The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-24
.BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE
A Remarkable Surgical Operation
ID New York.
BoY'sHEART CEASES TO BEA
His Eyes Became Classy and Tie ExtfemitIes Gold
Saved BY the Surgeons skin Now Form IN
Removing the vsrmIiarm AppendIx.

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NEW YoH9, Dee RI The medical
profession Is much stirred, 20 fur ns II
Il yet familiar with tho facts In tho
case, hy tho details 81 remarkable
surgical operation performed by Or.
Albert skunk, IL this city.
Tho fact accomplished Is no less than
the bringing back u life of person
practically dead. M the term n usually
understood, Among tho many wonders
full eases recorded III recent yenra.
probably not ono has been markeh BY
features As unique az that 81 which
Jimmy McCnugliry, aged -, y to-day
the living example
Tho physician wna called 10 the case
late in Tho night. and found tho patient
had very marked symptoma Of 'nppcn-
dicitis, or. a. II q snlRnrly called. In
fiammntion 81 the blind gut Though
the diagnosis nude plain the fact that
the sufferer WINS doomed. a. fnr a
could 10 determined BY preccdents II
similnr enses. On tho advice Of tho
physician the members were advised Of
the gravity Of tho case, and when next
morning avery sizcnhlc lump wna OBJ
hervable over the seat ~ the inflainma
tion, tho diagnosis was fully Justified.
and tho trouble VIVA exactly stated 70
be All abccas around the vcrniform al.
pcndix.
An operation was 1T once recon-.
mcndcd but was DELAYED until tho ar
riyal 81 relatives WHO Ind boon aumz
moncd In anticipation II the near ap-
proarh 81 death. Tite nnxt afternoon
tho aurReon wis finally called aud al
rectcd 10 proceed. When Is arrived Il
$500 ltec14egSll l,l|lts tisS .DEII I|'
bfoii6n, thus coyerIna tho intcSliHts
with tho liberated Inntten Ii tllIs
crisis II was clear 10 tho hcidntific mind
that the boy was dying. The doctor
told the family that dissolution would
take place within m hour, and that
though II was possible that an opera
tion might result successfully. tho
chances were many times against ID
Permission 70 proceed was given. II
being understood that u any event Of
failure to secure relief the end would
not be hnstencd more than fifteen min.
utes. The patient was quickly placed
on table, and while under the influ-
ence Of y slight anesthetic M opening
about eight inches long was made In
the wallis Of the abdomen From tho
incision there WAS ct once plcntcons
1ow Of pus. No sooner had this taken
place than the pulse ceased TO beat. tho
heart stopped. the jaw dropped and
every evidence Of the most complete col
lapse bctokcncd the presence or death
The CLASSY eyes upturned, tho GOODNESS
OF tho extrcmities and the death per
SEPARATION with which the body was COW
cred. left no doubt In the minds sof
those present that the experiment had
resulted fatally.
At this point the surgeons skin was
displayed. Withone hand he tore open Y
the wound, while with the other he
emptied the contents Of 4 pitcher 81 Not \
water into the abdominal cavity. For
4 brief interval the flnttcrlnR renewal
Of action was apparent only 10 the
practiced medical eye, but soonHs tic
pulsations grew stronger and ere long
the patient gave unmistaIxable sigma 81
returning Consciousness.
Then the eyes were opened IN = dazed