The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-10
FOR BROKEN WIND.
Interesting Operation on a Horse by
Doctor Horton.
Arecotanotomy Was Performed and a
Paralyzsd Gland Removed.

A recotanotamy is the scientific name
of peculiar operation which THE
NEWS man saw performed on one OF
Franklin Brothers horses this forenoon
by DIR. l. W. Horton, young veterinary
surgeon, who is making a reputation as
an exponent of the new school for treat
ing diseased horses. The operation was
especially interesting aud consisted main
ly in removing section OF what CORE
spends to the Adams apple in man. This
may not be especially new but tho man
ner of doing it was out Of the ordinary.
1t was done at Mr.. Horace II. franklin &
estate, 9S6 Eddy street, In the presence OF
sevearl interested persons, including Mr..
A. Il. Lewis and Mr.. 8. III. Briggs. Super
intendent ]. u. Congdon Of the city
stables was also present and assisted DR..
Horton by applying chloroform to the
horse during the operation. IL was a
black mare, Tint was understood to have
once been presented to Deputy Chief of
Police Egan. He found that she was a
whistler, or q thick breather, and gave
her hack. She was finally taken by
Franklin Brothers in exchange for the
black mare, Nettie, which figured SO
largely in. the Keegan case. Strange
to say, the mare orerated upon today
is called "Nettic,v but she would
make about two OF the other. weighing
over 100 pounds. Mr.. Franklin did not
know that che was broken winded until
he drove her fast one day. Thcn, rather
been imposed upon, the Franklin Broth
ers decided TO permit the operation, for,
as they put it, ssshe Is worth tinkering
WITH" being used In the express wagon
in the Narragansett Hotel service.
DR.. Horton arrived with all his para
phernalia about $3.50 a. m. and everything
was soon in readiness. The spot chosen
the stables and here, with plenty OF hay
for her head to rest on, Nettie was easi-
ly thrown and quickly put to sleep. The
doctor then made an ihcision in the wind
pipe, not far above the chest, and into
this tube was inserted through which
the mare was to breathe for a day or
two. Then at what corresponded to the
bottom of the throat @ slit about eight
inches long was cut into and exposing
the trachea and attendant cnrtilages, one
OF which was to be removed because IT
was psfalyzed and refused to move at the
call OF respiration. Previous to
removing this section, however,
sponge little larger than mans
clenched fist, and attached to a string,
was pushed well down into the windpipe
to soak up the blood and prevent its run
ming into the lungs and causing conges-
tion. The string is to pull the spoDge
out with when the time is ripe Then,
with the necessary tools, the doctor deft,
ly removed the cartilage, which was at
tsched to the jaw and was about as large
as silver dollar in circum ference and
nearly half inch thick. It's mate, the
doctor showed, was flexible and worked
all right. Tue next move was to bring the
horse out of the chloroformed state by
holding strong ammonia at the hole in
the plate TO which the tube is attached,
through which il was inhaled. What re-
NAMED 10 be done, DIR. Horton stated,
was to get the horse ION its feet and to-
morrow or next day remove the tube and
sponge, sew up the openings made and
there you are. THE NEWS man did not
remain to see the finish.
DIR. Horton stated that when horse
he's distemper il sometimes happens,
through the effect.of the lymphatic gland,
II presses the recurrent laryngial nerve
against the base OF the heart and the
nerve Is paralyzed. The section removed
was fed bv that nerve. The operation as
performed has been in vogue only about
four or five years, its first application be-
ing at the University of Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia.