The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-14
CASE ISREMARKABLE
Young Man Has Jaw Bone
Broken in Four Places
BESIDES OTHER INJURIES
He VIII Recover After Splen-
did Medical Treatment


4 case which has attracted attention
in medical circles not only in this city.
but elsewhere as well. is that Of clifford
Brown, a young man IS years Of age now
in the Wichita hospital The young nan
has been in the hospital for a number Of
weeks and he is now recovering from
what was considered a hopeless case.
Previous 70 Christmas Of last year elf
ford Brown came to this city TO visit
with the family Of L E Means On the
West Side On Christmas day a party
Of people went down to one Of Mr..
Means farms, south Of the city. 10 spend
the day. During the afternoon young
Brown and q companion were in the barn
and they decided to Try and get some
sparrows near the roof Of the structure
CliHor6 Brown concluded that ne could
climb up and get them. He Immediately
started 10 put the plan into action and
went TO the TOP Of the barn. While there
the support broke beneath him and he
was prscipiated 70 the floor with great
force, severely Injuring him.
HIS Wounds " ere serious.
An account Of the accident at the time
was given in the Eagle, but his case was
more serious than at first thought The
: young man was Immediately taken 10 the
farm house and physician was sum
moned from this city by telephone. It
was discovered that his thigh was broken
and that he had many other injuries. His
face was badly swollen, but az first It
was supposed that it was only . bruise
or something similar from the force Of
the fall
After having had medical treatment.
the young man was brought to this city
and placed in the hospital on the West
side. II was then discovered that young
Browns lower jaw-bone was broken in
four places. Several days passed without
his securing any relief from his suffer
ings. He was treated at the hospital and
an attempt was made 10 place the Jaw
bone back in its natural position. out the
attempt was a failure. only aggravating
the injury.
Kansas City Man Called.
DIT. J. D. Patterson Of Kansas City was
telegraphed for and came here 10 oper-
ate on the young man. OF IN fact do any
thing which would give him some relief.
After having made a thorough examina-
ton Of the injury, it was decided to place
the broken parts back IN position and to
secure the jaw-bones by some kind a
4.
sistance DR.. Patterson administered chic
roform 70 the young man and placed the
bone in position. After having completed
the work. DR.. Patterson left on the next
train for his home in Kansas City. In a
few hours after Dr. Patterson left the
city the young man became very i'll from
the effects Of the chloroform and as It
result Of that illness the parts went back
to their former position before being
placed in The case
DR. Patterson was imedlately telegraph
ca for, bur owing 10 ether matters it was
impossible for him to come to this city at
that time. He sent an urgent request
that Or. s. & Noble take charge u the
case. DR. Noble after considering the
matter, took charge Of the work and
Z.
Deciding upon a plan Of acton. DIT. No
be took Impressions OF the taw-bone IN
its broken position and then proceeded
70 measure the broken parts as made bv
The impression. and then made a cast
from those measurements 10 place around
the bone.
Case Placed on His Face
AFTER having completed the case it was I
placed on the young mans face and the
outcome Of the case was closely watched (
because of the serious condition Of the F
patient and Of the former unsuccessful f
attempts 70 place the bone in position. /
Al one time the life OF young Brown wa,
given uD, as it was thought that he could f
not possibly recover. Yesterday. how
ever. the case was removed from his face +
and from the statements OF those who
have seen the young man 1T is impossible I
to see that there has ever been an acct
dent which caused him T. have MS Jaw
bone broken in four places.
There Is now q splendid chance for tra
young man to recover from his INJURIES
He is feeling much better. ana unless
some new complication should set Ia. hs
VIII be able to leave ehe hospital in a Few
weeks
The thigh which was broken Is IN good
coalition and does not give much tr-u-
1,e The case Is certainly a remarkable
one and certainly the Young man Is 20
be- congratulated II he gets oct # the
hospital without anv serious incoureui-
snce resulting from The INJURIES
The Young mans father IS in ne civ