Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-10-15
tbs lhnltrated tissues and aaioInIns sort parts

The ihfltfated tissues and adjoining soft parts
should be preserved for subsequent study.
On examination and dissection made in ac-
cordance with th.h agreement, II was found
that the fatal hembtrhags proceeded from
rent nearly four-tenihs of ali fitch long in tne
main trunk of the splenic artery two Inches
and half TO the left of the coeliac axis. The
rent must have occurred at least several days
before death, since the everted edges In the
slit in the vessel were united by firm adhesion
| to the surrounding connective tissue, thus
| forming an almost continuous wall, bounding
the adjoining portion OF the blood eliot. Moro
over, the peripberal portion Of the clot In this
vic nifty was disposed in pretty firm c0neentrl0
layers.
| 1t was further found that the cyst below the
| lower margin of the pancreas, In which the
bullet was found, was situated three inches
and half TO the left Of the celiac axis
Besides the mass Of coaguated blood Just
described, another about the size of walnut
wns found in the greater Omentums near thq
splenic extremity Of the stomach. The COM
munication, II any, between this and the
larger hemorrhagic mass could not be made
| out.
The exam nation of the thoraclc vlscCra
resulted as follows:
| The heart weighed eleven ounces. All the
cavities were entirely empty except the right
ventricle, in which a few shreds Of soft red
dish coagulated blood adhered to the internal
surface. On the surface of the mltral valve
there were several spots of fatty de-
generation. With this exception the
cardiac valves were normal. The mus
cular tissue of the heart was soft, and
tore easily. A few spots of fatty degenerR
ton existed In the lining membranes of the
aorta, just above the semilunar valves, and O
slender clot of fbrin was found in the aorta,
where it was divided about two inches from
these valves for the removal of the heart
On the tight side slight pleurtic adhcsions
existed between the convex surface of the
| lower lobe of the lung and the cOstal pleura,
| and firm adhesons between the anterior edge
of the lower lobe tho pericardiuri, and the
diaphragm. The right lung weighed thirty.
two ounces The pOstcrior part of the assure
between its upper and lower lobes was con-
Renitaly incomplete. The lower lobe of tho
right lung was hypostatically congcsted and
considerable portions, especially toward its
base, were the scat of the broncho pneumonia.
The bronchial tubes contained considera-
bio quantity of stringy muco-pus. Their
mucous surface was rcddened by catarrhal
bronchitis.
The lung tissue was Gdcrmatous.
Ia foot-note here says: "a part at least OF
this condition was doubtless due to the exc
travasation of the injection fluid used by the
embalmer."l
The lung tissue contained no assesses OF
infurcations. On the left side, the lower lobe
of the lung was bound, behind to the costal
pleura, above TO the upper lobe, and below
to the diaphragm, By pretty firm pleuritic ad.
hesions. .t.
The left lung weighed twenty-seven ounces.
The condition of its bronchial tubes, and of
the lung tissue, was very nearly the same as
on the right side, the chief difference being
that the area Of broncho-pneumonia in the
lower lobe was much less extensive in the left
lung than in the right. In the lateral part of
the lower lobe of the left lung, and about an
inch from its pleural surface, there was a
ssfion each about .cneeis6th 81 an nc d
ameter.
There were no infurcations, and no abscess-
es in any part of the lung tissue.
The surgeons assisting at the autopsy were
unanimously ofthe opinion that, on reviewing
The history of the case, in connection with the
autopsy 1t is quite evident that the different
suppurating surfaces, and especially the tract
Ured spOngy tissue OF thevertebra, furnish n
sufficient explanation of the septic conditions
which existed during life.
About an hour after the post-mortem exam-
ination was completed the physicians named
mt the commencement OF this report assem-
bled for further consultation in an adjoining
cottage. A brief outline of the results of the
post-mortem examination was drawn up,
signed by all the physicians and handed to
Private-Secretary J. Stanley Brown. who was
requested to furnish copies to the newspaper
press.
ID. w. Bliss,
j. X. BARNES,
j. j. WOODWARD,
. RoBTRr REYBURS,
d. S. LAMB.
As the above report contains paragraphs
detailing observations made at Washington
on the pathological specimens preserved for
that purpose, the names of Drs. F. II. Hamil-
ton, ID. Hayes Agnew and A. II. Smith are not
appended to it. 1t has. however, been sub
mitted to them, and they have given their
assent to the other portions of the report.