Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1913-08-23
faint Hope That ~. G. R."
( May Regain His Speech.
I'm A HII::;.iES0TA HOSPITAL
0transcr Found Six Years Ago Has
Mover Been Able to Remember HI.
Paot-Operation Expected to Prove
6uccsssfui-!den tity Still Unknown.

man or l:lI it"rN, has been In the
State Hospital For the Insane 1T
Rochester, Mimi, unable to talk, UNA.
Die to remember his past and In M
that time not enc person has appeared
TO claim bin.
Yet there Is hope that the mystery
will be solved. Recently physicians
made On y r;.Y eXullinn;ion. While !
this revealed ,.l;t there WIS 10 frac.
turc Of the >';u!I it wns thought there
might be l'o,l ciOt on the brain, 50
an Operations W.; performed
The operation vas considered sue
>cessfuI, bu: tlc surgeons found stich
a degenerate condition Of the brain
cells that they give on" slight hone
that y. G. ~ will ever regain ha
normal faculties. However,, there il
Just Il chance.
1--WE expect no sudden change or,
sensational return Of memory" said Il
doctor. What the outcome will be Is
DroblematicA!. 4 part Of Tie memory
cells Of the brain has been DESTROYED
by degeneration. but there Is a pos
Slbillty TINT there arc sufficient cells;
remaining to restore the memory in
part, Mt least. If possible the hospital
authorities Will tcnch the mnn to
talk. With The large cyst removed
there IS assurance that the dcIencra-
ton OF the brain area will not increase
and the remainder Of the brain Is un-
impaired. IIo can therefore be tuuuht
to speak as II child is taught, 1t Is be,
ueved. With the power OF nrticula-
t,.t -I,lI
TO tell some OF the facts OF his lie.
Which now he cnn communicate onjy
by motions, and those very vaguely.
y. O. r. Is not insane and has
never been insane. He was picked I'M
on the depot plntform Mt Wusccn.
Mimi, one night In June, 1907. How
ne got there no one knows. His right
Slde from his temple to his foot was
paralyzed. lie could not say word
He could not make persons under
stand him by gestures, nor could he
understand anything that was said to
him
lilo was public charge, and az s,ch
was cared for by the county. Arrnnro
ments were made for him to live with
q German family. He was attended
by DR.. w. y. Chamberlain, but HIS
case baffied the physician. DR.. Cham
DerIaln gave up hope Of Ills recovery
hnd on April 24. 1908. he was taken TO
the Rochester asylum. at the hosptto]
ne has, always had his liberty lie "a
what is known MS an observation M
nent who can be trusted.
10 see d. G. r. once Is TO re1ne,n.
Der him. Although he cannot talk. no
Asks questions, as II we're. with biu
large, Intelligent brown eyes, whic,,
haunt one with their pitlful entrcatv.
lie is about medium height. Ills black
ha1r, which is brushed we'll Off his
Iorchead, Is tirced with gray. He IA
apparently about forty-five years OF
age. Without his cane he has dihic,,,.
ty In Walking
Still u. {. r. is now able to make
himself partially understood By con.
tlhuul DO'ntiiES to map he gave tho
hospital surgeons the impression that
ne was the son Of an admiral and
mad been an officer himself. lie also
indicated spot near Baltimore as his
nome. Repeated inquiries to the naval
department and Baltimore authorities
brought many replies Of lost persons,
but none which would fit the case OF
u. 9. r."
The United States navy has no rec
ORD OF missing man who tnlles with
MIS- description, yet u. G.. r." has been
able to make the surgeons believe posi-
lively that he has served in the United
States navy.
Inc only thing he can write are tho
initials u. G. r." Yet he does NOT
seem to think at times that those are
MS initials, although they were found
on MIS- clothing. When asked about II
be rubbed the injured side of his head
and looked puzzled.
This strange man has been n favor
lite at the hospital lie has fully re-
allied his condition, but not for ono
moment does he permit himself 70 no.
come morbid. He has winning smile.
which tlluminates his whole counto.
nance, but his face in repose IS M.
thetic.
The surgeons were able to mako &
known to him what they Intended to
do, and by gestures al G ~ infor-, /