Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-01-08
AfEMALE WITH 4 DEATHS man


M re than whole year here was greai sensation
lR lie in respecting Polish SIS who was staying
al tn Hotel de Rome, and I'd deaths head !Isiea q
OF te usual one; she also had properly 10 immense
amount.
Tnese i'd al and imaginary fancies of the people be-
Ct me more confined, as the statement was never
eontfadlcted by any one of The parties until lately,
by the publication OF Diftnhachs Quarterly Journal
Of Opersuve Surgery, We fGd the story about The
coun ess with deaths head explained in an article
under the heading Restoration of Noses' Profess
sor Dilenbach says:
1t Is four years ago that late al nj ght Pole and a
Polish lady accompanied by an Italian lady. came
and WISHED TO consult HIM. The Polish lady enve!-
oped deely In black, remained in the background =
Inc Italian lady addressed Dr. DlffebbIch and said,
the unfortunate there wishes speak TO you aloae
Inc TWO other PERSONS soon alter retired. Opposite
10 Professor Dif-nb ,ch stood speech being
Veloped IN black. Wuh uneasIness, looking around,
she lifted w. the veil and there stood deaths brad
upon the hunk OF living b.Ing the like Of which
had never seen before.
"A thin red skin scarcely covered the bones of The
face in the middle of which h lie through which
one could pass three fingers the tongue and throat
could DE seen; all the muscles, palate, bonss, &c.
were entirely destroyed. And from this mis- rable
| Aneheron she stretched forth her tongue when she
wanted 10 spsak. The under eye lids turned out
ward, showing the inner red surface, and from up
pr jaw small toothless fssure remained. A cir
cumtereacs OF about thtee inches of surrounded
the hele From The great opening in the middle
came up between the eyebrows. red 5ony substance
which spread to the middle OF the forehead
This lady without Speech without noise stood before
ID tenbach alone at twelve O'clock night; and instead
of tho voice OF human being poured forth from the
hole In face kind OF wishing sound. Yet with.
out unders aDdag her, Dffsnbach could comprehend
what she wished. She placed her tngrr on bis nose
As the pfofess could only express himself in panto-
NINE the lady only understanding Polish he called
inthe assistance of her friends She Instantly fastened
TO enveop herself in her black We l. for even among
her own family relations she only appeared covered
| in the same garment.
u, Dt!enbach communicated to the brother and
the Italian lady her goVerness who understood French
that he found it impossible to make ar operation He
recommended her mask and then retired from be-
hodng one OF the most extraordinary Objects he ever
oeneld, and which he saws IS sl in his memory. The
nHxi morning u fsnbaeh proceeded on Journey 10
VIENNA Scarcely had he arrived there when he
Seain met this ext aoidinary being: she ioIowed him
ke ghost. At Vienna he succeeded at las, ia ee-
ing me most celebrated artist, Carabeli to make her
an aii!hcia Jaw and teeth through which she could eat
win facility and her speech became more dstact--
Shs then returned to her atherIand and Wis tied
W Dliien0ach again at Berlin, aud there re-.
newed her request tor new nose which he at
ast undertook and succeeded in the operation.
Olfenbach concludes his description by stating
that tins unfortunate lady became new erea.
lure. she walked in society unveiled with flow
fr5 N her hair. She visited the theatre and lett
perrin With cheerful keat and the satisfaction that
through her mistaken and rcsolGte mind she had
pressed upon me an opera ion which at first though,
impossible
This is picture of human lady eighteen years
o. age the of .pring OF rich and wealthy and nob,
blood %. The sad Disagreement was the result of
rotuia in childhood