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"The divisional surgeon, Dr. Brandon, in an interview with our
representative, made the following statements:
"'The bones found are those of the left arm of a middle-aged or elderly
man about five feet eight inches in height. All the bones of the arm are
present, including the scapula, or shoulder-blade, and the clavicle, or
collar-bone, but the three bones of the third finger are missing.'
"'Is this a deformity or has the finger been cut off?' our correspondent
asked.
"'The finger has been amputated,' was the reply. 'If it had been absent
from birth, the corresponding hand bone, or metacarpal, would have been
wanting or deformed, whereas it is present and quite normal.'
"'How long have the bones been in the water?' was the next question.
"'More than a year, I should say. They are quite clean; there is not a
vestige of the soft structures left.'
"'Have you any theory as to how the arm came to be deposited where it
was found?'
"'I should rather not answer that question,' was the guarded response.


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