When was it published?

March 6, 1867 in The Greene County Republican

Domestic News March 6, 1867

The Greene County Republican

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Buffalo Bodies, Dead Infants, Mystery Deaths, Grand Trunk Depot, American Express Shipment

Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania

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What is this article about?

In Buffalo on Feb. 27, detective police discovered five dead bodies—two males, two females, and a newborn infant—packed nude in flour barrels at the Grand Trunk Railroad depot, shipped via American Express to Ann Arbor, Michigan. The bodies, dead less than a week with no violence marks, are being prepared for identification amid public excitement.

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Buffalo, Feb. 27.-Five dead bodies two males, two females, and one newborn infant, were found by the detective police at the Grand Trunk Railroad depot this afternoon. They were shipped through the American Express Company for Ann Arbor, Michigan.-- The bodies were packed in flour barrels in nude state, and had not been dead over a week. They were not decomposed, and bore no marks of violence.-- The bodies are now being cleansed of flour, and will be exposed for identification to-morrow morning. The city is wild with excitement.

What sub-type of article is it?

Death Or Funeral Crime

What keywords are associated?

Buffalo Bodies Dead Infants Mystery Deaths Grand Trunk Depot American Express Shipment

Where did it happen?

Buffalo

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Buffalo

Event Date

Feb. 27.

Outcome

five dead bodies (two males, two females, one newborn infant) found; not decomposed, no marks of violence; being cleansed and exposed for identification.

Event Details

Detective police found the bodies packed nude in flour barrels at the Grand Trunk Railroad depot; shipped via American Express Company to Ann Arbor, Michigan; dead less than a week.