tho course OF tho bali.
THE UNEXPECTED ONCE MnNE.
It was thought last niaht that Gen. GarAcid's
heIIef TINT 1t was niwnys tho unexpected that
| happened 10 to himself ha. been for tho Inst
time realized whom, without worl Of wnrn.
Ing, no invoke Ont OF a peaceful ncop to 10 IN
| flftcon minutes q corpse, HIT that curious
statement hls proved tru0
EVEN OF IT'S nonr AFTE1t DEATH.
Tho bail, M tho worll has known for Utmost
thrao months, entered tho back Mt tho right sl,to
Of the spine, abuut tho oloventh RIB.
and lodged In tho spine on tho oppo-
sit sido Of tho spine. Pressure had bcon
applied to tho dark spot in front to push tho
pus out OF the mouth Of tho wound. Tho prcst-
dent had ovor saIl that hc could focl that tho
ball hurt him thero.
THE FAMOUS INDUCTION nALANcE,
wonderful triumph ot actenae, had indicated
thnt tho 1netal was lodged In that spot. The
surgeons havo bccn agreed that tho ball was
located thore, and some Of them have oven sug-
gcstet TINT 1t might roatltIy bo cut out. 1t is
tho unexpected tnat happons.
THE BALL WAS NOT
In tho psons muscle. Its location could not 10
discovered by pressure upou tho gron 1t was
not oven In that side Of tho body, nor OH that
side Of tho sptnal column, but was lodged back
Of tho heart. It wnH opposft tho point whero It
cutorcd. higher up, and tho othor sidc Of tho
spinnl column.
IT WAS WHERE IT COULD 1SrEnrEnE
with tho action Of tho henrt, whero Its rresorce
tuado denth ultimately certain. 1t Is anothor Of
tho mnny mysterious gnnBhot wounds. DR..
Hiss thinks TINT tho faut TINT It pierced tho
ycrtobrc justlacs tho diagnosis Of tho doctors.
DR.. Hamilton IL not inclined to tulk upon tho
! subject. Or. Panconet, M eminent Philadelphia
surgeon, at first doubted the correctness Of tho
report. then recalled scoro Of instances whoro
bills made not less mysterious, tnexp!1cable, and
marvellous Journeys through tito hutnnn systom.
Tho doctors will reflect upon this.
TIE MEDICAL. WORLD
will be startled by 1t. It will form now lcatl-
ing caso In medical science. Meanwhile to
many It viii be another remlndor that In the
life Of tho dead President 1t WIS tho unexpected
TINT happcucd.
uow TIE NEWS MAS DROUGHT.
Dr.. nIlss cumo into rho hotel as soon aa he
Ind sgncl tho bulletin at II o'clock, nnd be-
fore tho bulletin itself arrived. 1lo was al
onco surrounded by tho correspondents ant
guests OF tho house,
"What Is its purport, Doctors
ut will 10 hore In minute. Tho bullet en-
tcred tho right stlc, passed through tho spon9,
part Ut tho vertebr,r, nud lodged In the ief
side. whore we found It,
COMPLETELY ESCysTED.
1t waa bit slightly blunted ut tho point fron
striking the rib. Whit we had probcd for tht
) truck OF tho wound wns, in fact. pus cavltl
which had nude Its why down from the wound
> The llyer was untouched, but ensarRcd. hut
HERE CoiIEs THE DuILETlN ITSELF.
t is In languug Us popular us possible" Tit
bulletin wus tllpn received and pago at Il tlnut
was road aloud. Dr. Hamilton stood by ans
listened, DR.. Bliss had lurt tho room. E1
| ,~Fao .,tto tar %f,n rnx TN
latious US to tho location Of tho ball-1ust whcr'
1t had not hoou previously located by tho sur
. goons.
: DR.. HAMILTON
said Just now: "Tnat which had beon take'
for tho bnll lu tho groin was tho end Of thu lonE
cavity which We bad supposed was tho truck
tho wound. At that end tho matter had not in
, tsltratcd. and Rave tho appearance OF tho tal
1t was hard lump Of pus." Privately thoy sa,
the President could not huyu lived.
MIS-. GARFIELD.
. somo OF tho Cabiuet lultes caIlatl upon Mgt
Oaei,od this morning. Thoy found tho wt'lo'
OF tho prcsllont sorrowinK hut not Hast dowI
!, Sho was satisfied that oyerythtu
:, had boen douo for the pros1tc1
that could 10 dono. but sho was a Iitto rehotf
4 tous at fatc, and nut roconoilei to tho faos thu
+, her hustand hnl boon shot. sha was tnadc
Mol.E RESIGNED At THE AUTOPSY,
!, as 1t convinced hor that hor husband coul
= / mover hayo recovered. and TINT II no lad live
. for son,o tlmo ho must hnvo always boon
Il cripple mud hsIpless invalid. a. soon as
n wus ablo to tako an upright position tho ba
y would hayo had serious GtYuot Oh tho heart.
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