The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-20
LOOKING DEATH IN THE FACE
A Man With a Piece OF Steel in an
Artery-How It Got There.

| a man with Piec6 or steel IN an
Artery-How it Got There.
What the feelings of a man must be.
practically free from all ordinary bodily
ills, walking about daily among his friends,
yet fully aware that his time upon earth is
limited only by few months and then to
endisnddenly. can better be imagined than
described.
Such a man is now temporarily residing
! il Savannah. His name is Arthur Hen
messy. AT a passing glance Anybody would
take him TO De a man IN perfect health, but
/ a closer inspection shows a slight swelling in
! the right slde Of his neck. This is where the
fatal mes Jenger OF death turks, working its
way surely and steadily with the
regularity of the pendulum movement of
! clock. Inside of the swelling, concealed in
an artery, Is very thin piece of steel about
an inch long, which before many months
must form an aneurism, which will burst
and put an end to his earthly career in a
very few minutes.
Mr.. Hennessy, a little over a year ago,
was conducting prosperous tea business in
Denver, Col. One day while driving along
the main street his wagon was run into by
an electric car through the carelessness IT
the motormal. The vehicle was COM
pletely wrecked and when Mr.. Hennessy
was lifted from the Debris he was uncon-
sci)us and everybody thought In a dying
condition. He was removed to the hos
pital, where an examination showed his left
leg 20 be broken, his hip injured and
piece OF steel from the wagon imbedded in
the left side OF his neck. The right side Of
I is neck was only thought to have been cut
and no attention was paid TO 1t, which was
the fatal error.
Mr.. Hennessy's wounds were dressed, but
it wal thirty-two hours befo g be regained
consciousness. Nobody thought be would
recover. Finally after a long siege, the
patient began to convalesce. Then be COM
planned OF feeling something sticking him III
the right side of his neck. The doctors ex-
amined him and were surprised to find
that piece OF steel had, unnotioed to them,
worked its way into one OF the arteries.
They were afraid to attempt to remove it
and advised him to go to New York for
treatment.
Mr.. Heunessy first entered suit against
the electric road company, and the jury
gave him a verdict for $4,000. OF course
an appeal was taken. and Mr.. Hehnessy
sold out his business and started for New
York. He entered Bellevue hospital and
staid several weeks, during which time the
most eminent specialists of New York con-
suited about his case, only to arrive at the
conclusion that any attempt. to remove
the steel would cause almost instant
death, They informed MIR. Hennessy
of this, and told him that eventu-
ally the working Of the steel
itself would bring about the bursting of tins
artery with fatal results. The specialists
advised Mr.. Hennessy to take thugs easy
and quietly await the end, which the pecul-
lar accident must soon result In.
He next went TO Philadelphia institu-
ton, where another examination was made
by several renowned surgeons, who arrived
at the sans conclusions as the New York
doctors. They advised him to 60 bo a warm
climate In order to prolong his life a little.
After this Mr.. Hennessy gave up all hope
and came here, whore he will remain until
the settlement Of his damage suit, which is
to be heard on appeal about the middle Of
July. His attorneys have written to him
that since il has been determined his injuries
will result fatally there Ia no doubt about
the verdict standing
AS soon as he gets his money Mr.. Hen
messy will start back to his home in Tenn
plemore, county Tipperary, Ireland, where
he has a mother sister and children living.
His one ambition and hope now is that he
may be able to reach Ireland and die among
his people.
Mr.. Hennessy Is only 81 years old. For
months he has subsisted on liquid food, it
being dangerous for him to attempt to
masticate anything solid. He takes his
condition philosophical 'ly and Is resigned to
his fate, being unusually cheerful for a an
with death staring him in the face without
possible chance to fight against IT,