National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-02
THE CONGRESS or SURGEONS.
Innrmities and Misrortunes OF Humanity
Discussed by the Doctors.


Discussed by the Doctors.
The American Medical association reassem-
bled at ii o'clock yesterday morning in the
lecture room of tho National museum. The
following additional members, other than
those reported in yesterdays REPUBLICAN,,
answered to their names ut the calling of the
roll John II. Brinton, Philadelphia; Basil
Norris, Washington; Hunter Mcclure, Rich
mond, Va; ID. ID. Bramble, Cincinnati; L. p.
Russell, Oshkosh, Wis; J. s. BillingS Wash
ington; N. p. cambridge, Cincinnati; J. G..
Hutchinson, Brooklyn, N. Y; John II. Pack
ard, Philadelphia, and r. G. Richardson, New
Orleans.
The papers read yesterday were: Gas.
trotomy, Gsophagotomy, and Internal
Usophagotomy, in tho Treatment of STRIFE
lures Of the Gsophagus," by Samuel w.
Gross, A. NJ, NJ. d., Philadelphia, Pa. (Read
by DIR. J. Ewing Means, of PHILADELPHIA.
Surgery Of the Hand, Especially as Applied
to Railroad Injuries" by Joseph W. Tiomp.
son, NJ. d., Paducah, Ky. Clinical obser.
vations on tho Treatment Of some Railroad
Injuries Of the Extremities," by James Nc
Cam, NJ. d.. Pittsburg, Pa. 'Intra-uterine
Compound Fractures" by John IL. Brinton.
NJ. d.. Philadelphia. Pa. Experimental
Researches on Cicatrization in Blood Vessels
after Ligature," by n. Semi NJ. d., Mil
wauheo, Wis. 1.-THE Healing Of Arteries after
Ligature," BY J. Collins Warren. NJ; d., Bos-
ton, Mass. 1.-THE Philosophy of Manipulation
in the Reduction Of Hip and Shoulder Dislo-
cations" by Moses Gum, A. NJ, NJ. D., LII.
D., Chicago Ill.
The paper by DR.. Thompson on ''Tho Sur
CORY of the Hand" rs applied to railroad in
juries, and that of clinical observations on
the treatment Of some railroad injuries of the
extremities by DIR. James McCann, wero
very interesting. A number Of photographs
| illustrative of tho subjects treated were ox.
hibited. After the papers had been read,
remarks were mado uponIthem by Drs Prev
lit, l.. McLane Tiffany, Mclean, Conner
Gregory, Campbell, Mccain. and others. DR.
Campbell said that there wero more RAILROADS
in the United States and moro railroad
accidents than in any other portion Of
the world. Some frightful cases OF manglinG
by accidents were given. The best treatment
in amputation was discussed, and tho effects
produced by ,antiseptic irrigation in very
bad cases ofinjury.
DIR. Brcnton, Of Philadelphia in his paper
upon '1ntra- Uterine Compound Fracture,
showed cast of the foot and limb Of chile
which was born with o shortened leg anC
with several toes gone. The child's mother
met with an accident while pregnant.
The association, at p M, adjourned unit
IL o'clock this morning.
The following papers arc assigned for read
ing to-day:
"Tracheotomy in Group" by George W
Gay, NJ. d., Boston, Mass.
"The Multiple Wedge Principle in the
Treatment of Organic Structures OF thu
Urethra," by John s. Coleman, NJ. d., Au
gusta, Ga.
"a Contribution to our knowledge of tn,
Pathology of Trifacial Neuralgia" by
Ewing Mears, A. NJ, M. D., Philadelphia Pa
''Trephining for Insanity following a De
pressed Fracture Of the Skull" by William
A. Byrd, M. d., Quincy, Ill.
''Trephining for Epilepsy" by William 7
Briggs, NJ. d., Nashville, Tenn.
"Extirpation Of the Tongue" by Basil Nor
ris, M. d., U. s. A., Washington, d. c.
Surgical Interference in Cerebral Abscess,
by Charles b. Nancrodc. n. d. Philadelphia
Pa. t,,
Tho Treatment of Indolent suppuratinl
Bubo by Extripation," with cases, by Il. +
Prowitt, NJ. D., st. Louis, Mo.
The eminent DIR. Basil Norris, surgeon U.S.A.
at present stationed in this city, is present a
all the sessions of the association, and take
an active part in its deliberations. Tho re
marks made ut Wednesdays session by Dr.
Norris wero inadvertently attributed to DI
Garrett another prominent Washington
physician. DR.. Garnett is not q member o
the association.