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Show On Tuesday evening, a very serious accident occurred. A four year old child of Mr. Nate Grey fell down a flight of stairs at the residence of its parents, and inflicted a most severe cut on the side of the face, the blood flowing in streams from the wound. Dr. [Doctor] A. G. Fowler was called and discovered that the temple artery had been divided. When he reached the house the clotted blood had stopped the outflow, and on wiping this away the blood spurted out against the wall. Several persons were present endeavoring to assist the doctor, but on seeing the wound some women fainted, and the men had to leave. The doctor was administrating the chloroform, and holding the end of the artery with his instrument when a lady holding a lamp was overcome and gradually began to sink. In the dilemma the doctor was forced to temporarily neglect the patient to save the lamp, and prevent the burning of the house and its inmates. He finally succeeded in tying the artery. The scalp cut caused by the fall was about five inches long, and extended from the hair down the left side of the face to a point below the ear. Another cut, running into the first one, formed the shape of the letter V inverted, and the skin fell down th side of the face. The injury was a frightful one to behold, but not dangerous. It took nearly twenty stitches to remedy the evil. - S. L. Herald. |