The evening world., 1894-02-05
LIKE A DEv|L-fISA.
A Baby with a Remarkable Face
Born in Elizabeth, N. ].
Its Mother. Mrs. Bigert. Had Seen
One Of the Fishes Caught.
This Child Has q Mouth Like that
of the Animal She Saw.

ELIZABETH, y. j., Feb. BIN the
house at 622 Cameron place, near Rector
street. this city, Is a child with a mouth
like that OF "A devil fish. The child was
born three weeks ago, and its parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Bigert.
When born the baby had a row Of
teeth large and small. There were two
big protruding tusks, one on each side
Of the nose, and a number of smaller
teeth. all Of which were removed by
the physicians.
The child has no roof to its mouth,
and where the big teeth were pulled
out there are two holes that lead direct
ly to the eyes.
round ball OF flesh, composer Of the
roof Of the mouth and the centre of the
upper lip,
This %pr9tuberance gives the monstros-
s'cians are going to try and remove the
bail of flesh by an operation when the
child gets a few months older and some
what stronger.
The mother is deeply attached to the
nttle one, and when a reporter called
there this afternoon she was feeding II
fr9m a bottle; 1t Is unable to nurse.
She has been married three years. This
is her second child, the other being a
nlce-looking girl OF two years. She is a
swiss ond ha. been in America seven
and is employed In Peter Bre.dt's
brewery here. She went with her nus
hand last summer on an excursion TO
out of the ladies' cabin to see the men
NJ the sport one of them pulled up a big
dev!liish and Popped 1t on the deck just
AT her feet. She gave one look ut the
ugly creature and then shrieked in ter
ror, and. clapping her hands over her
Eyes, fled to thu cabin, from which she
could not he persuaded 10 move until
the boat got back to k,lizabethport.
when 7 looked ut thu hsh." said Mrs.
RigeTt, II saw what looked like two big
iecth or horns protruding from each side
u It's upper jaw, could not hanish
this sight from my mind, | said nothing
about tho matter to anybody, not even
When my child was born, there, stick
.nB out ~ its mouth, were two teeth
Ike those saw on the iiSh.
Mrs, Timer, a midwife, attended me
IN my Illness, ynd when she saw the ap-
usardnce OF the infant she ummoned
DIR. MraVl1g, WHO removed al the teeth.
The story is mo-, true that the doctors
wlntei to put the child out OF the way,
At leas, | dld not hear anything said 10
that er"ct,..l would not allow such a
De killrl when | am willing t. rear him?
Besides, II the operation IL successful Of
removing that hall Of flesh from his nose
he VII not look - ~friShtful l called
him Theodore after his father"
The young mother as she sad this
augged the m!sshapen infant II her
bosom.
Mrs. Blgerl is a blonde OF the regular
Swiss type.
The child seems hardy and strong for
it's age and has quite II growth of dark
hnIr ON its small head. Its blue eyes
are deeply sunk IN the sockets and seem
to he somewhat affected by the NAL
NJ the mouth,
Mas. iiigert before her marriage was
4 Miss Lena Saher, and lived with the
family of John RaSWe. a wealthy liquor
merchant in Elizabeth. Her husband is
twCnty-nin" years Old,
The strange happening has caused
quite u stir In the ncighborhood of the
tenement where the Bigerts live and
many curious persons have called at the
house during the last few days sine
the news was circulated.