The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-21

| that WEIGH gave 10 up. Here he was re
! ceived in grim silence. and after a while a
waiter came aud put down in front of him
an odd looking bill Of fare and went away.
On this bill OF fare the cheapest Wand was
liver and bacon.n 50 10 Coffee was 81 a
! cup and bread IS cents a slice. A sirloin
steak cost 81 So Mr.. Nelch had been
around restaurants too much not to. know
the signidcsucs Of all this. He got up and
went out.
That day be dined at the hospital aud has
been content 70 stay there ever since.
His condition has not varied much from
day TO day, but. he has not got any better.
His color has gone on slowly growing
darker. The change Is just perceptibls from
one weeks end TO another. He is now about
two shades darker than ne was when he
reached the hospital. II be lives long
enough he win be totally black. r.-
The real trouble with Welch and the
causes Of his extraordinary change Of tint
is, being translated, q trouble with his gall
duct, and is something like q very extreme
case Of laundice. To the extent with which
he is afflicted with it is very rare, though
such cases have been recorded.
The seat Of the difficulty lies in the gall
duct, which connects the gall bladder with
the liver, which IL supplies with the bile
used in the process Of digestion. In cases
Of diseased liver or deranged stomachs a
bladder 70 the liver. The gall stone Is a
hard fragment something like a piece OF
coral, with little spurs sticking out all over
IL. The gall duct Is very small and the stone
passing slong tears aud scratches the walls
Of the duct. producing great suffering.
IL Is usual In cases of severe pain to give
morphine. and after a few days the gall
stone gets through the duct and the patient
Is relieved. IL is possible. however, for the
little spurs on the gall stone to catch so
firmly in the duct that the stone sticks there
and becomes impactod. The bile there
upon flows into the system producing
Jaundice or a disease analogous to ID and
finally death. unless the obstruction works
itself loose
1t is the opinion of the hospital surgeons
that this is what is the matter with WEIGH,
only in his case the flow of the bile into the
system has gone on very much longer than
IN any previous case that they have OBJ
served.
OTHER CASES RECORDED.
The hospital records show two previous
cases or somewhat similar nature. Both
or these were women who were brought in
as suffering from jaundice. In each case
gall stone was found to have become inn
pacted in the gall duct. The color Of these
patients, however, was no darker than that
ordinarily found in cases Of jaundice; that
is to say, distinct yellow tinge over all the
body. 1t grew slightly darker as the case
went on, but was not at any time dark
enough TO particularly attract attention.
Both OF these cases ended fatally. In fact.
there is scarcely any chance for a patient
In such condition The doctors at the
hospital are doing their utmost to save
WEIGH, but they have not much hope
Nothing but an operation In all probability
can remove the stone that has lodged in his
gall duct, and an operation to a point at
such depth would be out of the question.
The present object of the doctors is to set
up an action that will clear the system of
the bile, but the fact that WEIGH continues
to grow darker is looked upon as evidence
that he is not getting better.
He may, nevertheless, live for weeks or
months. He has already gone so far beyond
the usual limit for persons in his condition
that his hold on life seems to be extraordi
narlly strong. Originally hemust have had
a powerful constitution.
his LIFE IN THE HOSPITAL.
Since his admission to the hospital, when
he was told that he was not in fact negro
aud never would be one, WEIGH has been
o pretty cheerful patient. He has been
out of his bed and moving around nearly
every day until yesterday. Then he kept
to his bed and slopt or dozed nearly all the
time. This IL taken as an indication that
the bile which Is circulating through his
system is beginning to affect his brain. II
that is the case he is not likely to know
much moro until his death. He will sink
into entire inconsistencies and drop off in
that state.
WEIGH is about 5 feet inches in hight.
compact and sinewy In build and with an
Intelligent face. After his experiences at
the restaurants were all over he was rather
inclined TO regard them as q joke and told
OF them at the hospital without apparent
resentment. he has not complained much
since he came to the hospital, except of a
dull and sleepy feeling and considerable pain
at times.