The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-28

Dr Prcudfuoe wau again coagnlta9 -
h hts account % what hapDsosa:
4 never Aw ths patient prelse1ou
aftsr treating him ~ Lake 81. Louis II
April u Of The preeeat year. Tue i1onEo4
eye had become srouh,essmA ana cons1q
were Entertained that the other m1gA& -
affected
Il advised that the usaaess go sAcuno -
removed 20 preserve the sight Of thu 0enee.
After giving that advice a. not - -
patient again until the day u ths eDsear
tion-
stewart consented 70 the operation. aAar
lon. that the sight Of his left ayo sAoaad -
preserved. Arrangements were made To-
the operation. and I went 70 the house W1tD
two other physicians to perform r.
was asleep. We administered the anAaos
thetic without awakening him and I -
moved the eye. tls facs Was covered. -
eye only exposed.
II went downstairs to ten 0toWAx<.u
mother TINT the operation had bean 0u1Ao
successful. she had been In great suspea9o-
and anxiety, which wished 70 relieve
when went hack upstairs found -
my amusement and horror ! cannok -.
count for IT, II was \ fatality! have n
excuse. no word to offer In exteauationi
The sky was overcast. but the operates
Il = simple enc. could have performed j
In the dark.
AHS& . - xs0 uVPce UOas9vO ~ A<UoD
Butler. the well known ocuiist has bss0l
sent for and win make every efCest - ro-l
stora sight 20 the Injured eye. ] am unanlos
20 hold out any hope In that dlrsction. H.
boy = hind for life.ss
Mr.. Walker. Stewards stepfAthers aA1oI
when the original accident tock pheq
some years ago. DIR. proudfoot Was th0J
nearest physician who could b roA0Ae&
He had been succsesfai IA treating The aya(
- that. when IL became further 1n3uso1
We axsin turned to him.
I'VE had always hooked ON Dr. Proudeseel
a. . careful and painstaking man anA. eaOI
no reason to change this opinion.
After the operation the doctor WAo uuu11|
pleased with his work. He made . poln1)
OF telling the boys mother how ven ~
patient had come through the ordeal.
'Tt Was whom he returned 70 - tn -
tient. after telling ~ how succsssful thd!
work had been. that 10 saw hlD mlstAko.|
He uttered = cry Of anguish. We thoughu,
tho boy must b dead. Then we wseo nj
formed Of the terrible. terrible truth.
The doctor WAS greatly Affected ~ an
sympathtse with him.
II 10 stated that no legal prscssdhSs win
be taken against DR.. prcudfoot He . wen
nigh ruined - Il II. Even II patients wore
unaffected BY the awful story of Stewards
experience, Df. Proudfoot's own nerve 3
shaken. hts confidence In himself shattered.
His mental anguish = every whit a. keso
~ StewarvA
DR.. Butler - In daily attendance upon
young Stewart. He has done everythtne
that could be done for the poor boy.
He win probably Be blind tor NfAs' sAyss
Dr.. Butler He y not suffering. an1 oe
course every attempt win b. made - -.
store the sight OF the remaining eyA
But the strain to which IL has been ono.
jected by the operation. added to the orle-
inal dificuity. win probably cause ltfoioaa
blindness
aurist and oculiut OF the Western hoapatal.
The board Of management has NOT ret
taken action upon the casa. They point -
the fact that the operation did not tako
p.aca at the hospital. but Il - almost csr~
tain that DR.. Proudfoot win lose he a.
pointment.-New York World.