The Mankato free press., 1922-03-31
TIE THAT BOUND
WOMEN NOT CUT
OF ONE CLOSELY
FOLLOWED OTHER
Brother Refused To Permit
Operation Necessary To Save
Life of Rosa Black; Sisters
IlI With Yellow Jaundice Fol
owed BY Peneumonia; His
Eory Of Pair.
I IAssociated Press Dispatch. ]

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch1
chicago, March 30.-Josepfa and
Rosa Black, the "Siamese Twins"
died at a hospital here at 2:37
oselock this morning. Josepfa's
dsA&fh occurred first and was fol-
loved in a few seconds by the death
Of her sister. Physicians had de-
Glazed early in the night that in the
exkH of the death of one of the
Sisfers the other would die, mas
f1ut as their brother, Frank Bla-
zet lad refused to permit an OPP
era(on which would severe their
W wins have been confined in
Tho 'ftspital for the last ten days.
Jo4&{1{4 was i'll with yellow iaun-
dice 1nd this was followed by pneu-
moH Shortly before her death
Ros7 #as afflicted with bronchitis.
eAId Not Permit Operation.
'1Hing the refusal of the
bro to authorize the operation,
Or ii Breakstone, chief of the
surx staff of the hospital, de
clarca Ibis morning that 1t would
be sible to save one of the
twik - the event of the others
rfk stions had been made for
the retions and the physicians
were fsHy to make every effort to
save |'z life of at least one of the
won Hope of saving the life of
Josar/4 81 As abandoned al midnight.
accors' ii ID DR. Breakstone.
II fr.&f 10 get the consent OF the
bra{ ~ 1t operate TO save the life
OF bal he refused, to give his
~ : n al Fl, - ft,f = 81
Dpe fafIbh IS y !. {.
Dr. Breakstone explained that q
delicate operation would have been
necessary Before their death he
had expressed the opinion that the
phys iological affinity of the twins
was so vital that If one should die
the other also would suecurob be-
fore the band of flesh and bone
that joins them to be severed.
Although the twins possessed
separate respiratory and cardiac
systems, DR.. Breakstone explained
that they had only one set of sec
ondary digestive and pro- creative
The operation. he said.
would have necessitated the build
ing up of part of the digestive
organs to save the life or one twin.
Rosa One Married
Rosa was one married. her name
being Aosa Black Dvorak. She
is survived by normal eleven year
old boy. Her husband was a cap
tain in the German army and was
killed in action in 1917. She was
married fifteen years ago. Josepfa
never married ....
The little son, Franz, has been
at the bedside OF his mother who,
until within the last few hours was
less critically i'll than Josepfa.
The twins were born in Czecho-
Slovakia forty-two years ago. There
were four other children. all nor
NAL and all still alive. The father,
FIVE, Is also said to be alive.
The mother died "a year ago at the
age of sixty FIVE.
Acquired Considerable Wealth
During tour of thG world the
twins acquired considerable wealth.
They died without making a will
although their attorney, J. L. Triska
days in the hope that they would
be in condition to dictate a will. 4.
Franz, the eleven year old son,
knelt at the bedside weeping while
the surgeons endeavored to per
suade the brother to permit the
operation that they believed <
save the lads mother.
Medical records recalled by ply
sicians who have been interested in
the case disclose a number of So
called Siamese Twins. The original
Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng,
lived TO the age of sixty four. They
married sisters and Chang had six
children and Eng five, all of them
normal. Eng died first and sur
geon separated them. Chang died
soon after. -. "
World Famed Twins.
Twins that have attracted world
vide fame include the Hindu Sis
.ers, who we're Joined face to face.
he connection being at the chest;
he Newport twins, somewhat SINH
ar TO the Hindu Twins: the Orissd
Sisters, Saddica and Doddica, Joined
side to side; the Biddenden Maids
shoulder to shoulder with
only two arms: the Hungarian Sis
.ers, Helen and Judith, Joined back
% back at the lower segment of the
spine; and the North Carolina Sis,
.ars, Millie and Christine. joined as
we're the Hungarian Sisters, and the
Bohemian Twins, Rosetta and Jo-
;epha, connected in the same man
Ter as the twins who just died
Their connection was through the
oelvis, the right hip of one and the
eft of the other being fused to-
sether. e