The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-26
LOST HIS HsAo-ANc LIVES.

his head That portion Of John Daily
from his ears up-hair. skin and bone
has been transformed into ashes in the
hospital crematory and long ere this i
Chicago psvenerts to keep other citizens
from breaking their skulls.
Today John Daily Is exhibiting his
wolted degree Of human intelligence at
his little home. Ne. Ssis South Morgan
street. and wondering how il all hap
pened- he can remember his fail from
the fourth rcor 20 the eaSenen Of ar
mours new lard house at the stock yards.
but what occurred duriEg the succeeding
few days Is all q blank 20 him
II mind reading were possible physlcai-
~ IL would be vastly facilitated IN his
case. because the mind reader might
easily read his inmost thoughts before
DAILY could set away.
You have seen the brain throo under
the sol. ossiiic processes % baby
skull. Daily improves and ampliaes this
by permitting his brain % taroe without
any skull at all save enough to hold hts
brain coavoiutiors together.
he win return 90 No-ls next wee.- lie
Is rivster. he Is strong and apparently
in good health
The modern triumphS OF the scaipel ars
marvellous Indeed Amputsiion. skin
grating, heart stitching and ether feats
as difficult are becoming the common
places OF surgical achievement Never
has the Improvement H. fEis branch e
science been quite 50 marked Is Il has
been during the past year
Where viii De the end % IL A race ~
NeShuselehs. maybe.
John DAILY en- the afternoon % October
! 10 was standing on the iron SEA noi1inx
/ Of the new Armour building talking with
| his feliowworkneu. He held a hammer
| IN his hand. tie was laughing AZ some
/ thing one 81 his companions Uss saying.
| He reached OUT absent ulindsa4y Tor a
| grip on an iron beam. Re missed u. IN
an instant hs was whirling over and ever
In wild flight 70 the basement. The
/ Hight was ret unohslruftsd lroa STAN
chious and slcepcrs were in the way.
and John DAILY hit many az them.
/ He landed In "A broken add masieaisSs
I huddie IL the cellar His skull vas shat
| tered. He was carefully nfsed and car
| rssd into the Office III Dr } e. Hepburn.
OF No. 1ssl South Haistead street. Very
| Ettie could be- done TO- him az shat time
save 20 administer rcsfcf1tives But hs
did net regain consciousness
In all the colossal dictionary % science
there Is no such word as despair
Daily was lifted into an ameaianee
! and taken 20 the Froyidcnt hospital 80
oreather faintly. but MS ease appeared
hopeless.
His father stood a. the side Of The hos
pital cot whore Daily lay ~fIr wln die
said one OF the hospltal assistants 20
the grief-s;ricken man
| We viii not Eive him up as long 20
| he breathes said d. Hepburn
| The two membranes covering the brain
were ruptuEed and many os the shAgler,d
pieces OF the skull Mere driyeE tnto tho
cerebclium
The removal % these pieces % lone
| va. Il f..-
They were carefully picked osf hy the
aid Of a nlsgnifytug glass and a delicate
pair of twsezers.
The brain WAS then carefully adjusted
into place and an antiseptic dressing
was applied. On the followirN day tPis
| dressing was taken on and tas whole
81 the outer plate ~ the skull and a part
OK the inaeg plate were removed This
was by Tar the most delicate psgt of ias
operation. BIT IL WAS performed Ngitnoat
| miShaP. although the least divergence %
the knife would have caused instant
| death
/ John psly had not possc-se3 spiea-
did constitution his recovery would have
been impossible in "a few days ~ h-,-
gan TO realize what had happened. cot
ne had no idea OF the eNtett q his Ia
jurier
| AnflSeptic dressings were applied daisy
until Or. Hepburn made up his riind
that his patient was sfTouE enough Tor
the mai operation. THIS was most dol
! icate one The slrEron renewed 10
| dressing and carefully drew together tho
edges OF the inner plate - tne skull ia
order that 81 nigh; KNIT together
For weeks after this was done Daily ny
on his back ga the hcsGltsi cot. ga &
irE Tor the time a. ecfre when De- might
go 20 work again.
IN the interim Daiy lad been aware Il
the extent ar his injuries aaa becalsis
fond Of talking about them
| Il am the headleHs wonder aM ne
said Wei. ! guess ! Gao ret aioaz
without any head az well aa me- nen
can wit hfhc rtguiar thing
y have iosg ms heed. i4f heTe am.
alive and talking abuat a. Q ar only
- years old. but } gIeaF iB ogfiiye 5000
of you yer I fcel just a. well as : sscr
did in ms ltfa MT bead Does rnt ael .
and ! sleep soEudis az fod eafT.fr [
am going % work in week rr
There l. a great scar esteuainE ffcsn
above Days rieff csc fn rrttr slrIsfs
the forehead and sell HscE toward tle
cersbeliurn A. a. talks 30 raafrgis bis
right eye with some dInruliv
Beneath the srsf there - depression
more thsu fgvo in~hrs 'suz fn fhe srsiIs.
where pieces - the shnli we're removed.
Cniy q thin membrane protects tifa hfain.
under which its ruieat.nna lar p "asii Z
seen
u speaking ~ DTS ueadesfH feat f'r.
Hepburn sad "Waeu che man ranie
under r-y care : cav .aai tbs nrF' taias
70 be done Wae 90 c.ear hia hfafn from
al alien eb.erts
y an not have much horc ~ saFiH<
The maus ne EuliV two eFsHrr iuflfrs
a. ihe brains were sxrpaea FfiH J feit
that thsrr was fHEhf rtanrf
When ai! parfififa - bone aift sfs'.a
matter had bees removed 3 aGqllf@ 4u
affiasrfic dressing 81 greatest frsfs
after tie FIRST he8f aerr thff iafrcfiaa
and 'ssrnperasare miaht rfaai' Eitfts
u these would haEe proves fatal
when fhs aruf ere~sluz vae rsksu 81.
cut sway ard refnpse3 ihf ~apsT (,
the ester plate % tle gEsA ai-a isirt =
fhe lursr Plate Thir We i1e most dfii-
cate ran ~ thf eTsraiinf
The pat3ssfs erlreftf ptTNeeas coTla.-
tssn aaa fhs nnfg fHire fllat rEstf.i Hsel
- Elthzfara chs of1erl
~fghen Il Nas eene .a9e@ srefhsf aHg4-
re1fic eressirz VS. Hf laa ftf tt-
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perfectly eieaa faff rsm So aatf
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fA-. = rltfsnE gu ths stitches ~ fe1-
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IRE lnuer plate p faf sssa e.aHeig 20
possible arG hrif;aE 80 ssia
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