The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-26
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New YoRK, Oct. 25.-Politics are a
white heat in this town. All the candidates
have been named, and the wire-pulling Of
all the parties goes on at a rapid pace. In
terest. of course, centerS IN the mayoralty
1t is not at all certain that Tammany viii
win. The republicans and democratic fac
lions opposed to Tammany have united SC
solidly that at the moment the betting i;
against Grant and Tammany Hall. II i:
not likely that very large vote will be
polled. New Workers take no interest in
politics in an off year. The fight will b
between the two machines. Il will be q
battle Of bosses.
A THRILLING SCENE.
'Are YOU going to the Clinic"
Yes
Take me with you, have never yet
been. and have never seen surgical opera
toni think can stand it"
ali rl2Qt, COIle dAoilE 1LI eOtAE W tiic
New York Hospital TO see DR.. Bull and Dr.
Weir operate. We shall have TO hurry, as
it is already nearly $50 O'Clock"
The ouestioner was q medical student Just
ecter;nir on his studies and the person to
whom ne spoke was be writer, who fortu-
nately has passed The itiation stage of pro-
fessional life anu VINO Las for years been
visitor to the operating theaters and clinics
OF this city.
After climbing eight pairs Of stairs at the
New York hospital, the writer and student
found themselves on the top floor Of the
building, and, turning to the left, they en-
tered a door on which plate bore the name,
"Amphitheate-" A crowd of doctors and
students entered with them, and were
coming and going constantly. Trained nurses
in their neat uniforms, with their natty caps
on. mingled with this crowd, and seemed as
busy as bees.
Here ard there portly surgeon whose
name was known ali over the scientific
world strutted, bowling patronizingly to
lesser professional brethren, waiting for the
operation TO commence. Soon the door of
the gallery provided for the professional
public was opened, and the crowd soon
found seats in the semi-circle OF settees
ranged one above another, like the seats in
circus. about one side Of the room.
The other side of the room was used for
the operation. The wall was pierced with
three large windows, and the light came
streaming in from the north, while without
lay the city. wilderness of roofs, chimneys
and spi es.
Every known scientific appliance was at
hand for the use Of the operating surgeons,
Drs Bull and Weir, who soon entered, but
the patient as yet was not fully etherized,
and they stood around the arena, robed like
priests in W hite surpce-like gowns that
covered them from their necks to their
shoes. They we're fine looking men, both
handsome, neither Of them beyond lite's
prime. Soon the patient was ready, aud
two male nurses brought him in Gu a
stretcher.
The surgeon, DR.. Wier, in charge, now
announced that the case was one of diseased
kidney, in which, as all other means OF
treatment had failed, he had determined,
after consultation with his colleagues, TO
cut down on and remove the organ. In the
course Of his preliminary remarks, which
we're listened to by the hu dred or more
students aud doctors present with intense
attention, he said:
As many Of you are all aware, the sur
Rical treatment of kidney disease that has
gone beyond the reach Of medicine, consists
In Gu ting oLen the body and removing the
diseased organ; if the kidney is grea ly en-
larged it must necessarily be removed
through the abdomen, by that most serious
of operations laparatomy. This method is
the invention of the German surgeon,
Langenbach, than whom no one
has done more for reual surgery. The
other method is the removal by cutting
down on the organ through the loin. This
operation is applicable in most cases, but not
where the organ was OF great size. 1t was
the invention of another German, Simon of
Heidelberg, and from the greater number
of cases to which it is applicable it is, if not
so remarkable measure as Langenbach's
of far more practical value. Removal of
the kidney by Langenbacn's method is very
rarely performed, and is of great interest
from its heroic nature"
An incision was now made in the right
aide of the center of the abdomen. The
kidney was then SOUGHT for behind the
stomach and other organs, aud being greatly
enlarged. was found without difficulty.
After all its connections were dissected out
q platinum wire was passed around its
pedicle and heated to white heat by cleo
tricity, TO burn away the connection. AS it
slowly burned through the tissues a fry
ing sound could bs heard, and a thick.
greasy smoke came out of the abdominal
hIcision. Meanwhile the surgeons with the
utmost care controlled the amount of heat.
At last the separation was finished and the
removed organ was taken from the abdo-
men. 1t was as largo as a child's head, and
weighed several pounds with the pus and
water with which Its various abSceSs cav
tiles we're filled.
After the removal of the organ consid-
cradle hemorrhGge took place Vessel after
vessel was tel! and bleeding points were
touched with the red-hot end of the thermo-
cautery iron; but Tor a log time it was
impossible to check the flow of blood, and
in the midst of this the ether worked badly:
the patient became so pale and blue that it
had to be stopped. Great beads of perspi-
ration stood on the brow of the anxious
surgeon as, with the aid of a
small portable electric light placed within
the abdominal cavity, he CROPPED
around. trying to find the chief point from
which the hemoThage came. Every eve in
the auditorium was strained to catch u view
of the least success. The surgeon aud his
assistant that had entered in such white
apparel presented the appearance of
butchers--they were spotted and spattered
with blood from head to foot. At last
the bleeding ar cry that had coca
stoned most of the trouble was found.
To seize il with a pair of artery forceps
was but the work Of an instant. In few
minutes more the vessel was securely TIED.
and the bleeding was under control Mean
while, TIE ether having been discontinued,
the PATIENTS condition improved rapidly,
The wounded surfaces were then treated, the
abdomen cl SEQ, aud tie patient sent to the
ward. After the operation the surgeon
seemed utterly tired out
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