The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-04
THE AUTOPSY.
Tho Last Official Bulletin OF the Surgeons
Who were In Attendance upon Garfield.

Tho Last Ohlcial Bulletin OF the Surgeons
Who were In Attendance upon Garfield.
Philadelphia, October 3.-rhe American
Journal of Medical Science contains the of
fetal report ofthc autopsy of President Gar.
field, prepared by the surgeons in charge.
After stating that a consultation washed and
mode ofprocedurc adopted, the report says:
The examination was then proceeded with,
and the following eXtcrnalappcarance were
observed: The body was considerably cma.
ciatcd, but the face was much less wasted
than the limbs. The prcscryativc fluid had
been injected by the cmbalmcr few hours
before into the left icmOral artery. The
pipes used for the purpose We're still in posi-
ton. The anterior surface of the body pre-.
scntcd no abnormal appearance, and there
was no ccchymosis or other discoloration of
any part ofthe front ofthc abdomen. Just
below the right ear, and little behind IT,
there was an oval liberated opening about
half an inch in diameter, from which
some pus was escaping but no
tubcrfaction could be observed
in the parotid regions. A considerable
number ofpurplc-likc spots were scattered
thickls over the left sCapula, and thence
from onc-cighth 10 one-iOurth of an inch in
diameter, We're slightly elevated and fur.
furaccous ON the surface, and many of them
were continent in groups of two 10 four or
more. 4 similar, but much less abundant
eruption was observed sparscly scattered
over the corresponding region of the
right side. An oval cyCayated ulcer about
an inch long, the result ola small carbun-
Gle, was seated over the spinous process Of
the tenth dorsal yertebra. over the sacrum
there were four small bed sores, the largest
about half an inch in diameter. Pustules
and number of irregular spots Of post
II ortcm hypoSta,ic congestion were scat
tered over the shoulders, back and but.
ItoCks The inferior part OF
| the Ccrchrum was much dis
| coOrcd by hypostatic congestion. 4 group
| Of hcmorrhoidal tumors rather larger than
| u walnut protruded from the anus. The
| depressed cicatriar Of wound made 10y the
pistol bullet was recognized over the tenth
| interiOrstat Of space, three aud onehulf
| inches TO the right of vcrtebrT of the spine.
A deep linear incision, made In
| part 6y operation of July 24th.
and extended 10y that Of August sth
occupied a position closely corresponding
to the upper border of the right twelfth rib
| /, commenced postCriurly about two inches
| from vertebricl spine and extended forward
little more than three inches. At anterior
extremity OF this incisiun there was adccp,
nearly square abradtd surface about one
inch ucross A well oiled flexible
cathcter about fourteen inches long
was then passed into this wound ns
had been done & wush IL out during life.
some resistance WIS at first encountered F,
more than had usually b1cn tiir casc, but
after several trials the cathytcr catered
without ANY violence to i,s full lcngth. 1t
was then len IN position, and the body dis
posed urincly for examination oi the
visccra The Uranium was not opened a
long inrision was made from the superior
extremity oitlic dcrnuln the pubs, fol.
lowed hy transverse incisiun crossing the
abdomen Just below the umbilcus The four
jlaps thus formed were turned bnrs, and the
lnhduuinml yiccra exposed Tie Uhcu;u.
n,snu, lipusc tissue divided by the inri,un,
I W.~ iN.r mere than ouU."iplth ~ an Incl
'' u'"inf,H iii being hhou' ,