The Butler weekly times., 1897-11-25
FINDS A LOST SISTER.
Student Fx,nts Mt N Chicago HOspita

Post Mortem.
In the diss ectiDg room Of the
county hospital yesterday morning
WAS witnessed as dramatic a scene
as ever came within the range of fc
tion, says the Chicago Tribune. The
Happening was 30 sudden aud start
ling aud 60 surcharged with s"rrow
that the ply sicians and attendants
were overcome, though their practice
end work have steeled them beyond
most persons.
DR.. ". T Kirby, one of the hos
pital physician, WAS about to perform
an autopsy ou the body of Minnie
Heath, q young girl who weary OF
tn. sorrow aud horror of her life,
had taken carbolic acid to end 1t
After her body passed through the
Coroner's hands it was taken to the
county morgue
Four weeks ago DIR. Kirby received
a letter from brother physician. q
specialist practiciug III Chicago. The
letter said young man had just
come from Louisville. Ky, to place
himself under the care of the spe
cialist for slight though stubborn
s'lment The young man was q
medical student, just entering on
bis studies and the specialist asked
his friend, DR. Kuby to allow him
TO visit the hospital and see the in
stitution under intelligent guidance
DR.. KIRBY wrote to h,s friend to
eend the young K+ntuckian over and
be would do all be could for him.
The visit was paid one week ago yes
t,rday. The student showed deep
interest in all that pertained to his
future profession. As he parted
from DR. Kirbv he said:
Il suppose I must accus.om my
eslf to everything with which ply
eician has to deal. ] tell you frank
iy I should like much to attend a
post mortem examination
DR.. Kirby told him when next he
was to hold an autopsy he would
send for the student On Friday
night DR.. K,rby called up bis friend
and asked him to tell his young
Kentucky patient there would be an
autopsy at the hospital the next
morning on the body of girl sui
eide Promptly at 8 a. m the stu
dent was at the County Hospita'
ply sician's door. Together they
went to the d,ssecting room There
DR.. Kirby told his visitor that post
nortems were not pleasant things
to the unini'iated and he jokingly
added:
"Now don't faint"
The student laughed and said
he was horror proof Then the at.
tendants brought out sheet-ehroud
ed body and placed it on the table
The features of the dead were cover
ed There was only half-light il
the place. The medical studen
stood at the head OF the covered
form One of the attendants drew
the sheet down, disclosing the face
DR. Kirby heard balfsnfed ex
clrmation, He locked towards hi
visitor. The students face was a
white as the sheet which shroudet
the dead. The doctor went toward
him but before he could reach hi
side the student had fallen to th
doortinsensible
The attendants dashed water il
his face and DR.. Kirby forced brand
b tween his closed lips, but it wa
ionse er than usual before conscious
ness came back.
When the student came outof tn
faint, he passed bis hand before hi
eyes, staggered to his feet, looke
again at the face of the dead, an
cried:
"My God, my sister"
They led him from the room an
IN broken worls re told Dr. Kirb
his sister had left the Louisvill
home FIVE years before aud from tbs
day neither parents, nor brothers
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