Telegram-herald., 1891-06-23


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remember being called To a police
station IN the Eastern District Of Brook
lyn 70 take charge Of Richard Melville.
| found him suffering, drst, from u
species Of nervous fever, which had
pushed him almost TO the verge OF in
saaity. and second. from a severe wound
on tho head. As il was quite probable
that ne would be worse before he was
better 1 caused him 70 be removed 70 a
ns;ghboriug hotel and employed coupe
tent nurses.
When | came 20 examine the wound
closely found that it occupied almost
exactly the position Of tho wound | had
treated for him in the Virginia farm
house. The skull was fractured at the
exact spot where 1t had been fractured
by the explosion in the hospital. The
case was serious one, and l saw that a
vary delicate operation was absolutely
necessary.
Then .he scenes and incidents IN the
Virginia farmhouse came back to my
mind. | remembered that for weeks
after the fever had abased my patient
had struggled with a sluggish brain;
that all rs life UP 20 the minute Of the
accident was blank 10 him, and only
came back by piecemeal and after the
most persistent tusorage on tho part Of
his mother and myself.
In view of tins fact bad not regarded
the treatment or tho care exactly as a
success. although Ibid not blame myself
AT all, having taken hold of il after the
original operation. IL is needless TO say
that DID not desire TO undertake the
case alone. In on hours time l was in
consultation with one Of the best sur
geons in the state.
a am not certain" l explained to
him, ''that the previous wound was
properly cared for. You. who were con-
suited Immediately upon his return to
New York, know what shape his mind
was in for years. Now 1 want to put a
question 70 you:
''N the brain was left in bad shape by
the operation in Virginia. Is IL possible
To remedy that hy the operation which
must now take placey
40 one can tell was the reply.
'sThe secret lies behind those pieces of
shatsercd bone. II we do our WORK
wen IL Is possible that we may send
him out into the world brighter man
than he has been since the accident in
the hospital"
And with the memories Of his early
life fully restoredy
The surgeon shook his head.
IL can't tell" no replied, ''as said be-
fore the secret lies behind those pieces of
broken bone No one can tell at this
timo whether the brain was left ia con-
ditiou Of pressure or irritation or not"
had rny own IDEAS about there hav-
ing been pressure on the patients brain
ever since that night in the hospital. but
kept them TO myself. In regard 10 irri-
tation Of the brain was not so positive.
"a soon as the patient had been re-
dnced 70 n cJadition Of insensibility We
proceeded With the operation, conplct-
Ing it az rapidly rs possible and without
comment
IL can answer one OF your questions
now" the surgeon said, putting away
his Instruments
ssWell1'
"You asked If mistake made at the
first operation could be corrected now.
Isay yes"
Then you mean that
zone has already been corrected. The
man has not been himself all these years
be- lse Of lack II skin on the part OF
mo hospital surgeon. Let M explain. "
| am told that IL Is no. necessary for
ne % give here The technical explana-
tion os the case received from tho sur
evon. so I proceed TO record Whist fol-
lowed.
''Tn my ovinicn," continued The sur-
Teon, 1.-The man viii now rapidly and
naturally outgruw the effects of the boz
pstzl surgeons botchwork. await the
moment II his ressining consciousness
with a great deal Of anxiety
Before this took place Mrs. Clark Mel
vile AM Mr.. Charles Oates entered the
room. AMI for the s-copd time Mrs.
Clark Melville and myself waited In 81
hence for the first Ineligible wor'ls FROM
the sufferers lips
Thev were locs time coming.
When they dill como Mrs. Melville
was stsnsiiuy ~ the window looking ont
fneo The street. hsr KIND 81 face looking
more cs-eTvurn than I hid ever seen II
before At the sine / was sitting close
besids the sufferer. AMI | alone heard
The frst words That ca-,e from his lips
They werp repsssed family several
tirnes. ard hen the patient seemed q
drop into a starr Of uncorsri susness
elsrsalv bcrlsr;ng on sseer.
rernefnbe now thai ear for no
rnerit hka one N a tranee. The words
hsd heari s-euiet 70 deprive n ~ al
pu~rr - speech az notion. The frs-
thought thst dill ,orue - my mind was
Of Mrs. Ciark Nelvirs
soc must " rau7ovsl from The room
hrs,re .r,,tls,sr vo-,l esc>ro1 the psrle-s- :
hps But bow
AZ lssr I used 80 erfly rn~ana IN nv
py-~-r. r--d Dy sntl'or'fy - hsr fsna-
ilv phv~tr.sn.
Ms. Mrlvilie.r I said- 'ts nay -
hrnrs befo-r yuur qou rezsirs eonssiovs.
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