ABSTRACT
Poor Horsfall was laid upon a bed in the best room of the Warren House Inn and a messenger despatched for medical assistance. In compliance with the request he made as he fell wounded from his horse, Mr. Parr had ridden rapidly off to acquaint the brother of the unfortunate man with the tragic event that had happened. Dr. Houghton did not arrive till between eight and nine o’clock and found that another medical practitioner had been summoned and had done his best for the doomed man. The patient was lying on the bed with his clothes off. He was pale, sick and much exhausted from the great loss of blood; his pulse being so weak and tremulous that it could scarcely be felt. On examining him Mr. Houghton found that he had two serious wounds on the upper portion of his left thigh, and five others on different parts of his person. Two balls were extricated and some restoratives administered, after which the patient seemed to rally, but no well founded hope was held of his recovery. It was almost certain that the femoral artery was seriosly injured, a ball having passed from his left to his right side from whence it was abstracted. About four o’clock on Wednesday he appeared to be better and was more cheerful. Turning to Mr. Houghton, he said,
