Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-15
A CHASTITY REVELATION.

The relatives of the lale Lieut.. kisiiEg-
bury, of the Greedy Arctic expedition, in
Rochester, \. Y..yesterday, determined to
remains of Lieutenant. The casket was
taken from its resting place and the re-
mains as unearthed were removed 10
chapel near the entrance of the cemetery.
The work OF opening the heavy iron cas-
ket was found comparatively easy by I'M
screwing the iron bolts which held down
the lid. A strong odor Of alcohol, but no
very pronounced suggestions of decay EN-
anated from the casket. DR.. Buckley un
covered the lower portion of the body, and
then it appeared as if the ri ght leg was mis-
sing, but when the waste was all removed
it became apparent that the limb was tied
under the left one.
The casket was next placed upon the
floor and the enshrou,ied form taken
from it and placed upon table. On
the bottom OF the now empty receptacle
were noticed two large spots Of blood, but
they were pronounced common occur
renee at burials. The sheet was taken
away, the tarred rope entwining the blanket
cut, and the work of taking oil this last
covering was begun. Slowly the blanket
| was removed. The hlackencd, flcshless
face, showing marks of the Arctic soil, bore
no semblance to the dead man. The skin
was dried to the skull. The sightle<s sock.
cts and the half open mouth gave the dead
man look of mute, appealing agony. The
remains were completely identified as those
Of Lieut.. kislingbury.
The physicians made Il thorough eXami
nation, and the remains were then placed
back into the caskeL aud again lowered to
the grave. Returning to the city they made
al affidavit from which the following is
taken:
We found the body in an iron casket. On
the lid being removed it was taken from the
casket and placed upon table. 1t was
packed in cotton batting and encased with
cotton cloth tied with strings. On remov-
ing this it was found wrapped in wooden
blanket the whole length. Removing this
the body was in view. Its weight approx
mated, in our opinion, about 80 pounds.
On examination Of the head no signs of
wounds or injuries were visible. The skin
was not broken. The ears and nose were
intact. The eyes were sunken and wasted.
The hair was thick and from five, to six inch
es long. The face was covered with a
heavy reddish beard and mustache. On the
light side o. the upper jaw there were seven
teeth, the last molar being gone. On the
left side three teeth were gone, one incisor
and two molars; on the lower jaw two teeth,
moars, were gone. The skin and muscles
Of the interior portion Of the face and neck
were intact.
From the upper portion of the sternm
and clavical to the lower border Of the fifth
rib on the left side, the skin and muscles
b,,l all cd Il TO ba H.. Z ba
right side. The skin and muscles down 10
the lower border of the last rib were gone.
There were two openings between the fourt b
and fifth intercestal spaces into the thoracic
cavity. The skin and muscles on the interior
portion Of the abdomen were intact TO the
crest of the l!ium or pelvic bones
the muscles and skin Of anterior and posle-
rior of the thighs were entirely removed
except the skin on the outside portion Of
the knee joints; the muscles and skin of
the left ley were removed TO within three
inches Of the ankle joint. On the right leg
the skin and muscles were removed to with
in five inches of the ankle joint. Both feet
were intact, and the toes were all present.
There was no vestige of intcgument Or mus
cles on either arm, including the muscles
Of the shoulder blit,ies TO the wrist Joints,
except on the right fore arm, the iniero>se.
lis membrane remaining the i'csh and
muscles OH both hands were intact.
The examination Of the posterior portion
of the body showed that the skin and mus
cles Of the back from the seventh cervical
vertebr;r bad been dissected, or cut com
pIetely away, down to the bones, with the
exception of pieces Of skin from two to
three inches 81 uare on each side of the up
per portion OF the sacrum. The pelvic
bones were completely denuded. All The
extremites were attached to the body by
igamentsonly. No fractures ofthe body were
discovered. We found all the organs Of the
thorax and abdomen present. There was
evidence Of recent inflammation of the
stomach and bowels. The large intcstincs
were distended with hardened humps of fe-
cal matter, in which there was hair, moss,
Or woody libres. Iu our opinion the flesh
removed was cut away with some sharp in.
strument. That remaining on the feet,
hands and face showed no signs of decom-
position.