The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-26
FAMILY MISHAPS.
Sickness and Broken B0nes-A
Skull Fractured.

The McCracken family, living at 1912
Kearny street. have, during the last few
weeks, been the victims of a series of mis-
fortunes. The husband is member of the
Fire Department and has n large number
to support. The expression, "a chapter of
accidents" applies in all its force to what
has befallen the McCracksns.
About four weeks ago little Arthur Nc
Cracker fell over fence and down an al
most perpendicular embankment on Tele-
graph Hill a distance of fifty feet, His
skull was fractured and the treatment of
the injury required very delicate Surgica |
operation. The Police Surgeon trepanne d
the fracture, and since then the child ha a
been doing well.
Less than week after this accident an
other child of McCraeken took sick and
died of bronchial pneumonia. Several days
after this Mrs. McCraken fell downstairs
and injured her thigh and ankle, which con-
fined her to her bed for some time.
Yesterday, while Mrs. McCracken was in
the kitchen, she left her injured son Arthur.
who is 8 years old, and Eddie, who is
aged years, playing In bed. Arthurs
head was still bandaged with cloth to pro-
Cracker heard shrek and rushed into tn a
room. Poor little Eddie lay on the floor
with broken arm. BE had been thrown
out of bed by Arthur. and in the fall had
twisted his left arm all out of shape. Mrs.
McCracken grabbed tile injured child, while
her mother took the ecaleitrant Arthur.
and both hurried TO the Receiving Hospital.
While the injured limb was being dressed
little Eddie stood the pain caused by the
setting with great heroism. - Please don't
turned the Police Surgeon. u won't cry"
was the answer, and the child endeavored
to keep his word, for only once while the
bone was being set did he wall: "0h, it
hurts" When the cardboard and bandage
was applied Eddie's eyes opened wide. He
had been present and seen his little BROTH
er's head trepanned. The treatment of such
an injury involves the wrapping of the
head in almost innumerable bandages and
the sticking in the cloth of many pins This
fact had been engraved on the young ones
memory, and when lie was stretched out in
the hospital ward it was uppermOst in his
mind.
Please put pin in it." he pleaded.
"All right" said the Police Surgeon, and
he showed Eddie bright, shining pin, and
put 1t in the bandage. "Giye me some
more pins; it will cure me-" urged the
child, who was not satisfied until over
dozen pins had been placed in the band
ages.
During the setting of the broken arm
Arthur McCracken sat in large armchair,
which almost hid his diminutive figure
from sight. All that was seen of the
y0ungster was his head, all bandaged, and
his bright face.
After the operation, Eddie nestled him.
self in his mothers arms and went to sleep,
and the Police Surgeon took hold of Arthur
and proceeded to dress his wound on the
head, which was found to be doing nicely.
When the bandage was removed, between
the portions of the skull which had been
trepanned could be seen the throbbing, pull
sating brain. The dangerous injury did
not appear to affect the intelligence of the
child.
His case has excited considerable interest
on account of his wonderful escape from
death, and the quickness of the little boys
recovery after his skull had been tre-
banned