Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-25
A SURGEONS MIRACLE

San Francisco Argoua-t
have just received O. letter from au
Old friend which recalls reMdfhaul1
operatfou i once performed in uanslu-
zion of blood Some months ago i was
introduced 10 an English gentleman
who was making San EarlciScO ms
Headquarters with the expectation OF
meeting his son. who set out ABOUT q
year before 10 make the tour OF lue
world Uy the eastern route. CJ--lii'-
nifty of t,stes threw us much toaetner,
an- one day il is was arranged ihal
we should make ducN shooting eA-
Ueliti0u 90 some convenient quarter.
Tomalcs bay was tbe Locality select
cd and thi-her We went with lle ln-
tention off taking a three DAYS hoA-
dav. ON the second day, however, l0sy
ms we were ina the act of pushing OH
shore was already in the boat
VvchcrIv made q spring and landed
inst where his left foot caught some
where about the lock OF one OF the
Guns thus letting &c off and pouring
the whole charge of shot iu,0 his rlEht
leg He faU uDon the stern seat, while
the man who was just suriusing after
him turned his energies to clds@ihs
the boat back 10 land lu 81 moment
i was ar the wounded man side ANA
at length got him upon the beach.
In a few moments I had ripped open
his trousers leg. From tire position of
the wound and the suouuus of the
blood 10 Vas easy 10 see that the Tos-
terror tibal artery had been severed
and that " prompt measures were not
taken De would soon bleed 90 death.
ImprOvisiu~ % touruiQUer out ol @
hqndkorchio. and @ bif OF stick, 1
temporarily stopped the flow of blood
and the attendant and L carried my
now unconscious friend to- dairy
ranch near by where the hosp,Janle
farmer nut a comfortable apartment nc
our DISPOSAL Nor was DC uit too
soon for the system of compression /
had been Obliged t0 use proved too
weak for the great lilac artery, and,
Just as we laid Nycher,y ON "a couch,
the torrent of which & had been appre-
hensive burst forth again. j was now,
however. i'm q better position ,o act
and by the time the man whom /
had dispatched ON horseback for my
instruments returned 2 had the case
we'll under control Tho only cause of
alarm now was extreme weakness and
the risk of secondary hemorrhage.
liz was while watching hy Wvchoriy S
bedside that 7 evolved the plot which
forms the gist of ms story. I deter
mined TO try TRANSMISSION. and, to tell
the truth. I rather ccuEratu.ated my
self from q professional point uSWew.
that chance had thrown I'm my way
such a splendid OprorrW.tE
watched the men when they came
Am 90 their MONDAY me8i and among
the dozen or two 7 saw two whom /
singled ont as those who must serve
my n. lt did not require second
glance at their rUddy cheeks 90 assure
one less knowing THAT surgeon that
they possessed practically unlimited
store. So far as my purpose was COM
cened Of the pure life iuid of which
I was iu quest When z preached my
project they were at FIRST very 0verse
to 90. but finally thor agreed to the
terms. provided iJ did NOT entail, much
pain Luckily had some cocaine with
me. and So anaoJhCtiIel the region of
the mediau vein that lboy did not even
feel the iuc.sIon. 0ld Z accomplished
a satisfactory TRANSMISSION into Wy
cherlys arm 0t the same spot despite
the fact chat D had to imnroyise am
apparatus ont OF syringe and some
tubing which ] found ln my case hir
point however. was gained. h1d su.-
ccedej lu saving my friends lie for
the moment at least. D had also sent
the two youths away iD high spirits
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