The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-03

mine the particular pEAnch lhNoNSul
| it was agreed that the infltrated
tissues and adjoining soft parts should be
preserved for subsequent study, On ex'
animation and dissection made in accord
ance with this agreement, 1t was found that
the fatal hemorrhage proceeded from q
rent nearly fOur.tenths OF an inch long in
the main trunk OF the splenic artery, two
inches and half to the left OF the c9liaC
axis. The rent must have occurred at least
several days before death, sincet the everted
edges in the slit in the vessel were united
by firm adhesiOns to the surrounding con-
neCtiye tissue, thus forming an almost con-
tinuous wall bounding the adjoining por'
ton Of the bloodclot, Moreover, the peri
phernal portion OF the clot in this vicinity
was disposed in pretty firm Concentric lay-
ers,
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 4 half to the left OF the c0eliac
axis. Besides the mass OF c0Ngulated blood
Just llesCcibed, another, about the size Of n
walnut, was found in the greater Omentum,
near the spleniC extremity OF the stomach.
The communication between this and the
larger hemorrhNgic mass could not be made
out.
The examination Of the thoncic visceEl
resulted as follows; The heart weighed
eleven ounces; all the cavities were entirely
empty, except the right ventricIe, in which
II few shrpds OF soft, reddish, Coagulated
blood adhered to the internal surface, On
the surface 0f the mitFal valve there were
spots Of fatty degeneration. With this eX-
cppti0n the cardiac valves were normal,
The muscular tissue Of the heart was soft
and tore easily. A few spots Of fatty de-
generation existed in the lining membranes
OF the AOrt,l lust above the semilunar valves,
and II slender Clot OF llbrin WIS found in
the aorta where It WIS divided about two
inches from these valves for the removal OF
the heart,
On the right slight piedritic adhesions
existed between the convex surface Of the
lower lobe Of tho lung and costal pleura,
and firm adhesi0ns between the anterior
edge Of the lower lobe, the perlcardium
and the diaphragm.
The rightlungweighcd thirty.two ounces.
The postGrior part of tho assure, between
its upper and lower lObes, was cOngenitAlly
incomplete.
The crIobc Of the right lung wrs hy.
pOstatiLally cOngestell, and considerable
portions, especially towards ils base, were
the seat of brOncllo-pnGumOnia. The
bronchial tubes contained Il considerable
quantity OF fstringy muco.pus. Other mu-
cuos surface was Redeemed BY catarrhal
bronchitis.
The lung tissue was pdematOus. A loot
note here says n part ut least Of this condi-
ton was doubtless due to eXtrayasation OF
injection fluid used by the embalmer, but
contained no abscesses or infarCtions.
On the left side the lower lobe Of the
lung wNs bound behind 10 the costal pleura,
above to the upper lobe and below to the
diaphragm by pretty firm plcuritic adhe-
siOns.
The left lung weighed twenty.seyen
tubes md Of the lung tissue was very near.
ly the same as on the right side, the chief
difference being TINT the area Of broncho-
pneumonia In the lower lobe wus much
less extensive In tho left lung than in tho
right.
III the lateral part Of tho lowcrlobe Of the
left lung and about ah inch from It's plural
surface, there WIS groupc Of four minute
areas OF gray hCWatlzltion, each about one
eighth OF mi inchin diameter. There were
no intalCti6ns and no abCesses in any part
OF the lung tissue.
The surgeons assisting at the autopsy
were unanimously OF the opinion that on
reviewing the history Of the ease In cOnnec.
ton with the autopsy, 1t Is quite evident
that the different stippunting surfaces, and
especialythG fractured, spOngy tissue Of the
vGrlebriC, furnish sufficient explanation OF
the septic condition which existed in life.
Aboutan hour before the post mOriem ex.
animation was completed the physicians
named ut the commencement OF this report
assembled for further consultation In an
adjoining cottage, and n brief outline Of the
results OF the post norton examination was
drawn up, signed by all the physicians md
handed to Private Secretary j. Stanley
Brown, who was requested to furnish
copies TO the newspaper press.
j, W. bliss,
J. X. BARNES,
j. j. WOODWARD,
1IoBEIT REYBURN,
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