The daily gazette., 1880-09-15
FIFTH EDITION
THE DEAD TRAMP.
A Posr-MoRrEM ExAMIsATIoN OF HIS
BODY SHOWS DEATH WAS PRoDucED

By VIOLENCE.
This morning by direction Of Coroner
Bulz, Drs. Ogle and Springer made
post mortem examination Of the body OF
the dead tramp who was found in Will
mington x Northern freight car, on
Monday evening. The opeI alton took
place in Undertaken Palmer's work shop
and was witnessed by small, but select
audience. DR.. Ogle was demonstrator,
and Thomas Kane a student in his Of
flee assisted in the operations, while DR..
Springer took hand in some of the del
icate carvings, and two newspaper re-
porters looked on with the eager avidity
Of surgical students.
A post mortem examination Is a cur
ious affair. The surgeons cut and slash
their human subject with the same I'M
concern that butcher displays in slay-
lug beef but with much more care and
cireumspection, as they are obliged to re-
store their vic i'm to his normal condi-
ton aud sew him up carefully after the
vivisection has been Performed.
The body having been spread out
upon a table with the head resting on
the sof. side of a brick, the cutting COM
menced. DR.. Springer made long in
cusion down the entire length of the
breast aud stomach aud loJsened the
breast bone. The flesh turned up red
and bright and streaked with yellow fat,
just like that of beef. DIR. Ogle cul
across the top of the cranuim from ear
to ear, aud MIR. Kane went to work Oh
the two sections of the scalp thus form
ed, pulling the forward portion down
over the eyes and the rear portion down
upon the neck. Then the scalp was
fully exposed, as bare and shining as the
baldest pate in town.
A saw was next brought into requisi-
ton and the doctors took turns in saw
ing off the top of the skull, stopping
occasionally, to facilitate operations by
using sharp wedge, which they drove
through the tough bone1with blows from
a small hammer. Finally this operation
was finished and the top Of the skull
dropped upon the floor, looking fol
all the world like the half OF coaconut
she'll II left the brain fully exposed.
The first glance revealed to the prac-
tised eyes of the physicians that the BRAIN
was not In normal condition. 1t was
| congssted and collections of clotted blood
were apparent on both sides, which the
doctors agreed had been, by pressing
upon the brain, the cause Of death. The
blood clots had been produced by blows
evidence of which were apparent on the
surface OF the skull, and which might
have been Administered several day.
previous to the mans death. The brain
was cut open, but with the exception o.
the conquested portions was found TO b,
in good condition. To effect this opera
ton the brain was entirely removed, ,anC
placed upon tray.
| While removing the brain DIR. Ogl,
gave quite an interesting demonstra
tion. lie pointed out the optic nerves
the nerves which control the hearing
and those which enter the nasal organ
and impart the sense of smell. He al
SO designated the .juncture of the spi
nal column with the cerebellum, OF
lower portion of the brain.
An examination of the stomach, liv
er and lungs showed these organs I,
be in an ordinarily fair condition, Will
no indication of any injuries having
been received to affect them to an,
perceptible extent.
Under the dead mans left arm wa
large lump, or wen, in which DR.
Springer made an incision with knit
Instantly there puffed out consider
able quantity of thick, sticky matter
very much resembling in appearance
lump of rendered tallow.
The examination being over, th
physicians took careful notes of thei
investigations in order to report to tn
Coroner's jury, after which they re
, placed the brain, sewed the incisioni
and restored tho corpse as far as poss
BILE to its original condition. The OF
GRAFTON lasted about an hour and
half.
NO FIGHTING NEAR THE CAR.
The car in which the dead man wa
found stood on the railroad track, ius
in front of Bricks store house, foot
Liberty street, and this morning
GAZETTE reporter inquired of the pee
pie living in the neighborhood whetl
er they had heard any unusual nois
or disturbance, as though a fight wa
IN progress, during Monday afternoo
or evening. All said they had not, an
one woman stated that during the a
terneon she saw tramp comm
across the lot, holding his hands acroi
his stomach. as though feeling ver
unwell: This, she supposed, was til
man whose body was afterwards foun
in the car.
1t seems probable, therefore, tha
the mans injuries were received sc,
eral days previous to his death, an
that tho fatal blows were inflicted b,
fore he arrived in the neighborhoo