{"id":5618,"date":"2015-01-30T17:42:04","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T23:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.decidedlygrim.net\/?p=5618"},"modified":"2023-12-12T19:48:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T01:48:41","slug":"morbid-fact-du-jour-for-january-30-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decidedlygrim.net\/?p=5618","title":{"rendered":"Morbid Fact Du Jour for January 30, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Today&#8217;s Raging Yet Truly Morbid Fact!<\/h3>\n<p>Setsuko Ogawa (21 at the time) was participating in morning physical exercise at the fifth army headquarters, 800 meters from the hypocenter\u00a0of the atomic bomb explosion in Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Although she sought refuge at a nearby park, raging fire forced her to flee into a small river. She was then rescued by soldiers and accommodated at an army headquarters. On August 9, she was transferred to another location, but died on August 11.<\/p>\n<p>Here is Setsuko&#8217;s dress, photographed by Hiromi Tsuchida.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decidedlygrim.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/a5fb8561-7fdf-4a39-9029-ab63d5049268-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decidedlygrim.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/a5fb8561-7fdf-4a39-9029-ab63d5049268-1-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decidedlygrim.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/a5fb8561-7fdf-4a39-9029-ab63d5049268-1-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.decidedlygrim.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/a5fb8561-7fdf-4a39-9029-ab63d5049268-1-620x678.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.decidedlygrim.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/a5fb8561-7fdf-4a39-9029-ab63d5049268-1.jpg 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Culled from:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #bb0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0876543603\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=theasylumeclecti&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399349&amp;creativeASIN=0876543603\">Nagasaki Journey: The Photographs of Yosuke Yamahata August 10, 1945<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Dream Job Du Jour!<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tamara <\/strong>sent this link to me stating that it looked like my &#8220;dream job&#8221;. \u00a0She knows me well!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxtwincities.com\/story\/27796206\/now-hiring-ramsey-county-seeking-someone-to-do-dirty-work-during-autopsies#at_pco=cfd-1.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Now hiring: Ramsey County seeking someone to do dirty work during autopsies<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Examples of Work Performed&#8221; include the following:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212; Removing internal organs for pathological examinations<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212; Collecting tissue and body fluid samples<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212; Removing jaws and teeth for identification purposes<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212; Removing foreign objects or projectiles and transporting the samples to the proper laboratory for further study<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212; Disposing &#8220;anatomical waste&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212; Processing bodies upon intake by taking height and weight measurements<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212; Returning internal organs to body cavities and sewing shut incisions<\/em><br \/>\nIf only it paid better than my current position&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Mortuary Photograph Du Jour!<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Howard <\/strong>graciously sent me a link to a mortuary photograph along with information about the photographer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decidedlygrim.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/3e80fef0-69a2-408f-945f-51708d03c5e8-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decidedlygrim.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/3e80fef0-69a2-408f-945f-51708d03c5e8-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decidedlygrim.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/3e80fef0-69a2-408f-945f-51708d03c5e8-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decidedlygrim.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/3e80fef0-69a2-408f-945f-51708d03c5e8-1-620x464.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.decidedlygrim.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/3e80fef0-69a2-408f-945f-51708d03c5e8-1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;This is from the &#8216;Costic\u0103 Acsinte Archive&#8217; which\u00a0is the project run by Cezar Popescu for the digitization and long term storage of Costic\u0103 Acsinte\u2019s photographic work: around 5.000 glass plates negative, a much smaller number of film negative and an unknown number of photographic prints. The gross of the archive is in the custody of Ialomi\u021ba County Museum.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colectiacosticaacsinte.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.colectiacosticaacsinte.eu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/costicaacsinte\">www.facebook.com\/costicaacsinte<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/costicaacsinte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.flickr.com\/photos\/costicaacsinte\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Flickr site is especially fascinating. \u00a0I adore the photos with cracked edges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Raging Yet Truly Morbid Fact! Setsuko Ogawa (21 at the time) was participating in morning physical exercise at the fifth army headquarters, 800 meters from the hypocenter\u00a0of the atomic bomb explosion in Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. 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