| Show A CASK CASE fon FOR SYMPATHY tho the name of james S brown is one ono that thatis is familiar to many of our readers especially old members ot of the church through being one of the I 1 mormon battalion I 1 and one of those who worked at Sut lers mill california when whenn the first gold was discovered also as a mis missionary siona slona to the society islands Island sand and afterwards to ailt the tho indian tribes and to ens eng england in august 1864 ho he went from this city to alexanders canon silver creek for the purpose of getting out logs for lumber with which to build the first day he reached there he looked around considerable for the best place to commence operations and in the in i good heale health and feeling wearied ho laid down to rest while lying down a feeling took possession of him that he would have havo onn one of the main bones of his body broken and so strong was waa the impression that he jumped up seized his axe and made his preparations to leave the canon upon second thought however ho he concluded that it would appear frolish for him to go away without accomplishing what ho he had come como for that probably this fealin feeling was given him as a warning that he might be careful n his lo 10 logging operations after this he lie met a she bear and cub and was restrained from attacking the bear by the recollection of the warning that night ho he stopped in the camp of two ortho of the brethren who kindly welcomed him to their quarters with them was a young man from near st louis missouri the conversation during the tho evening was upon bear hunting hanting and etwas it was the last topic dwelt upon previous s to retiring between 11 and 12 bro brown had occasion to get up and while he was pulling on his boots ne he noticed that ono one of the three men whose bed was a little distant from his had hall raised himself up and was vas in a sitting position he stepped out and walked a short distance from camp the moon shining dimly at the time and in a moment or two ho heard a gun go 0 off T his ills first thought was what call can they be shooting at bears or indians As this inquiry passed through his mind he be tumbled over sideways he put his hand to his left thigh and found the shattered point of his thigh bone bono protruding through the flesh helas he was shot the tho missourian his head full of ok the evenings con cou conversation itis itts lug ing the rustling of his getting up and of his stepping c out mt and seeing his bis form in the dim moonlight had mistaken him for a bear and had fired at him with a U V 8 yager the bullet passed his face went keilt through cloven with mith it his brass suspender buckle making a deep furrow farrow through tho the fleshy part ot his hand and struck his thigh shattering the bone had ho he not cried out ho be woula would have probably beon been killed for as soon as the tho thoman theman I 1 man had fired the rifle lie dropped it and seized another with tho the intention of shooting again it appears that when bro brown brow n was getting ready to go out of tho the tent tout tho the missourian was engaged in pulling tilling out four soun rifles that were lying at his own and companions heads bro brown expresses his bis full conviction from all that transpired afterwards that tho the young oung man was really under the idea that tha ko ho was shooting at a bear he was carried to wanship manship Wan ship summit county A man by tho the name of macklin who professed to haye have a knowledge of surgery surge and to have beena been a surgeon in anthau tha TJ S army for nor five years t set the leg P but it was wretchedly wretchedly wretch edly odly done he was no surgeon after remaining ng there eleven weeks ho he was brought to this city but his leg was not sound the wound continued to slough A piece of the ball was cut out from the under part past of the thigh by dr anderson which gave him somo some relief afterwards dr robinson opened the thigh for about nive five inches and took out sixteen pieces of bone two pieces of nnie the bullet and a piece of suspender buckle the wound not healing he underwent another operation and had the bone scraped and decayed portions chiseled off Tho The wouna wound then healed and though the leg was weak and stiff ho b managed to get about with the aid of a crutch and stick in tho the summer of 1867 having an at interest in tho the sweetwater mines ho hp went out there and whilo while ou out t f from rom cam camp at after a span of horses he was c chased based b by y about out twenty five sioux indians and had a very narrow escape his experience was of great service at that timo time in organizing the white men inen and preparing for defence but taut his exertions were too much for him he returned home and his leg became very painful ho he was under the necessity however of driving a team and this labor was too severe for him finally helas he was compelled to abandon this labor and for nine month months s past ho he has suffered excruciating pain in his leg the limb was recently examined by doctors Ander anden anderson anderaon bion tion and heber J richards and compressed sponge inserted in the wound to enlarge it A week ago last wednesday dr anderson extracted a piece of bone and a piece of the bullet and thursday last was fixed upon to glye give itaf ita further urther examination etwas hoped that a portion of tho the thigh bone might be taken out and the necessity of amputation be avoided on thursday afternoon doctors anderson bernhisel and richards examined the thigh dr anderson ope operating operatic ratin after opening it to a considerable lenett length and carefully examining it the conclusion was reached that the bono bone was too much diseased and too pear near tho the knee knoo joint to afford the least hope of saving the leaby leg by any means within wi thirl the reach of science the decision was to amputate the limb which was successfully performed the patient has suffered so much of late that it was with a feeling akin to relief that he submitted to the operation since the amputation of the tho limb the thigh has been dissected by dr He heber berJ J richards the bone was found gund much en a space of four inches the erl eri entire circumference is thickly studded with fr fragments a g ments of the bullet wherever one 0 of these ther 0 fragments was in the bone there it was diseased there were several pieces of loose dead bone within the main bone with an opening leading to them from which there had been a cOn constant stant 01 discharge of matter bro browns long confinement has reduced himself and family to poverty his case deserves consideration and appeals strongly to the sympathy of his friends and the tho bo benevolent evelent in the city and count country ae and wo ve hope some somo movement wiuf will be started tb th extend to him and his family that tha assistance they BO so much need nv we 0 feel convinced that allwoo ali all who are acquainted with him his past labors and the circumstances in which he is now edwill feel prompted to contribute to his liis relief and we chopo hope that whilo while sympathy is awakened it will not be suffered to dio die away without assuming some tangi tangible ble bla form |
