New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-13
TIE SIAMESE TWINS.
THE AUTOPSY BEGUN At LAsr-THE RESULTS TO BE
PUBLISHED IN A SCIENTIFIC Journal
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THE AUTOPSY BEGUN AT LAsT-THE RESULTS TO BE
PUBLISHED IN A SCIENTIFIC Journal.
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12.-ln the Samese
twins autopsy the day has been taken mp by tho photo
craphor The corpses taken in number OF posi-
tcns and from deren. points OF view, so to put on
permanent record the external appearances The first
cut looking toward the autopsy which begins formally
tomorrow was made IN the abdomen Of Eng. hand
was passed in at the opening and finger carried nearly
70 the center the sby band OF union. This shows that
the lrinc membrane Of the general abdominal cavity
opening into this feshy band, II the structure
be similar the other side. 1t doubtless IT, fingers
passed into the abdomen OF each twin and then into the
connecting link Will almost in contact Casts nave
been taken with highly successful results. well
known artist conversant with the subject from practice
in army hospitals, has been engaged to make drawings
OF the internal parts as they are developed
Nothing done tonight, and the autopsy proper
will not begin tin tomorrow morning, probably alter
noon Messrs Paucoast and Allen having hold OF the
tissues and using tae Knife and Drs. Sedy Hunt, and
Packard being present and assisting The examination
will proceed slowly and extend over several days, and
the report OF me ooinml s+10 MN tbe cocae
OF Physicians called for the purpose. next wednesday
evening. The disposition OF the college 10 Keep the
secret does not arise from Tire same motive that
would make a Snowman put his dwarf under blanket
Ey re M" hnnna down 10 clause IN the agreement
which requires the results to De published only in scien-
these people" said OF the doctors. "undoubt-
eddy intend to make show, and have thus bound us so
sented to any investigation at all was that they believed
that excitement in tho scientific world would BIO re-
nected on the general public and make the show more
remunerative. The examination w also be Of physio.
logical Importance as tnrowng light ON the character OF
next Wednesday, and the general result WI be pnb
peaIng Oh the let OF April"
| CHARACTERISTICS OF TIE CLASS oF MONSTERS TO
WHICH THE TWINS BELONGED-THE SCIENCE OF
TERAToLoGY.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10.-In conversation
with one of the leading physicians of this city. the fol-
lowing interesting statements were made by him. which
may be new TO many OF your readers:
That this is ordinary example OF monstrous lorna
tons rather the class OF monstrosies TO which these
twins belong, is well known in medical science DrWm.
Goodell OF our University delivered lecture
strostes reported In The Medical Times Of this city,
which he goes over the whole subject, and that
since m there have beon Issued from the press over 800
works and pamphlets TINS subject, and OF double
monsters there recorded over 500 cases Early In
the last century Halter rescued the subject Of monsters
from tho idle specuaons Of the ignorant, and raised 1t
10 the dignity OF q science. Bchat stin further eab
GRATED IT. and in 1892 Georey st. Hlare published his
| splendid work upon "Teratoogy," las he termed it-a
eorpound word derived from terds "a monster" and
| logos "a discourse" BY careful dissections aud
numerous comparisons St. Haire found that all the So
called monsters followed certain laws OF development
In harmony With those OF embryoogy, and we're In fact
| capabo even Of classification The science OF double
MINISTER'S or dpoteratology, has been carefully elao-
GRATED by one of countrynen. DIR. g. j. Fisher
OF Sing Sing New-York According 10 him, the genesis
o double monsters not accident or mere freak OF
nature but the result Of obedience TO three inyari-
| able laws: .I
| NJ The Law of Unity Of sex. In examining more
man 600 cases Of human double monsters, as well as OF
| In