The evening times., 1897-07-01

Senator Charles j. Faulkner Of West
Virginia underwent an exposure to an
x-ray apparatus last night foI the purI ose
| of discovering the whereabouts OF bullet,
known to repose some where in the Senator's
right leg.
This bullet has been in the SENATOR
limb since he was twelve years OF age.
The little leaden incumbrance was fired
from a revolver that he Wa s handling care
lessly. II made serious wound and baf-
| fled the attempts OF surgeons TO discover
its retreat Soon after the accident the
wound healed, the bullet ceased TO ma Ike
its presence felt, and memory, assisted by
slight scar constituted the only re-
nlinder of the nishap.
For over thnty years Senator Faux
ner mas been accompanied on his jour
neyings 10y the conservative bullet. and
AZ was only natural that he should en-
tertain a desire TO locate its abiding
place. He had given up all hope of doing
50, however, until tie x-ray idea was
developed, when he determined to locate
the elusive hit of lead with an x-ray
apparatus. Now Mr.. Elliott Woods, OF
the office of the Architect Of the Capitol,
has a laboratory on b street, opposite
the Capitol, and the nsost considerable
adjunct of the laboratory, as well as the
special pride of Mr. Woods. is an X-ray
machine.
Last night Senator Faulkner 5oyfully
accepted an invitation by Mr. Woods TO at
tend an exhibition OF the x-ray at his
laboratory.
Mr.. Woods dslikewiseinvited Senator Harris
of Kansas, and his son, Senator Shoup
Senator Perkins, paynIaster General Stan
ton and Col. McEwan, chief CLERK of the
Senate. These gentlemen forthwith re-
paired TO the laboratory, where Mr.. Woods
entertained them with an exhibit ion OF the
powers Of the x-ray in all its branches.
The spectators expressed great admiration
of the machine and inspected the technical
features in detail.
Senator Faulkner was especially out
spoken in praise of the machine, and then
there determined to penetrate the air OF re-
serve with which the bullet in his limb
had surrounded itself The first expert
ment was made through the clothing, and
disclosed dark object in the calf OF the leg
Mr.. Woods suggested that the dark object
was possibly a button, so a second expert
nIent was made with the clothing removed.
revealing the object in the same position.
1t was located close up against one OF
the tones of the limb. some distance from
the spot where the surgeons had probed
for it, and had evidently worked its way
along.
Relative tn the matter Senator Faulkner
was seen at the Capitol bya Times reporter
this morning.
When 1 was twelve years DID," said
Senator Faulkner, Il was one da enga ged
with another boy in firing at an iron
figure OF A man This was at nay f. Tiers
house in Martinsburg. In handling the re-
yolver. one OF the huge Colt pattern of the
period. the weapon went off, the bullet
lodging in my leg.
Surgeons probed fer the bulie. without
success Soon the wound ceased To pain
me, but IL left my foot little dsfiglred
/ could only step on the toes OF my right
foot, being unable to walk on the heel at
all As a result OF this every time we boys
played tag I could be easily caught This
made me angry at last, and determined to
cure that foot at all hazards
On the near OF my fathers house was
a piazza, sevent feet below which ran the
brick side walk. Iclimbed outoa the piazza,
placed a table near the railing. placed a
second table on the first, stood on the top
table, formidable distance from the side
walk. yelled defiance TO surgeons in gem
eral. and sprang to the sidewalk, landing
squareiy on the disabled foot From that
day TO this that foot has been all light.
NO. / do rot suffer any Inconvenience
from the presence of the bullet How
could part company with it at this late
day?''