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Show SURGEONS USE CRUDE TOOLS Sewing Scissors, Forceps and Darning Needle Used in Operation TACOMA, Wash . Sept. 2. Passengers Passen-gers of the dmlral liner Ruth Alexander Alex-ander brought here today a story of a Iremarkablo surgical operation performed per-formed on W. F. Hoare. third mate of the v essel. Hoare became violently ill Wednesday when tlv ship was 30 hours from Seattle, her ' destination. Two physicians. passengers on thej ship, diagnosed the Illness as acute ap-J pcndlcitls. i A cabin door was used for an op-crating op-crating table and the doctors per- 1 formed trx? operation with a pair of sewing scissors, two pairs of forceps and a darning needle The incision was sewed up with embroidery silk , and catgut. Tho operation consumed only 14 minutes Hoare was taken to a Seattle hos- pltal when tho Ruth Alexander reach- . ed there and Is rapidly recovering. |