The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-12-25
Solutiea Ct Nyatery and Identiiea
tiou oF a CORPSE by Science.

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From the louisville Cculier-J Journal, 18th.
Among the victims OF the recent hearts
rendug aud terrible calamity on the heauti-
fal Ohio, were DIrs. Commodore Thom-
sln, young married lady of New Orleans,
on her way back to the Crescent City, snl
A companion named Mrs G lin. who lad
resided ~ the same place. The day follow
lnS the awful night Of the accident the
bodies OF both these ladies we're found So
il WAS thought, and taken charge of by
grief stricken tIieais FIR iaterment. They
were placed ia tie Episcopal Church at
Nsdisou, Indiana, not Tar from tae scene
Of tte wreck sud the ladies' of the parish
very kindly rendered the rew.ins every
proper s.tentioa, aud pre- pared them for
he grave. Their funerals took place ia
Cbr,ss Church Rev james R1ncei, h. D.
osh>lauu2 The graves we're prepared, aud
the Interesting funeral services hal Pro-
gre,sed nigh 20 al end, when message
vas received ireln Commodore Thompson,
diiecsiug that the bodies Of his wife and
Mrs. Gritin be forwarded to Philadelphia
tor intermsGt there. At,he sarua moment
hlr y f, tttsiI q Miss faliettctk. W
was also o,t u he disaster, appeared in
the church aua laid cisiln 10 the supposed
body OF Mrs Thompson AS that Of his ia.
fortunate reiative. The friends of Mrs.
Iuonpson Insisted that the cnarred corpsa
| belonged TO ler, aud Ia order 70 prove that
taey wore Oct nlstakeu, produced eyljeGce
20 SHOW that thoir deceased .fnend owned
| and wore plain gold RIG on her faRcr
wlth tie name TRACE engraved lis d1,
and 1t WAS 10y tbs otuamaIt nat they lad
succeeded III inLentltyiDg he body.
ur. " Oil WAS surprised at the All
nouneement, as 1t was on just such ring
III tnat ln;ieu;lcai shape and bearing the
| same slui i.le eAeni Craze, that he de-
pended on making good his claims to the
corpse as that ot bliss Fabueotock. He
had positive knowledge Of her oNning and
wearing sucn mug IN life and Was dcubIv
assured vi the tact oy te.egralus ffom Pitts
oaro, asserting tn~t While death, tine ypang
lacy nai pn her nngar such a RAG. Here
was I dteiuma The friends sf Mrs. Tho II
.oa " As &c Uaiiy positive with those ot Miss
E4.hnsstoca, ttat tuU riug IUuEu ui tno
corpse ha; reen worn by her aud beJont
ieubt hxed iudeatiucation. After calii
| Gisc1sslon tie tiienbs detern ned TO for
wali tic body to Phila lelphia. The two
los, iadles WAS or about the same size AM
buiiu. and as the clothing had ali been
nurDad asay aud the features horribly uiu
tti6 tCo lti1 CODAu%Ioi HitNlf9S ilDU iHt iC-
lnsrka0e ooiuCilence Of both having rings
Oh their hngers OF exactly the same klHl,
mi Tearing the sane legend was quite nat
| nral, and, OF cour$e, sorely distressed th,
re y Give fieuds. The corpse arrived in
Ph!aaelphia. and the question ofindentjti
cation stIl remained unsettled. As last
resort, several geutlcinen OF the medical
profession were caiied to bring science to
sol.e the parpiexing problem. A posi-
mortem examiua,lon revealed the fact that
the dls6Rurei body was not that of IA mar
ried lady, anA the friend Of Mrs Thomson
wiiilng acqpiesced IN tie decision when The
corpse vas Surrendered for burial to the
relatives OF Miss rshnestoUk The cODri-
deuce Of the rings was very remarkable, aul
hai both e the lost ad,cs occupiad tho
salue r. iatIon, III h!e. the ndenii.ieato3I,
pen hays never could haze been made, un>
le-s indeed the DO iy OF Mis- ThomSon be
yet dragged from tn river n au,h prrser-
vation as 10 reudcr the features leso.njzl-
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