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RE: Assassination Trivia - RJNorton - 02-16-2015
I have a book which says one of the doctors in the Lincoln assassination saga was the world's first physician to amputate a person's leg at the hip. The book says he made medical history with this operation. What was the doctor's name?
RE: Assassination Trivia - Dave Taylor - 02-16-2015
That's an easy one. It's a well known fact that instead of splinting Booth's leg, Dr. Mudd just lobbed the whole thing off at the hip.
RE: Assassination Trivia - RJNorton - 02-16-2015
Dave, thanks for clarifying. I misremembered that.
Hint #1: This doctor had a brother who had served in Congress.
RE: Assassination Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 02-16-2015
Don't know about your hint, Roger, but not that long ago I read in "American Brutus" about Dr. May being the first to perform this amputation.
RE: Assassination Trivia - RJNorton - 02-16-2015
Brilliant, Eva!! The book I referred to is indeed Mike Kauffman's American Brutus, and the doctor is John Frederick May. One of his brothers, Henry May of Baltimore, was a Representative in Congress prior to the Civil War. Dr. May's father was also a doctor.
Your prize is my continued good wishes and hopes for an early spring in Germany.
RE: Assassination Trivia - Eva Elisabeth - 02-16-2015
Thanks, Roger! I found this interesting and highlighted it in my copy when reading. The prize is most welcome!
RE: Assassination Trivia - Thomas Kearney - 02-22-2015
I was goofing around during Daytona 500 pre trace coverage and came across this interesting collection of newspaper articles
https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16906817W/The_assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln
RE: Assassination Trivia - Gene C - 02-22-2015
What an interesting find Thomas. Thanks for sharing!
RE: Assassination Trivia - RJNorton - 02-27-2015
Many years ago a man wrote a short account of Booth's days on the run. In his account he claimed that Booth's leap to the stage at Ford's was twenty feet! Who was this man?
RE: Assassination Trivia - STS Lincolnite - 02-27-2015
(02-27-2015, 06:27 AM)RJNorton Wrote: Many years ago a man wrote a short account of Booth's days on the run. In his account he claimed that Booth's leap to the stage at Ford's was twenty feet! Who was this man?
Finis L Bates? Of course, according to him Booth (or his mummy) is still on the run!
RE: Assassination Trivia - RJNorton - 02-27-2015
Excellent guess, Scott, but it was not Bates.
RE: Assassination Trivia - Wild Bill - 02-27-2015
George Alfred Townsnd
RE: Assassination Trivia - RJNorton - 02-27-2015
Another excellent guess, Bill, but it's not Townsend.
Hint #1: Bill's guess is in the right century - this author's pamphlet was published in the 19th century. The author is not as well known as either Townsend or Bates.
Hint #1.5: The entire text of the author's pamphlet is a free download on archive.org
Hint #2: In In The Shadow of Lincoln's Death Otto Eisenschiml mentioned this author's name and "leap estimate," and he said it was not worthy of serious consideration.
RE: Assassination Trivia - RJNorton - 02-27-2015
I cannot think of any more clues, and this is such a little known writer I shall just say the answer.
The gent's name is Paul Devere, and his pamphlet was titled The Flight of J. Wilkes Booth. Lots and lots of errors - the author had quite the imagination. I think it was first published in 1880. I just happened to see it mentioned in Eisenschiml's book.
The 20 foot leap is in the first paragraph here.
RE: Assassination Trivia - Thomas Kearney - 03-03-2015
Whoever gets this question right gives me there ticket to A Lincoln Commemoration: What was the name of the rendezvous point John Wilkes Booth met David E. Herold after shooting Lincoln?