New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-31
main in his room until the fever had time 10 NC
prrNrp.t. OF JOHy B. WOOD.

FUNERAL OF JOHN u. WOoD.
large company gathered in the Rooms o ' 70
New-York Press Club IN ,sat ~ JSbn b. Wood
during the night the body was on Wv unv Of those
lor of the club 1t was visited P{ na S.sociated
Who had known the dead man ana oeen assoes;; nr
with him in work continuous line was baIhS nns
the coffin all the morning up TO o. MI ' n Wptt
fixed for tho services When Ne Nv God. 70
Thee the rooms and passage-way were NAL Tai.
The hymn was sung BY g 3nsr1Mss ar ief Sutton
.nnTsno: Miss Birdie Bell, cOntralto; AIRED
0Reiily' tenor; and DIR. Bell, basso. After oriei
nrayer Mr.. Talmage spoke in part as follows.
NOR. skilfu or more conscientious man than DIT Jonn
wood cond not be found in American journalism he
was one OF those men who. owing 70 the nav
journalism frequently do not get tne to he distin
gshedhmsef His heart as well as his nead was IN mn
wT mS of his se there n1O bright spring
morning. He was prematIrely OLD by reason g.6cd
by midnight ndustry-not by the force OF age DuS 9
the Of toll twas In the performances .. MS We ali
asked what he could have been doing on the Nort a
River II was not till yesterday, and after the nse 20
Wie n story Of Midnight on the wharves of NewYorE
She told him that he onght not TO attempt suon az Tns
. fsese tbines for myself" so through this conscien-
tiOusness his work came ABOUT that What
sepal and helpful and generous soul he was He mad
Srncely heart and often forgot that he had not
Sncey fortune II he had sloln his pocket and he saw
thiDrs"Se would give him the half or all of He was
built on large ssa S Snq the affections Of large Of
admirers In New-York, Brooklyn and 81 LOUIS lneio
many sad hearts to-day. -,
The quartet sang a favorite hymn OF the ,dead
man. beyond the Smiling and the Weeping" ana
a brief prayer and the benediction followed' al; an
opportunity given TO all who wlshed 70 Wv lew
tho body. The Rev. Robert b. Hun OF inc aoer
nable Baptist Church. intended TO assist IN the ser
vices, but was called out of town by the dangerous
illness of his sister. ,., .os;stant
United States Treasurer Thomas c. Acton CHARITIES
Commissioner Brennan, eX-Lientenant Eovo or %
Thomas g. Alvord, Patrick GiimoreS nmU,has
Railroad ex-Justlce Herman, John Glloert anu
John Mullaly majority of the active newspaper
connected with the dq haSv a Was taken to Cy
nress Hills Cemetery. accompanied by q large n nee
CATION of the Press Club. 1t was buried IN the IIess
Club lot in accordance with WISH that Su' "oO"
had often expressed.
A BJILET TAKEN FROM MANS SKULL.
There is a case in one of the wards OF Bellevue
Uospital which is arOusng widespread interest,"
among physicians Bruno KnOrr received a plsi0i-
shot wound in the head some time ago. The bullet
traversed the brain from the right side and stopped
in its course when il had nearly reached the mem
brane on the left side. 1t was thOught, py inc
hospital attendants that the wound could be no
other than a fatal one. DIR. W. +. FluhIer, tne
Consulting physician, thought differently, however,
and. assisted by DR.. r. T. Morris, the house.sur
peon he undertook to extract the Dall. me pateho
was asserted. The situation of the ball was liked
and piece was trepanned from the skull at point
opposite the place of entrance. Inc Skull anu 'i,o
membrane covering the brain were found to be IN
healthy condition, and the operation Vas t6 Sog,
tnued. When the iucislon was made IN inc tn it
membrane there was a serious hemorrhage, and the
that the lasted If four Inland sna W ff ths
lin menbrone was cut. by the unusual
pulsatons It was decided that the bullet lay close
to the opening. The operator inserted his little
fnrer into the oriCe found the ball, and then eX-
tracted it. 1t was discovered that the ball had
been flattened at its apex. A tube was inserted INTO
the wound to drain its channel. The delicacy OF
the operation consisted IN the power OF the surgeon
to extract the ball without piercing the BRAIN win
which the ball was surrounded. Had the probe
missed its course by the breadth of hair the oper-
alton would have resulted fatally. .o--....,
There has been no indication OF inflammation,
and the man has steadily improved his recovery
is nearly certain. slight paralysis OF ms Tlgng
and healthy man. OF, otherwise the physicians say,
he would have died almost instantly from the
wound.