The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-30


Twins" died az "a hospital here 90
day at 81 O'Clock Joscfa's death
occurred first and was followed IN
a few seconds by the death ct her
sister Physicians had declared
early In IN" night that IN the event
OF the death uf one ut tn 4istpgu
the other would die inusmucn ~
their brother Frank BnzoE. had
refused To- permit an operation
which would separate their bod
les. liis position was due tu the
expressed desirc at Rosa to die
with her sister rather than sub
NIT 20 % separation operation
The Twins nad ueen su hospital
10 days. iuscfu was 100 with yellow
yaunu.C" wnItn was followed hy
pneumonia. shortly before net
death Rosa was afflicted w,n
bronchitis.
Following the refusal OF unc
brother Co authorize the operation,
ir D. ~ Brcukstonr. yhf,i OF tUu
surgical stair OF the hospital In-
clurcd this morning that t would
De- impossible Go save one ct tb"
twins in the event ot thv other
death
Preparations hnd been made spr
Z
we're ready tu make every effort
7 tu save the NE OF ut least one ut
the women.
& Hope uf saving the NE o. -ascia
was abandoned a; U4tntHht. nee
curding to Dr DreukHtOnc
/ Muuldn't Consent tn Operation
y tried to gpt the consent OF the
brother to optTate To save the re
of Rosa but he refused to give
/ his permission. added the physic-
I ian.
Dr Brcakstone explained that
uvlicntc operation would have
been necessary Before their death
hc had expressed the opinion that
/ the physiological affinity o ,nc
twins WAS 30 vital that 10 ouo
should die theuther might also sue
cumh bvfur" she band pf fle-h and
bone that joins them could hc Sew
cred
! Although the twins nosssssa,d
separate respiratory and cardiac
~ TENS Dr Hrenkstunc explained
ihat the, had only on, cot OF sec-
undnry digestive and pro .cr.atl.c
organs. Inc operation. hv suid.
would have necessltat,d th, build-
INK ~ uf q pat OF the dlG,stiv"
and other essential organs to Hasv
the lifc OF one twin
Ron wns once married. her
name being Rosa Blazok uvoraR
She is survived by normal N year
old boy. Her husbaDd was a cap
tain IN the German army ana was
KILLED in action IN lbl7. Sh. was
married l o years ago. Joscfa never
married.
The little son. Franz has been az
the bedside nf his mother who.
until within the last few hnUrs was
less critically 40 than JoHsfa.
The twins were the sccund ofs
. spring Of O. normal purtntnvV iu
CNeCho Sluvukin a. years ago.
There were four other childrru
all normal ana all stlll living Tho
father is also said 20 bc alive. ME
nEo being 50 y,urH The mother
died H year ago ut the age of G5
years.
Were wealthy
During "a tour of the world the
twins acquired considerable wealth
They died without making Will
As the women grew weaker last
night physicinns pleaded with the
brother 10 perm an operation,
according 10 hospital attendants.
lie was the only adult relative cap
able under the Illinois law Of glv-
INK this consent.
But the pleas OF the doctors were
in vain
No" said the brother. $50. not
eVca " Rosa lives for hours after
Joscfo dies. There shall be no op-
cration
pr J. OtraEovc personal phyl-
can of the twins. appealed 20 the
brother without success Their a.
torney declined % discuss the mat
ter with the brother
Two hours past midnight nr
Hrsnkstonc said there was no need
Of prolonEing the argument with
the brother,
IT IN useless" he salf The Goa
ditlon OF each IN now the same
the condition that forecasts certain
death An operation now would do
no good
Franz. he n year old son. knolt
at the bedside weeping white the
surgeons cndcavored TO persuade
the brother to permit the operation
when they believed that they might
save the child's mother.
The two patients have had a
gradual ueghnNt htNufdlhk TO ih'
rN0r' which hung in their sick
room.
..,e figures on this chart chow
ed tho following.
Tuesday six .. ms
At ten temperature. nj is pulse
nt 20 respiration
Rosa es. IS; 90
Jossfa. -. 90; 20,
"Wednesday 3 p. m.
Wednesday p. M.
Pnsa; lOi; 100, ~.
Josefa. iO2.2i i20; az
The physicians said the women
reacted differently TO the same
: medicine although the Illness re-
Gently has heen OF the same ma
J turc.
Recalls Other Cnsc-
Medical records recalled hA
lphyrlcians who have been inter
osted IN the case disclosed q mum
) her OF so called siamese twins. tn.
original Siameae twins. Chang ans
= Eng. lived 90 the age OF 81. The,
! hmarried sisters and Chang has ~
; children and ems five, all of then