The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-21
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HoeHFEa, u. Y. Aug. 1.-THE
most heartrsnds1g disclosures were made
in dis, city this morning regarding the
remains Of Lisuienant KislingbuEy, of
the Arctic expedition. who died amid
the Arctic snow Last June. IL 10 es1ab-
flshed beyond all question theE canna-
balism va resorted 70 By the starving
men Of The Greedy expedition. and shows
TINT the lives Of those saved were pre-
served only by eating the dead bodies
of their companions. Lieut.. Kisling-
burY's relatives here were filled with
horrible doubts as soon g they learned
that the disclosures had been made IN
New York regarding esG1lbaliem among
the members Of the expedition, and they
determined to learn the truth to-day by
taking up the caskes from Is resting
place. The cAskes was opened IN the
presence Of Frank W. Kisli9gbuEy end
Jno. r. KlsIinebury, brothers OF the de-
ceased, and Chas- Buckly, DR.. r. A.
Vaudeville, Y. p. Stillson, Assistant
superintendent Vaudeville and two re-
porters Of the Post Express. The lid Of
| the casket was removed and the en-
shrcuded form taken from its bed In .
mass Of cotton waste and placed on Q
table, the blanket covering then removed
and the bleckenAd, heshless face showed
the marks Of Attic soil, but bore no re-
semblance TO the dead. The skin Wa
dried to the skull, the sightless sockets.
and half Openod mouth gave the dead
man look of mute, appealing agony
The remains were completely ideAtlfied
IS those of KislingbuFy. The physlcianl
made g thorough examination and the
remains were then placed back in the
casket and then lowered into the grave
Returning to the city the physicians
made an af1dAYit In which they say the
body IN weight appropriated In ouI
| opinion about fifty pounds. On exami
nation OF the head no signs Of . WOUND
| or Injuries were visible. From the up
per portions of the sterEum and claVlcll
to the lower portion Of the nth rib OF
the left side, the skin aud muscles haC
all been removed down 10 the ribs. Or
the right side the skin and muscles
down 90 the lower border of the last I'll
were gone. There were two opening
into the thoracic cavity. The muscles
removed except the skin on ia
muscles and skin of the left leg were re
moved to within three inches of tn
ankle JOINT. On the right leg, the skin
and muscles were removed to within
three inches OF the ankle joint. Bot
feet were intact, the toes all present
There was no YestiGe of ligament o
muscles on either arm, including tn
muscles of the shoulder blades TO th
wrist joints. though the FISH and mus
cles of both hands were intact. The skI
and muscles of his back had been dis
sected or cut completely away down
the bones, with exception OF piece o
skin from two to three inches squar
on each side OF the upper pOrtio
of the sscrum. The pelvic bones wei
completely denuded. All the extrem
ties were attached to the body by ligt
ments only. No fractures Of the bod
were discovered. We found all the o
gans of the thorax and abdomen pre-
ent. There was evidence of recent ii
Illumination of the stomach and boWell
The large intestines were distended wit
hardened Jumps of focal matter in Whic
there was hair. moss or woody fibre. ]
our opinion the flesh removed was CT
away with some sharp instrument. TIL
remaining on the feet, hands and faG
} showed no signs OF decomposition.