The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-03
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1895.


ing OF erysipelas. such was the inhamma-
ton Yet the eye specialist, DIT Peter
Calan. and DR.. SchODen agreed that IL
was probable she would not survive the
Il know that 1 shall never come out Of
this alive" said the little woman, pitt
fully, but / am willing 10 take every pos
siDle chance Of living that is offered me-
There was in readiness every precau-
tionary means of reviving her. should the
[ ether have a suffocating effect. A power
Iul Parade battery was at hand, ana
] bag OF oxygen gas, with tube apparatus
10 insert in the Windpipe to produce artl-
icial breathing
Ether was administered and the eyes
were removed by DR.. Callau. Dr. ScnO-
pen then amputated the four dead bones
that protruded from the right hand ike
the fingers of a skeleton and carefully
patched the remaining thumb. He cut
away the dead bone and flesh OF the left
arm, but when attempting 10 scrape the
dead bone tissue from the exposed pOr-
tions Of the skull Mrs. Baldwin was found
10 be sinking. So all further strain on
her vitality was postponed. 1ne opera,
tons had taken half an hours tine and
Mrs. Baldwin regained consciousness in
few minutes and 10 the establishment
OF the surgeons seemed TO feel no III
The loss of her eyes Mrs. Baldwin felt
keenly; shut in an eternity OF darkness,
she could not even weep. The windows
OF her soul were shut, the tear veins were
dried, there wre only blank cavities where
her eyes had been, and drops OF agony in
Her martyrdom did not end there. for
very soon there developed an affection
of the inner or middle ears which threat
enc her with the loss of hearing. For
a time she became deaf and her suffer
ings from her ears were intense.
At this time it became impossible for
her to taste food or drink; she could not
even swallow her saliva; she was nour-
ished artificially.
She was thus bereft at once of sight.
hearing, taste and touch, and her reason
from
yer.
But finally care and science. did their
work, and she began to mend. Her
hearing was saved; she became able
to eat light bruels and brOths the crafts
on her mutilated thumb showed healthy
growth, so that she would not be en-
tirely helpless in her loss of hands when
the cure was completed. The fever died
from her brain and reason came back to
her.
Day by day she gained in strength
yet very slowly, for each dressing of
her wounds was exquisite torture. The
doctor watched with her many nights
of agony, administering hypodermic in
Jections to keep her alive under this
terrible rack of pain. one dressing Of
her wounds sometimes required three
hours, so sensitive was she to each
touch, so terrified at each additional
pang, so piteous in her supplications to
escape the necessary treatment which
made her wrtthe in every nerve of feel
ing.
As her strength was able to bear them
other skin-grafting operations were
Tiny pieces of skin from her sisters
body took root on the mutilated scalp,
race, neck and thumb of Mrs. Baldwin,
and with careful antiseptic dressing a
them.
When Mrs. Baldwin brought suit
trail sd' railroad fNs Ne it R a9Fk ne ces-
sary that She as the Complainant.
should sign the complaint, But Mrs.
write again. So on the document her
husband wrote her name and under it.
as it went on file, there were two stray
gllng marks. Mrs Baldwin held the pen
between her teeth as it was placed and
mark"
Now, over three years after the acct
uent, she is In comparative health.
Many interesting details of this re-
markaDle case and the modern methods
OF medical science were brought out by
Lawyer Dougherty the plaintiffs coun-
sci, at the two trials at White Plains of
the suit brought against the Baldwins
py Pr Sehopen to collect the balance Of
his bill of 5000 for his services in saw
ing Mrs. Baldwin's life, The first deci-
sion was in favor of DR.. Schopen, and
the appeal made by Mrs Baldwin was
also decided in the doctors favor, and
with an increase in the verdict At both
trials Mrs. Baldwin was present in the
court room and presented very attract
dressed and her disagreement was
scarcely perceptible. The case is soon 10
come up for the third time
Mrs. Baldwin is now "a years of age.
and in spite of her infections, a very
bright and cheerful little body She has
a beautiful home on Highland avenue.
Yonkers, and is surrounded by the lux
ury that wealth brings. Her sister is
her constant companion, eyes to her
blindness, hands to her helplessness. She
has her pets-three dogs and a parrot
| She has sweet voice, and helps to make
the cheer of the house with her songs
| to her sisters accompaniment. She at
! tended a private reception some time
! ago, at which she danced with her hus,
band with her old-time gayety.