The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-16
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
A Cattleman Had His Throat Cut by a
Steer.
A Blow From the Horn of the Enraged
Animal Did the Rusiness-It Would
Have Killed an Ordinary Man But He

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Animal Did the Rusiness-It Would
Have Killed an Ordinary Man But He
Will Recover.
Boston, August 15.-The surgeons con-
nected with the emergency hospital per-
formed delicate operation this morning on
the throat of James Kealns, aged 20, living
at Miner place, which will undoubtedly
save his life.
hearns is employed as a eattleman on
board the johnson line steamer Philade]-
phia4lying at pi ers six and seven, Charles
town. This morning he was engaged in
driving steers from the wharf Into the
vessel with other men. They succeeded in
lodging them safely in their respective
stalls on the boat, and then started in to
tie the steers to post which is erected in
each stall for that purpose.
In order to perform this work it is
necessary for the men to jump ON the backs
OF the steers. Kearns tied a number of
them before he turned his attention to one
of the largest in the lot.
This steer appeared to be ugly from the
time he was taken from the car and Kearns
who is a plucky man thought he could man
age the animal. When he got the oppor-
tunity he leaped on Lis back. but the steer
began to kick and lump about the stall.
Kearns endeayored to keep himself from
being thrown by pressing both legs against
the sides OF the animal. He held this
position as long as he possibly could, and
through sheer exhaustion was obliged to re-
lax his hold which resulted in his being
thrown off the hack of the animal against
ha Gil OF he oh Ho 1an6ad anlu
feet from the steers head.
AS he was about to recover himself thn
steer made plunge for him catching him
in the left side of the neck and directly I'M
der the ear with his sharp horn. Kearns,
in trying to release himself from his peril
Gus position. had his throat cut from ear to
ear.
Some men who were in the immediate
vicinity at The time, ran to his assistance
and managed to get him out of the stall and
on the wharf. The emergency hospital was
Immediately notified by telephone and then
the ambulance and doctor were soon on
the scene. 1t was thought best to remove
him to the hospital
He was taken into the operating room and
laid on the table. Drs. Seguer Bell and
Calvin examined him and found that every
muscle in the throat and the windpipe was
severed The jugular was intact and this
fact saved the mans life. Had this been
torn as the other parts were he would have
lived but short t ime after the accident
happened.
The doctors cleared the elotted blood
from his throat and then began to sew the
wndpipe. During this part of the operation
the man was perfectly conscious of what
was going on about him as it was impossible
to give him ether.
The cash in the pipe prevented the air
from coming from his nose or mouth and he
was unable to utter word.
After it was sewed he was able to speak
to the doctors. His throat was then sewed
and he was taken to one of the wards where
he was comfortably placed in one of the
cots.
The doctors said that such an operation
would kill the average man and that the y
never saw person with the grit and pluck
shown by Kearns. He is now in comfort
able condition and will recover