Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-06-23

While riding in the electric cans to-day and
specializing on the great changes that have
occurred IN Topeka during my six years alb
sence, saw gentleman enter the ear who
has very interesting history. About 10 OF 10
years ago he was driving harvester through
the field near Silver Lake when the wheel
struck stone, and GENE near upsetting the
machine. The driver WAS thrown from his
seat and considerably bruised Just st the tip
OF the backbone. In a short time a tuner
began TO grow there and continued growing
for years, gaining pound year, of solid,
hard substance. When the gentleman. after
the first Few years, attempted to sit down the
tumor cante1 linn uway over sldewise SO
that he had to hold onto something to keep
his balance. Tied 10 such u formidable
growth life became burden to himl He con-
suited several eminent surgeons, at hons
aud abroad, but none of them would under
take to release him from what one of them
called his twin brother" The base of the tu-
NOR grew TO be d inches in circumference,
and It projected a foot outward. Finally ne
went to Or. Roby of Topeka and begged him
to remove the tumor even if II should cost
him his life to have it done. happened to
be in the doctors Office at the time and shall
never forget the look of surprise and horror
on the doctors face when the mammoth
! growth was uncovered and presented to view,
| and think l was still more horrihed my
self The next day the man was chloro-
| formed and placed On the operating table,
| and Just as the big lump wac about half sew
cred and the blood flowing freely and the
necessity for rapid work became extremely
urgent, a sudden explosion and fire occurred
| n a drug store on 9th street just back OF the
| hospital whero the operation was going on.
there was great and sudden excitement all
yer the town. The explosion had startled eV-
| Eybody but the man on the surgeon sable.
| De slept peacefully on. One OF the doctors
| assisting DR.. Roby, who had already made
| NO OF three trivial excuses to get out OF the
| rase and was as white as ghost, dropped the
| rhlOEetorm bottle, and like the arrant COW
hot h. HNalaA
| must 60 and see about his own Office on the
| avenue, a block away from the IRE. But
| quick as thought bloody hand, grasping q
| big knife, dripping with blood, was thrust IN
| front of him, and he was commanded IN very
| impressive language to return to his work
| instanter, and the poor, crlnglng coward IN
| speechless agony went back to his post OF
/ duty. few moments afterwards the great
| lump of flesh the size of nlne-pound baby,
/ rolled OF the operating table to the floor,
| leaving an immense cash that looked as
| though a cannon ball had pt0ged through II.
| The henorrhage was frighttul, as least II
| looked so to me whose duty it was to do sfe
| sponging. But one afte= another the larger
vessels were secured and tied and yet the
| great yawning cavity WIS lake OF plood
| oOzing from the veins and arteries too small
1 to tie. Hot congresses were applied and
| pressure maintained until the ooZlng ceased.
] The great flaps were then brought together
| and the wound closed. That was ID the after
| noon. About ten O'Clock at night the man be-
gan vomiting at a berf4nc rate anu cOIHClOSi!b
! ally the wound began bleeding again, and IN
| q few minutes the wound contained blood
| clot almost az large the tuInor had been.
| Tho stitches were hastily cut, and the big clo'
scooped out, and bags Of pounded ice were
pressed into the opening. For time the
| ooZing ceased, only to be renewed a5 soon a.
the shock of refrigeration passed oil, and
| I thought the man would surely die. But Dr.
| Roby Kept his nerve and his wits about hun
| and quicker than can write 1t he had cloth;
wrung out of very hot water, which hadsbeer
| kept ready for just that possible emergency
and the bleeding was again controlled ant
| the wound closed a second time. linen th'
| doctor and his son sat by turns all night ant
| maintained steady manual pressure on tn
wound and thus controlled the bleeding iron
the hundred or more vessels too small TO lg
ate and too large to dry up spontaneously.
In lust three weeks from that fearful strug
gle in life and death issue, the patient, Mr.
j. M. HolleHshade, walked up to the Capita
Office and told the editor how happy anC
thankful he was to be u live and free MAJ
once more. That was nine years ago, anI
my accidental meeting of the patient to-day
suddenly brought back most wildly tn
thrilling scenes of that most intense an'
memorable day of my life.