National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-17
A WONDERFUL RECOVERY.
Progress OF Louisa Huitzmann Back
From Deaths Door.


The recovery of Louisa Hultzmann,
who was discharged yesterday from the
Ninety-ninth street hospital, Is ono of
those marvellous cases in which nature,
unassisted by tho surgeons art, saves the
life Of the patient after oil hope had fed.
1t will be remembered that she was turned
out of home by her father on the evening
of Aug. @ last and wandered about tho
streets of Harlem all night. At daybrosk
she staggered upon the verandah in front
of John w. Funk's house, and he seeing
the shadow of her head upon the window
pane, mistook her for burglar and fired
two shots from 32-caliber revolver, both
of which took effect in her head. She
was picked up by an officer. who found
her lying in the street quito distance
from Mr.. Funk's house, and conveyed her
to the Ninoty-ninth street hospital.
An examination revealed two CHASTITY
wounds Ono ball had struck her Just
behind the left year, shattered the skull
and took slanting course upward through
the brain substance and finally lodged, 1t
is presumed, against the inner plate OF
the skull at the top of the back part of
the head. Tho other ball struck her fore
head about two inches above tho outer
extremity Of the left eye, took slanting
course downward and lodged in the base
of tho brain. The diagonal course fol-
lowed by each of the balls must have
caused them to intersect near the internal
brain center. and owing to the large cal
iber and forco with which the balls struck
the skull at short range u large portion of
the brain must have been terribly lace
rated, and tho wonder IL that instant tame
Gus death was not caused by tho shock.
1t was the judgment of the hospital STAFF
that nothing could be done to save her
life, and opiatcs were given to case hor
su1erngs until death, which was mo-
mentarily expected. gavo her final relief.
She fingered III q comatoso state for two
days. Several times her breath I'd heart
beats stopped for so long porio0 that she
was thought to DO dead, and then they
would 20 on again regularly hut family.
On the third day, to the surprise Of her
attendants, she opened her eyes, and "A
CLEAN Of intelligence was noted. After
this unaccountablo return TO conscious
ness, further examination was made.
Her right side was found to DO entirely
paraly2cd, and her right check hung so
low thai 10 rested on her check. The
muscles of tho mock were SO completely
relaxed that she could not swallow, and
had lost tho power Of speech. Liquid
nourishment was injected into her stom.
ach, but she retained but little food. At
tho end OF ten days her condition rap.
idly improved. Her paralysis disappeared
about sept, /, Her power Of speech be.
gan to return in about fifteen days after
hor injury, until at present there is only
slight impediment in her speech. Tho
external wounds have entirely healed.
There has boon, since her convalesccn co
no disturbance of mental functions. as is
usual in cases whore recovery has fol
lowed brain injury. If anything is no
ticoablo il is that her intellect is brighter
and disposition better now than IL wa,
before she was injured.