The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-01-23
| VgRE STRANGE FREAK.
SIlmsss twins Born to 4 Cincinnati,
Ohio, Couple.
one 6iaak, the 0theF whIte-Ths
GiFl'IIAd Ne Heart, Vet Lived
ser . Long while.

Marriage and children. It is thl
most delightful moment In human exis
lance. Alb, who would blot out tn
pleasures q anticipatioaf What thel
must b the revulsion Of feeling, the dis
appointment and misery that enter tn
heart, when the child Of whom 30 mucl
was expected turns out 10 be 4 mon
strosityf 49, N& ~
One Of the Tarsst forms Of the monster
species was given birth 70 about iou
years ago By Mn. Bryant, the vie .
Edsar Bryant, . wealthy young broker 0
this bily. II Was he ilrut born, and 0
eo1rsS vas great disappointment 70 ID,
parents because Of the deiormity. Tw'
children were joined together similarly b
the famous Simese twins. The connect
ing link was six inches long and thfeI
inches In diameter. Il was attached b
each body Just below ths fihS, and va
much firmer than the muscular tissue Il
any other part Of the body. TkschildreI
Welspronounced typesof two distinct faeei
The larger one was as fair as lily, witt
. fine bead and well-propoFtioned body
while the other was a. black a. night
with the features Of an African. . long
BODY with prctnbarant abdomen and very
short legs and arms. ssfisA 80
ThedaFk child's head was badly formed
resembling an idiot. They were Of differ
emit sexes, the white child being boy
The workings Of nature are past finding
out. -.A-
The parents being fashionable people
could not stand the constant annoyance
Of hiding the existence Of the children
and sent them TO private nursery. Al
three years Of age the boy was . big,
bouncing fellow, while the girl was siekly,
and required medical treatment all the
time. The fnture existence Of the child
rem, which had always given rise to q
great deal q apprehension on account d
their color and sex, was settled by q fall
down . flight Of stairs. The boy escaped
with few bruises, while the girl, being
weak, was severely hurt. one Of her arma
being broken. She vas also injured inter.
nally.
Dr.. Murat, q French surgeon, attended
the children, and alter . careful study d
The cnse, came 70 the conclusion that Il
was possible % sever The connecting link
without causing daAth. Or permanent
injury. There seemed 10 be good ground
for the belief and there ives q further
encouragement 10 try the experiment in
the fact that the boy evidently absorbed
. large share Of the girls vitality and
nourishmsnt, and II this were not
changed the sirl could not possibly 70
cover hon hsr injuries. II one should
de while they remained joined together
the death Of the other would certainly
follow, Il was believed, as in the case Of
the eiamess twins.
An operation having been decided upon;
the children were put under the influence
Of an anRsthetic. The connecting tissue
had hardened since the birth Of the
twins, and at this time IL was .gristle.
The surgeon was puzzled Is to the place
10 make the separation. There was no
guide 10 indicate the best location, and q
point midway between the bodies was
finally settled upon.
A circular incsion was made through
the skin, and II was slowly carried To-
ward the center. There was not much
hemonhage. Almost in the center line
four large arteries were found, two Of
them pulsating much stronger than the
othera The direction Of the aow Of blood
appeared 70 b from each body to the
other and back again, making two arteries
ant two veins. This seemedto indicate
that each child had . separate artsrial
stem, which was extended through the
link 10 the body Of the other one. This
being % was q strong point In favor Of
success. A ligature was put loosely upon
each artery and vein and they were SeWed'
1he 1igntures were instantly tightened,
An alarming change came over each
child. They went into . state Of collapse
and there was every INDIGESTION that theJ
would 10Th die 10 lew momentA TIT
BLACK child stopped breathing In Nv
minutes. The surgeon labored over tb'
boy Tor an hour, using artificial respera
Tim and ntfmulanfa and hia 0ffolf VA
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