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March 21, 1868
The Shasta Courier
Shasta, Shasta County, California
What is this article about?
A woman in Cincinnati died and was placed in a cemetery vault due to frozen ground. When the coffin was opened for burial, she was found to have given birth to twins postmortem; all three were deceased.
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A Horrible Report—Birth of Twins in a Coffin.—A German paper of Cincinnati says:
On Thursday a well known lady died, and on Saturday was placed in the vault at the Lick Run Cemetery, it being impossible to bury her on account of the ground being frozen so hard. Yesterday the friends went out to the burying ground to attend to the interment. While there they requested the undertaker to open the coffin, when the fact was revealed that the lady had given birth to twins. All three were, however, dead when discovered.
On Thursday a well known lady died, and on Saturday was placed in the vault at the Lick Run Cemetery, it being impossible to bury her on account of the ground being frozen so hard. Yesterday the friends went out to the burying ground to attend to the interment. While there they requested the undertaker to open the coffin, when the fact was revealed that the lady had given birth to twins. All three were, however, dead when discovered.
What sub-type of article is it?
Extraordinary Event
Curiosity
Medical Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Postmortem Birth
Twins In Coffin
Cemetery Vault
Frozen Ground Burial
Where did it happen?
Lick Run Cemetery, Cincinnati
Story Details
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Lick Run Cemetery, Cincinnati
Story Details
A well-known lady died on Thursday and was placed in a vault on Saturday due to frozen ground. On the following day, friends opened the coffin for burial and discovered she had given birth to twins, but all three were dead.