, 1874-02-07

lg tHn u1torehs stcHS Or tnG operation, careful
medical Journals OF Tho country, and transmitted
to The recognized modlcnl bodies Of tho world
Or. Pauconst informed your correspondent tint
Ito autopsy will not bo made until Monday TINT
Il will be conducted bofore tho members OF tho
! college exclusively aud That no report Of tho
same will ho given until after itB adoption by tho
College Of rhysoiaus
The fkcnaov1l Of thc Dead twins.
ReA'"ond' Pa {ttb. y, Di;natch to tho Seso Yor*
Tho Scientific Medical Commission, oonslsting
cal College; DR.. Harrison Alien, Of tho Univor-
atty Of Pennsylvania, and DR.. T. II. Andrews,
also Of Jefferson Medical College, as assBtant,
doputod by tho institutions It repreaonts to mako
Twins, arrived at Mount Airy on Saturday at-
] tornoon last, after a most fatiguiag journey by
day nt,d night over tho worst roads that q moun-
tainous md rugged country over presented.
citizens on tito part Of tho town and families Of
tho twins, consisting Of Dr.. William I1ollings-
WORTH Col. Il. r. Giimcr, and Mr.. Frederick
! Graves tho firnt being tho Into modicat at.ond-
ant Of tile twins aud tho latter gentlemen tho
agents md lawyers Of thoir fa1niliea.
VISIT TO Mn8. ENG.
| After private consultation as to the nnturo
Of tflor mission, the visiting medical gentemen
Committee Of Reception. and il was agrood that
| escorted to the home Of Mrs Eng Dnnker, whoro
tho lntc twina woro temporarily iutorred. In &C.
tho ucxt day tho Commission, attended by tho
| Committee drove to tho residence Of Mrs. Eng,
| which ID situated somo four miles from Mount
| Airy, In II southwestoriy direction. On the way
Which ia only Q miles distant. aud aoon aftor-
wards they haltcd at tho comfortable log struc-
| turo of Mrs. Eng. Tho now8 Of tho arrival of
the Commission having spread with almost
eleetrio speed, lergo number Of people from
| horsebnck mud in buggies, mud soon quite d
crowd wore assembled, all OF tltem anxious and
interested spectators Of tho scenes they wcro
| about to Witness.
| CONSULTATION WITH THE WIDOWS.
| Ihe nnembers Of the Commission wero thsn
| formally introduced to tho widows of tho 1ato
twins, both Of them iuprcssing tho Commission
as very proper, digniiied, and respectable wom-
| On. 1u hrtet intorvfew which t1lon took p1ace,
and which was participated in only by tho
widows, the Commission, and tho lawyers aud
| medical attoudant Of tho families, tho members
Hot forth the object Of their visit, and urged tho
| Importance to acionco Of an examination Of tho
bodies.
| AN AUTOPSY CONSENTED TO.
| After a brief discussion, during which both
the ladics eyinccd considerable feeling they col-
| sented to tho propositions Of tito Commission,
| OIL tho coulltlon mud with tho distinct under
standing that tho bodies should not bo injuri-
ouhly mutllatcd. lhfs the commission agreed
| to IN q lew moments. Afterwards they descend-
Cd to tho collar whero tho bodies wero intorred.
Ihts was round to 20 aark bltt somewhas snn-
| cious apartment, tic floor Of which wns tho
hakod earth. tue soil aooVe sho snbstrasa OF
] TocR Doing o1 poIous hno moulay nntuto.
Accompahy1ng sne Coinm1saion ION was a sihher
to opgn tn9 m ease III "itcn slo a uotlee naa ooe9
plaeea. Ino ecnno 5na now Was quito weira anu
Solemn QUO. Ine temporary sepulchfe was
reached ny q noita"ostefn n, ooor lf0in another
basement apStsmens; s @ al wnGn tne Gommsas?n
aescehoe tho ero"u 1 oa nelgn1ots n5 sniongta ~
or tnG t@ins Ihe aafhneas oesng intense, Pine
Mooo KNOBS "eto tnon ilSntea ~ 91lo CORNER, toe
nicaorlhg gare Of WHICH cass ghostiy snaaows
OF tae speesatoEa atn"ar! taa Mooaem cenG
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