Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-24
HIS A LIVING DEATH
The Wounds Received by Justice
Long n Battle
ARE STILL OPEN AND PAINFUL
he Gives History OF His Services
AID Description OF Els Wounds
The of.iclai statement.

Justice Long 10 sn interview with
reporter fos tia Detroit Tribune tels
the following story II his pension and
TIE wounds For which il is paid.
Il have 10 knovlsdge u any action
fxker 10y the pension o;.ice IN reference
70 my peusloa elcept VIA. | have aeea
ln tie pabiis press. i am ready. how
ever. 70 apYeaF before any board Of sur
gsons IN YetIoit or wAsEington ior es-
sli.na'ion az aay tire tho department
ces.Ts-s iLs
NAsn Jr1re Leng vas asised Ia re-
gard o. facts reeited - tae o.'icisi slate
4ens issued - tAe reEslo1 Department
"a g4ve the history II hss wounds and
ln7cneF II Which tho pensso2 was OBJ
tasnsL
His caIlAn, Services.
L enlisted. BE- said. ".a Company A
q TIC Eighth Michigan infaatry. Tie
regiment was under tie command Z
Coienel fentcn u Fiat. Wa went On
tho Dupont sxps1ltion = port Royal.
south Carolina. After tse battle u
ogt Fulssl.y az the mouth II The 1a-
y2nush. fsw coMpsnies vent up the
river - Wilmington ls,agd. o. tho
Georgia side. ! vas wounded tlerc "a
April. ss62 | received yoEnds through
tie left arm and through the left hip.
80 act Know which wound l received
lrst. Ice ball which hit in the hio
PASSED through my body and lodged Al
ny right sEoin. where il get remains.
Tho woGnd n me left hip where the
hall entered has renaincd open ever
since. except that II hcsls for brief
periods. sometimes Internally and some
times externally.
In 1876 had an operation performed
10y Drs. AFFORD and Murray Of Flint,
They pEobed through the left hip bono
IN attempting 10 find tire location OF the
ball. They Believed they could heal the
wound in this way. That operation kept
me IN bel .os seseral monshs.
Found the Bal
In 1868 was ATTACHED with swell
ing IN the right groin. Then for tbs
! first time tie location OF tie ball was as
| cerLained. I recoveTcs from that aud
no attempt was mSde To abstract the
bali. Since that t.rae whenever lie
wound healed ! have been compelled 10
call physicians 10 probe il open. When
II healed internally they sometimes
/ prohed for seven inches through the hip
and into the pelvic cavity. Many times
/ have been confined 10 my bed from the
! effects OF these operations l have been
/ advised by my physicians that blood
I poisoning would take place IL at any
time the wound YVES allowed 10 close. l
I am compelled 10 wear constantly around
nay body bandage. aud tae wound is
dressed regularly twice eve-y day, some
times oftcner.
Discharges Constantly.
The wound discharges constantly.
sometimes 20 such an extent that the
blood and pus run down the entire
length % my leg into fny shoe. requiring
| an entire change OF clothing. At other
times il remains healed for several days.
and one time within the past two years
l was confined 10 my bed for nearly two
weeks with it. have frequently. since
/ have been on the bench. been confined
10 my bed by reason OF the healing OF
the wound. and DR.. Ranney OF Lansing
| attended me-
when banda-cs have been prepared.
as they are 10y my wife. am able to take
care Of myself for two or three days al n
! time. but have required and do ire
/ Guently require the attendance OF other
i 7
well known 20 Drs. Watson and Murray
u Flint aud DIR. Ranney OF Lansing. DR..
WateoG was the surgeon OF our regi-
rnent and dressed the wound after /
was shot. These facts are also well
known to ex-Chief Justice Champlin.
who has frequently assisted me. and the
other judges. Ny wife has been my as
sisiant at all times.
History Of the Pension.
''The first application FOR increase was
made 10 General Dudley. and my pen
sion was increased b $50 a month rs I
now remember IT, At that time bad a
medical examination by the examining
board o; surgeons at Washington. The
next application FOR increase vas made
| IL Slg. Tanner when he WA commits
! siorcr. Whether it complied with the
rules Of the department | am not adj
yised- The application wac made upon
the afidayits fled | suppose the in.
crease was made upon these aihdavits
and the attdayits before fled while
Commiasioner Dudley sas In charge.
While ! have ever been reticent
about my personal Affections even 10
my most intimate friends, feel i. but
justice 20 say taat almost any person
situated "a am With tie less ~ IA arm,
and with only one hand = dress the
wound IN nay hip. would require tie
personal assistance and attendance %
another every day 4 his life While ~
TIE dressings znt banaages prepared ~
nay wife ! nl1 able 80 get along several
DAYS az a 'irae without her assistance 81
WITH the assistance II another. vet ~
ecerns % 10 to q s case that falls
withn he sririt ~ the aci - e8nescaa.
ersafi ennfenssfiaa ~ ar.d
attendant bad never eSna+e Il
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