The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-09-25

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der and Locstlon WIN One which Causes
\ the Death u HIS Afslsaced-
NKw YoRx. September i5.-Franc.s
yoseph Gunner, aged twenty, the son OF
Police Captain John Gunner. OF S6a =.
sixty ninth street. was the subject OF
delicate aud interesting surgical opera
Ion performed on. Wednesday last By
Dr. Post Of sel Madison avenue, and
w. A. Hawes. Of 7t5 Lexington avenue,
for the removal OF sarcoma, species oil
,umor. The inception and development
Of this tumor was exceedingly peculiar,
and either presents the features OF re-
markable coincidence or demonstration
OF the fact that tumors are contagious,
thing that has heretofore been most em-
phatically denisd BY the medical probes
sion. Youn. Air. Gunner was regular
attendant Of ST. Thomas Episcopal
Chapel, on Sixty-slxth, between Second
and third avenues, and held the ONCE
Of Assistant Librarian In the Seminary
school connected with the church.
About a year ago Miss Bella Sargent, .
4 charming young woman OF about the
same age as Mr. Gunner. Joined the
church and became teacher In the sun
day school. Gunner and Miss Sargent
were thrown much together In the sun
day-school work and formed pleasant
acquaintance that IN time ripened into
love, and 1t was announced last spring
that they were engaged 10 be married,
brt Il was not 10 be. Miss Sargent died
in the Roosevelt Hospital last July and
was buried on Declaration Day. About
,arce months before her death an appar-
ently innocent swelling appeared In the
gun on the inside OF the right cheek.
Nothing was thought Of II for time,
| and II was attributed TO cold and
harmless Inflammation. But
il grew larger. slowly at hrst,
| but with an alarming rapidity as II be-
| came developed, and she as well as her
| friends became alarmed and sought med
lcal advice. Her ailfnent was pronounced
| sarcoma OF the malignant type, and she
| went to the Roosevelt Hospital Tor
treatment soon after she was admitted
4 consultation was held In her case by
the consulting surgeons aud the house
staf. and il was agreed that her only
chance OF bein. benefited lay In the re-
moval OF the tumor. She conserving. m
operation was performed Dy DIR. sands
In the presence Of DIR. Shrad'
and several other physicians The
fumor was taken out, bu
il had involved the jaw-bone 70 consid
cradle extent and section OF Il was also
removed Miss Sargent rallied from tn'
shock aud hopes were entertained Of he
recovery. bu. within a few days a sec
ondary hemorrhage set in and resulted
in ner death. The grief OF Gunner ovrl
his loss was inconsoiaole and he brood
I'd over the death OF Miss Sargent da,
and night. There was 10 him spccia
horror In the manner Of her death. whil'
vet maryeling al the slraneeness OF Mss
Sargents death, about month az
he was startled when sign
swelling appeared 10 his mouth \
the gum under the lett cnees
He st once consulted DR. Hawes
a. he suspected that the late OF MIS-
Sargent awaited him. There was moth
ing, however, In the early appearance o
the swelling TO Indicate that II was any
thine serious. and Il was pronounced
rnmboil. IL grew slowly, and present
I'M what appeared 10 be an accumulate
Of pus II was lanced and discharged
colorless LIQUID. There was no improve
ment or relief following this simpi
remedy and the clinical history Of "a
case soon established that II was
sarcoma similar in character TO n:
which had cost Miss Sargent her life
but no, a. far advanced. DR.. Post va
called In consultation and . speed
) extirpation Of the tumor was "a
vised. At two o'clock p. u. on Wednei
: dav. the Young man was put under "a
!. influence OF ether. knife was inserte
by the surgeon At the left cheek boz
and al :ncision was made under the le
, eve 70 the nose, down the side OF u
nose. and beneath II TO the center Of u
.. INNER lin. which was split In tive. The
the left cheek was dissected up from Il
: | hone and turned back and the tumor WI
: exposed 70 view. II was attached to \
: iawbone firmly, and was larger than
appeared to be externally. IL was
!, moved by quick cut Of the knife, ~
: the entire bone Ia the neighborhood
the tumor was thoroughly scraped 0y
spoons shaped instrument to remove 81
affected membranes IS might DC attacne
= After the surgeons were Satisfied "a
!. every trace Of the tumor was obliterate
I the cheek nap was returned 70 posiho
and deliberately stitched 70 the ADO
;. Ing tissue. The operation lasted =
= hours, and was prolonged Tor the X
y son that either could not be given C
I. tinuously, ~ the cone holding i, wn
y held over the nose and imoutn Of the
y tient. interfered with the movements
y the surgeon, and he had to stop entir
y while the ether was being administer
! Gunner rallied rapidly from the she
- Of the operation, and was in comic
\, able condition yesterday. The sum
~ after il was secured, was placed In al
:. hol aud was submitted to q microsco
y cal examination TO determine is char
= \. ter, whether benign or malignant II