Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-02
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LG. FairstiIa. = Wsstcbest@r cosniy,
NY, farmer. about TIRE months aes1
noeicsd a snail rcd sssilisg opon his
uuper Iip and elas&sd ]; ~ a harmless
pifnple. Il grez steadily. hovever, and
became sIesedinely painful ply
sielsn sxs.iBed is. diagnosed y - SO
ordinary boil, and, after sasIscsin9 %
% urssirainsry trsstHosnt, iznoes u. II
dia~hA,V~d q yelis~iss pms and bed
freely. For time the 0ana sppearsd
10 heal snd the Siru.snt Indications SEQ
sided. The relief VAS oRiy tsfGE.ofary,
however. and AFTER a time TIE Ina@Hea
sarfaee began % lBarsass ans sSsessa
with alarming rspidIiy. Ia tso xes.s
IL had extended over the Shsfs s@f'
chesk, and the entire muscle oPpn
that side Il the fsee Wa Aneet~1-
The local physician DOT being able ~
ss,als &c natsrs u tse dlilS2iiy, and
a. ID dad nos saocu1Db 70 the ssual srsAf-
nssns OF absorheus, the patient came
10 ttss. city AID entered tke hahnstnAun
HO@pitaL The swelling m The ehssk
oDntlnusd n inerssss IN - osfii tns
chesk xas sb0at ak inches thick. u
vss hard " the touch, sIespt a; a pnint
under the t-ft eye. shsfs n ~as s0ft and
spougy. sharp, shooting pans rsdis-
led from the seat Oi the difilegliy ia tEe
hyper 10 all over the cheek, being ss-
psssially violent under the eye Ire
patients face wore an snIi0os, sxPeet-
ant look sad the cheek RrAdnaiiy Az
saned black sppssranes. Ia s,ssfa4
places small pieces OF bone conId os
felt where the Jaw bScaIna affected, aud
had thfswa OF sharp spiintsfs. Aitsf
A careful examination tbs disease was
DIAGNOSED As a szrcoma, OF c8beerous
grosth of malignant type. Inter
nal treatment did nJt check the pro-
grass OF shs saneer, AID the patisnt
oonsentsd TO NIX a Surgical operAtioh.
though be Was told that the chances
were aIl sRsinst him:
A week ago Nj. Faircbild vas taken
10 The operating room Of the hospiiai
and laid upon ths table. Dr. William
Iod Hslmuih, consulting Surgeon OF
the hospital, took charge OF tne case
oaue containing ether was plseea over
the patients nose, and ia few mo-
meats losd snore indicated thai the |
snssshesie was complete. The insirn-
ments ~ere Ia large basin close By Ia
an antiseptic solution OF bi- chloride OF
mercasy and csrbolie acid. Win
small knife the surgeon made an 10
cisi0a in the trscbea. tast aboye the
chest. After the bemorrhaRe bad been
checked, q small tracheotomy tnbe was
inserted ia the windpipe, 80 that the
patieat cosld breathe through II while
the main operation vac being per
formed. To reduce the chances OF
fatal termipa alton 10 was necessary 70
pack the upper portion OF the
vindpipe through the mouth, 90
~ TO prevent blood from flowing into
The lungs. 4 Ter the tobe had been
cleared Of fnuoas, and WAS under the
control Of the respiratory organ, the pa.
tIsnt's nloush was op<nsd vide, and
small sponges we're placed under pres
sure ia the back part Of the throat, untii
the passage into the lungs vas com
plstely obstfucied. An ineision Was
then M ade through tbs upper lip, along
the left side Of shs nsse aud under the
eve 10 the lsft ear. The skin upon the
left oheak Was then dissectsd, 40 FROM
the massular tissue, until large dap
was made, which being turned back,
exposed the cAnceroas growth. IL vas
found to have involved all the bones Ia
the cheek and upper Jaw. and had alter
cd their nature 90 suoh an extent that
they could be bent under 4 slight pres
sure. A small saw Was next employed and
the eheek bane near the nose. where II ap-
psared sound and healthy, was severed
The bsns under the eye was - soft
that IL offered no resistance, aud tie
whole law and muscular tissue were
raised. The fungus growth WAS found
10 have extended backward TO the basil
lar process of the ocoIpital bone. and
the operation assumed new eomplica
TONS. With the aid Of a pair of bone
forccps all the rough edges Of bone
were removed, until every visible por
tion appeared to be healthy. The can
Ger was drawn out from the cheek as
far a. possible, and pair of specially
constructed forceps were fastened to II.
a. close 10 the oass rs possible. A
strong. steady pull vas then applied TO
tho fufceps, and the cancer and Its
roots we're drawn out, leaving large
section Of qaivcFing flesh. Blood spart
ed in every direction, aud Il became
necessary 60 apply actual eautery q the
wounded parts. After much difficulty
the hemorrhaee was controlled, aud the
wound, aftef every part OF affected
tissue had been removed, was thorough
" washed with an anttseptio solution
The ssher Hap was then rsturned 10 is
psoser position and stitched fast 30 the
adjoining parts. The operation lasted
over three hours, and Mr.. fairehiid was
kept all the time under the influence OF
ether. He returned 10 CONSEQUENCES
slowly, and suffered greatly from the
shock. |, Was feared tina, he would not
rally after the large loss of bleed, and
there were indications Of collapse.
Tie finally improved, however. 80 that
the immediate danger Of death was
past. He has been growing stronger
daily since the operation. and IL IL nov
believed that he WILL recover. The
wcand 10 rapidly healing. aad his face
will be bat little disagured.