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Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1769, 3 September 1874, Page 3

"""J" rflpil-—ThV attendance of Power mj delirium was not sufficient. Thero is noj evidence that' this was tho case an; the night of the bursting of the the bandages were frequently takert off, and,fctifetUhe/resuli 'jmust have! been injurious. Your Committee alsoj think that it it proved that there was a; They believe that from the position ot jtbcj •W ftK*MUh«.firepja g e AiyrM- .oofe possible, and that the statement that the .rp»tieH^h»d t «»otiwWV:to .movo^ho. arm ■boutrafersio/Atfttttttquent stage, Jntf testimony ,©£MM«dtfUj|»w,<)athi»i,iJoio<i is very strong, and your committee beliejfib* have' £*n verjj injurious:' B'isWicult to suppose thatf ftbM.thonild hare jtaken Plac^so frequently! and to such aiTextent when this visitor was present* and|npt.at alltwhen she wast ahaent. *Bui apart from this, it is certain inaflßuo pulling off .of,the, bandages was 1, fully known'; and that this should have; "been"pcf mt«e"d-liight'after'"night/ «fid levera! timdsi Am tho: same,? night,;. is', a *Se¥ wlft'your cKmnimerih'inlc'is worthy of great bhime. If tho warders ' weteojotjable to/, do;; th^ additional" help could easily nave been obtained. Itdqesr noj; appear that thedoctor was aware of this, nor is it certain! Mr. Aitkcn wai:" but both warders werej MfeSjtoAt&h!* ."« <•-•>*> '- 4; ". ' Sixth.—The examination twice or thrice a week your committee considered, was: , The medical testimony'on ; tnis point is conclusive. Especially was; it not sufecicnt?*ffer'diffused'inaammationj had set in. ' - --• . „ „ „ _, i ivs Serenih.rrThe; practice followed by^ vr.\ Lethfcriflge oL permitting :ths wound toj be dressed and completely bandaged up, before he attended, unless special orders; "to the contrary wVrtf 'given,' you* Commit-; tee consider highly objectionable; a* it> is'itiakhig not himself; but tha nurseithe; judge of the state cf-tho wound; and in, this canefitrwiwall th« more objectionable, as the dispenser" and the warders declare' that, frpm-j the difficulty, of, raising the arm, they never saw the wound at all.. : j -. Eighth. Although^the opinion of the medical men is conflicting in regard to the \ i exposure "of the Wbund for some time 1, the j committee^ 'especially on- account' of; ithe; testimony of Power himself, are afraid it'w* 13;:injuricug.V; lXt:;««ny rat?.,^ ??? m\ toinly disapprove.Of the nurse! Tteepuig: "th^waund'fffn'dress^'solqng; arid 16f-the | doctor not attending'tilll'2 o'clock/ when j ifthftd giTflU,orders on the previous day } to have^tlirtuhdresiedfor.hisinspection,.; Ninth.T-Jiypm the serious nature of the« wound},* consultation ought to have beenj beld sooner.- The case became serious 1 after diffusedinflanfmatibn set in; and be- j ' fore the artery burst- the arm was in a '-yery'bwf state.:"Yet,-up to'lthat tinii; two additional'medical men had seen the j case only once, and there was no con-: "suftatidn 'till after the*bursting the! 'arferyV^s thfere 'are Honorary Sur-; geons appointed'for' the purpose; thei?e< ought T tp .have be,en a consultatic n much j Tour'ddnimitiee.canmot conclude with- \ -ont-stating^-that in giving his - evidence ; manifeste4 a-spirit which, elicited their I highfst-H^?1111?11 f X°>' * Testimony against others Bad to be drawn • from hinvOlhd if/he; could, at all give an; * answer favourable»,ta,others ho did it.' Throughout {'. bis. examination ;he was tho^iiglily frominltjill-foeh'ng or. malice against anyone;? 'and.your* Ca- , . mittee desire to express their sympathy: with him in r the,<jal»HiitQus circumstances ! in which the'loss of his' right arm has ; placed him. James Hili, Chairman. , Mr. WgnalPsaid'that^iii tKcifaAbject i was one of very great importance, it was j desirable ihat the CommitJwe^hould have; some time allowed them for it's considera-} tion, and would therefore [move, i that, j at the conclusion of the ordinary business, ; the meeting aojcWned for that purpose. .; A controversy then arose as to whether; th'erepdrfsliouia be printed for the con"- j sf??nience:pf thejGommittee, qc what/form; it should tiikel " Fatb'eV lionergkh wished; to have it printedrin'pamphlet form, and; would contribute half of whatever thei cost migb.te*e>': Mr.-Wilkjnion of the; Advertiser offered to print the report in | Ihe oidinary news imtworissues^ (the first part of ttie report inlhe second'day) or to -.print, t thej_whole-of it t , in one issuft-for.a! ppijnc(;,^ The "matter was; ; ultimateVleft in 4 'tkehandsof^he;CommitteeVXh ( e;!Eev. J.; We., ,Maca*one^l, and; M**> Bi»*^«re *P.Poiatea House Comimittep foi the ensuing month. t -.-., v •:•'.' = < .;-•■■'r<-J \