Amputated the leg in under 2 1⁄2 minutes (the patient died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene; they usually did in those pre-Listerian days). He amputated in addition the fingers of his young assistant (who died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene). He also slashed through the coat tails of a distinguished surgical spectator, who was so terrified that the knife had pierced his vitals he dropped dead from fright.

That was the only operation in history with a 300 percent mortality.

다리를 2분 30초만에 절제. (이후 환자는 패혈증으로 사망, 이 때는 흔한 일이었음)

조수의 손가락도 절제. (이후 조수도 패혈증으로 사망)

또 그는 옆에서 지켜보던 동료의사도 찔렀고 그로 인한 쇼크로 사망.

이 수술을 역사상 한번의 수술로 사망률 300%를 이른 유일한 수술로 기록된다.