Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-03
ExTRAcTa FROM THE AUTO.
BIOGRAPHY OF
JANE GREY SWISSfIELM
First Newspaper Woman Of
Mlnnosofa. -:
A Remarkable Woman Of Ante
bellum Days-1otb.1o66
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had searched for Minnesota men
In Campbell, found none, and had
been there week, when Mrs. Kelsey
told me there was one in ward ten,
credited to a Wisconsin regiment;
and from him learned that he was a
friend and neighbor of my friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bancroft, of Mantor-
vile, and my conscience reproached
me for not sooner finding him; but
the second day Mrs. Gaylord came, as
messenger from the surgeons, to
tell me l need not spend time and
strength on him. as he could not be
saved.
His was a thigh wound. They had
thought to amputate, but found the
bone shattered from joint to joint
had, with a chain saw, cut it off above
the knee, and picked out the bone in
pieces. There was splinter attach
ed to the upper joint, but that was all
the bone left in the thigh, and the in
jury was one from which recovery was
impossible. His father, a doctor, was
visiting him, and knew he must die.
went to the patient, who said:
just been here, and tells me l must
die!"
I sat by him fitting the measure /
had been taking for two days to this
new aspect of the case, and talking
of death, and the preparation for it,
until thought understood the case,
when l said:
"Be ready for death. as every one
of any sense should always be; but
do not intend to let you die"
II guess you cannot help it," All
the surgeons and father agree that
there is. no hope for me-"
But they are all liable to be mis-
taken, ind none of them have taken
into the account your courage and re-
Operative force; your good life and
good conference; your muscle, like
pine log; your pure breath; your clear
skin and good blood. l do not care
what they say, you will live; will
not let you die!"
l found DR.. Baxter, and said:
II want you to save Corporal Ken
DALI"
"Corporcl Kendall! who is hep
"The man out of whose thigh you
took the bone last week."
His face grew sad, but he said:
ooh, we mean to save them all if
we can"
doctor, that is no answer. l am in
terested in this man, know his friends
and want to understand his case. If
l can keep his stomach in good work
ing order and well supplied with
blood-making food, keep away chills
and keep down pain, so that he can
sleep, will he not get well?"
He laughed and replied:
"Well, really never heard of a man
dying under such circumstances"
81 can do that, doctor"
IF you can you will save him, Of
course, and we will give him to you"
But, doctor, you must do all the
surgery. l must not give him pain;
cannot see that wound"
"Oh, certainly, we will, do every
thing in our power; but he is yours,
for we have no hope Of saving him"
another thing, doctor; you will
have him brought to Ward Four"
He gave the order at once, adding:
"Put him to the right of Howard
young Philadelphia with thigh
stump, who was likely to die of hem
orrhage, and whose jerking nerves
could soothe and quiet better than
any one else.
BY this arrangement the man minus
a thigh bone was placed in the center
of my field of labor, and under the
care of DR.. Kelly; but full ten days
after this arrangement was made, he
came with a rueful face and said:
1--WE have consulted the Surgeon
General, Medical Inspector, and doz-
en- other surgeons outside the hospi-
tai, and they all agree that there is
no hope for Kendall. The surgeons
here have commissioned me to tell
you, for we think you ought to know
We all appreciate what you are do
ing, and think you will save all your
other men if you live, but you cannot
stand this strain long. You do not
know it; but there is a limit to your
powers of endurance, and you are
breaking. You certainly will die If
YOU keep on as you have been going,
and it is not worth your while to kill
yourself for Kendall, for you cannot
save him."
'sWhat is the reason he cannot be
saved?"
well, there are several reasons.
First, performed the operation, and
did not do it as thoroughly as l wish
ed. He was coming out from under
the influence of the chloroform, and
they hurried me. The case was hope
less, and no use to give him pain, so
there are several pieces of bone
which failed to find. These are driv.
en- into the flesh, and nature in try
ing to get rid of them will get up
such excessive suppuration that he
must die of exhaustion. Then there
is the thigh without a bone, and there
is nothing in the books to warrant a
hope that it could heal in that condi-
ton. We could not, in any case, hope
for the formation of a new bone.
There are re-sections of two inches,
but this is the longest new formation
of which we know anything, and in
this case there can be no hope, be-
cause the periosteum is destroyed"
"Periosteum, doctor. What is that,
again."
1T is the bone-feeder; the strong
which incloses the bone,
and through which it is made. In this
case it is absolutely destroyed, re-
torn to shreds-gone. So
there are several reasons why he can
not be saved"
Doctor Kelly, do you intend to let
him lie there and die?"
"Oh no! oh no! l will do all in my
AFTER AM
your nervous system Is shaft