Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-28
RAZOR AND A BUTCHER-KNIFE.
A AGRUBBrOwN MAN SEWERS HIS WIND
PIPE.

The GhastIy sight That Met the Gaze of u
Nurse-The Patients Throat Cut From
Ear to Ear and the Blood Standing in
Pools on the Bed-A Case of Most Re
markabIe vitality-The Man VIII Prob
ably Recover,
Grubbtown comes to the front with a
most remarkable case of attempted sui
eide, the particulars about which are as
follows;
On Saturday morning DIR. w. E.
Matthews was called to attend a young
man, Eugene Graham, aged about twenty
three, who boards with Mr.. Daniel
Luther, Grubbtown. The young man was
suffering of an attack of penumonia and
was very bad. In the evening Dr.
Matthews again visited his patient aud
found him no better, but somewhat
delirious, and recommended that the
patient have nurse to stay with him
during the night. The recommendation
was carried out.
About o'clock the nurse fell asleep,
the patient having told MIN that there
was no use in his remaining awake all
night. Twenty-Five minutes later the
nurse awoke to find the patient breathing
in very peculiar manner. He sprang to
the bedside and was horror.stricken to
see the mans throat cut from ear to ear.
The wIndpipe was severed and both ends
protruded, while blood was smeared over
all the clothing and had run through the
mattress on the floor. The man was lying
ON his back with his head thrown away
back, exhibiting the whole wound. He
was breathing little, the air in its pas
sage through the severed windpipe, caus-
ing the blood to squirt and gurgle after the
manner of a slaughtered animal.
DR.. Matthews was again summoned In
great haste When he arrived he thought
the man was dying, but administered
stimulant. This somewhat revived the
patient, who after while regained con-
seriousness, and seemed to realize his sit
uation. DIR. Matthews went to wor;,
after examining the wound, to sew it up,
.. hoping to be able to save the mans life,
although the cast seemed hopeless one.
1t was found that in addition to cutting
the trachea, several large veins and ar
terles had been severed. causing great
4. t, ha n h.AI
was required to sew up the cut, it being
necessary to sew together the windpipe,
the cartilages and other parts besides the
skin.
As the oesophagus was not severed the
man was able to swallow. He became
entirely conscious and rational and could
after it was all over, write and tell his at
tenda what he wanted. 1t is wonder
full that tire great loss of blood did nol
kill him. He could al,o Indicate Lis
wants by motions, signifying to his nurse
to put two pillows under his head instead
of one. He could diseerny smell when
whisky was offered him in milk, and
shook his head negatively, but the milk
alone he drank freely.
During the twenty-five minutes during
which the nurse slept, CIR ham had be
come delirious and had gone TO th
kitchen and procured Il butchers knife IL
one cupboard and from the top of anothe
one across the room he had got razor.
While in the kitchen he began the work,
for there were several large pools of BLOOD
in various parts of it. He must have
completed the job after returning to bed.
for butcher knife and razor were found in
the bed with him.
Three distinct cuts were on OF side
and two on the other. There had ais"
been some miscellaneous haggIing, max
ing it one of the most CHASTITY sights that
could be looked upon.
DIR. Matthews visited his patient again
yesterday evening and reports him doing
well. The pneumonia seems much better
and the neck, lie says, looks as well as
could be expected.
On the whole it seems to be one of the
host remarkable of cases, and should the
nan recover, as there is chance of his
dong, it will certainly be considered a
fea'of surgery.
Grham came here from Maryland the
secon, day after the flood, and has been
holdinsa good job at Moxham Hcis in
dustrioN and is respected by all his ac-
quaintanqs. His parents, who live in
MaryandHave been notified of his mis-
fortune, btup to yesterday evening no
reply had b'u received.
How Capin Cashed the Check.