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BY ELISE PEARLMAN |, At the: stroke ot / nudnight on Halloween 1995. an ambulance brought its precious «argo to Huntington Hospital tor medical tests The results. based on CAT scans arai x rays. solved a my ster that had endured tor more than 20 vears The use ot the ambulance the medical amd tho anending phy ai tans donated frec oot charge equipment. 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Vanderbilt's most celebrated vacht Gress said that Vanderbalt s correspon dence documents fus effofts to obtaim an ex port pernut tor the mummy. after w hich it made its trans Atlant tnp back to the U med States aboard the SS Provatent Hammon The: mumimv amived at the Vanmterbt Estat in January 1932 where owas installed in the Hall of Both the woexton caskets and the cloth covering the ummm. altexted to the artifact s authen puroting nat but there was aud mam tot douht ntnguo deaters sometimes the hones of anmads in this tashen passing them oft to unassuming buyers Dunng VamterbmItU' s hteume. he was never cer tam what the: wrappings contained CGiress sard That Halloween. docters al Huntington Hospital learned the truth X rays and CAT scans revealed the con cus J Port TIMES RECORD SUBSCRIBE NOW SAVE UP TO 33% OFF NEWSSTAND COVER PRICE KEEP INFORMED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR! 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Ulffl¥fiaOlfitfi“\.’~\‘ifl‘ft\ Halloween in History Midnight visit to Huntington Hospital helped solve mummy mystery tours fe ho che remamsy of a Neuny Sth u ho had been umuultciy trvc tect tali Due to the healthy nature eft het hones. tors bedreved that she dred suddenty Gress said that in March 2003. Dr Mark DeSantis. a radiologist affihated with Stony Brook University Hospital. suggested that the mummy be re-exam- ined. in order to take advantage of the lat est technological advances in medical « anning and computer software The Suftolhk County Medical Examiner's Office transported the mummy to Stony Brook Hospital, where the radiology department staff volun- teered their services. According to Gress, not only were the new scans more detailed than the previ- ous images, but advances in computer technology also enabled the scans and x- rays to be viewed \in 4-D\ on a comput- er wreen \View ing in four dimensions means that the three -dimensional images gener- ated from the scans can then be rotated bt} degrees to view the invude of the mumimv trom all angles.\ Gress said. adding that this technology was made posssble through Vriatromx. a Stony Brook based medical research company Gress said that the new tests dhd not provide additional intormation as to why the young woman had ded \ftter the tests. the: mummy was returned to its onginal wooden coftin that had been plaved in storage Gress described the coffin as \beautifully paint- ed inside and out\ in a style consistent with Egypt's 21st Dynastic Period. While the wood has not yet been analyzed. Gress mdicated that such coffins were ivpically const.ucied of \pieces of woman hed Photo by Alan Pearlman The mummy is the basis for one of the Vanderty!t Museum's most popular programs mtuamere jomned together by pegs noted that the dinen encloping the mummy had become hard and brittle and that netting v as placed around the wrap ping to keep it intact Analyaus of the hieroglyphics on the mummy's coffin by Dr James Allen, a linguist affihated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, provuded insight into Egypuan beliefs about the afterlife The inscription on the coffin refers to Osins. the god of the underworld and his wife. Isis, both prominent figures in Egyptian lore. Dr. Allen explained that the top part of the coffin symbolized the world of the living while the lower portion represented life after death. The mummy is housed in a small guest room in the museum's nursery wing and awaits a larger and more prominent exhi- bition space. Gress said. Of interest is a separate display showcasing limen rem- nants that stull bear the scent of embalm- ing flurd used 3.000 years agoand a sam- ple of knotted blue hnen used to secure the mummy's wrappings as blue was the volor that Egyptians associated with the afterhtc and death A tooth tound at the buitom of the coffin shows wear from a diet that contained grains of sand Giress said that the mummy torms the buss of one of the museums most popu lat school programs tor grades tive and up. during which students lear about the ancient Egyptian religious befiets and the process of mummificationand get a first hand look at the mummy and its x-rays and CAT scans Gress sard she hopes that the museum will contmue to obtain further informa- muon about the mummy by sharmg the newly obtained images with researchers around the world. Haunted happenings around town Halloween Safe Zone The Northport Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its annual Halloween Safe Zone on Monday. October 31 from I1 to 4 pm Children may go \safe\ trick-or- treating at participating business in Northport. Huntington costume parade The Town ofHuntington will hold its second annual Children's Halloween Costume Parade starting at Gerard Street in Huntington Village on Monday, October 31 at 4:15 pm. Children of all ages and their parents or guardians are welcome to dress in costume and walk in the parade. Anyone who wishes to partic- ipate should plan to meet in front of the Huntington Post Office on Gerard Street at 4 pm. The parade route moves cast down Gerard Street and south down Wall -- Street, ending where Wall Street hits Main Street (Route 25A.) The Huntington Business Improvement District (BID). in coopera- tion with village merchants will be spon- soring its \Safe Trick-or-Treat\ program. Merchants throughout the town will pass out candy from 11 am to 6 pm. For infor- mation, call the Department of Citizen Services at 351-2877. Haunted dungeon 'The Students for 60,000 of Northport High School will hold its annual Haunted Dungeon event, featuring a kiddie barn and magic performed by Magic Matt, at the Trinity Episcopal Church on Main Streetin Northport on October 27 and 28, from 6 to 10 pm; on October 29 from 1 to 7 pm, and on October 30 from 5:30 to 8 pm. Admission is $5. ts owe chika ¥ 7 t
