Doctor Sewall was sent for; when it was ascertained that the left shoulder-joint was out of the socket; and, though Mr.Adams must have suffered intensely, he complained not--did not utter a groan or a murmur.
"More than an hour elapsed before the dislocated limb could be adjusted; and to effect which, his arm endured, in a concentrated and continued wrench or pull, many minutes at a time, the united strength of Messrs.
Grinnell, Munroe, Profit, and Hoffman.

Still Mr.Adams uttered not a murmur, though the great drops of sweat that rolled down his furrowed cheeks, or stood upon his brow, told but too well the physical agony he endured.

As soon as his arm was adjusted, he insisted on being carried home, and his wishes were complied with.
"The next morning I was at the capitol at a very early hour, attending to some writing.

I thought of, and lamented the accident that had befallen Mr.Adams, and had already commenced writing an account of it to a correspondent.

At that instant I withdrew my eyes from the paper on which I was writing, and saw Mr.Adams standing a foot or two from me, carefully examining the carpeting.