The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-03-05
The Dead Twins.

Tho examination of the remains of
Chang aud Eng, which has been pro-
ceeding very quietly in Philadelphia at
the college of physicians, has been here
tofore confined to taking casts of the
different important and curious forma-
tions of various parts of the bodies,
photographing the remains, and daily
injections of chloride of zinc, to pre-
vent the bodies from decomposing.
Yesterday the autopsy commenced.
The dreaded scalpel was first used on
the connecting band between the two
brothers. The abdominal cavities were
entered for the purpose of examining
the viscera. This investigation was at
tended with most gratifying success,
and the physicians were rewarded in
their efforts in finding that the lungs,
heart, P-ncreas, liver, spleen, and ali
mentary canal were eXcellently devel-
oped in each, and that all the parts
above named Tesembled those of ordi-
nary mortals,
Approaching the band, the lower por-
tion of the ensiform cartilage, or breast
bone, in each joins by doubling or
bending out, making almost a long
union with a distinct joint at the CEN
trail point of union on which the bodies
hinge freely. This joint is somewhat
similar TO, but not so complicated, as
that at the elbow. The baud at the
smaller part has a circumference of nine
inches, and when the link was stretched,
and the twins were stood as far apart as
possible, there was a space of eight
inches intervening. Yesterday the skin
of each body was cut through poster
iorly, and thrown back from the band
and adjacent structures, exposing super
hcial and deep facia or fatty tissues in
the rectus muscle of each. The great
question of whether they could have
bcel separated in life was settled in the
negative by various abdominal sections
which we're made. The peritOneum or
membrsneous lining of the belly in
each was founl 10 enter the band, aud
four pouches or cttlS. Cls.Sac overlapped
each other at the centre of the band
The most marked feature here was the
presence of two such pouches from the
body of the larger brother, Chang, the
upper one shorter than the lower, but
each tapping one from above and the
other from below the single pouch OF
Eng. An almost exact idea of the ar
raugement of these cUis de sac may be
obtained by holding the first Joint of
the fOrehnger between the thumb and
finger of the other hand. The astound-
ng and curious fact was developed that
line passing down the centre of the
baud would sever all three OF these pro
longations and open the peritonital ca
witty Of each liver. If the knife had
been used in life, death wonld have
therefore most probably, il not neces.
sarily, resulted.
The examination yesterday and last
night also showed that there was por-
tailor liner circulation through the heart,
as was seen from the passage of the IN
lecting matter used in embalminC. The
abdominal organs lie in close contact
with these pouches, but are not contin.
nous into them.
To-day most important investipntion,
take place by making deep sections int
the band, with the view of ascertainins
the umbilic l connections, bearing oi
physiological manifestations in the foeta
life of beings. - Philadelphia 7SIc
graph, Fe6. 17th.
MARSHAL MAoMAHoN would be pro
nolnced OF Celtic origin at the frs
glance. He is thoroughly Mileaian i
his features, and his expression, whil
suggestive of obstinacy, is equally in
dicative Of honesty.
rrra,.,r.ra,r l.ss.,., s,,,-sf.1 -, ov,a,,