Ukube “uMfana oseBhokisini” ubesaphila namuhla, ubezoba neminyaka engama-70 ubudala. Umhlaba awusoze wazi ukuthi impilo yakhe ibizokwenzeka kanjani, noma ngabe bekuyimpilo ejwayelekile egcwele umndeni, umsebenzi, nomphakathi - noma mhlawumbe okungajwayelekile okumakwe yiminikelo ebalulekile emphakathini.
Esikhundleni salokho, umfana obulewe uhlala eyindida ende emashumini eminyaka ngemuva kokutholakala kwesidumbu sakhe ebesingakaziwa ebhokisini lamakhadibhodi ePhiladelphia, ePennsylvania. Ingane, iminyaka yayo eyayinqume ukuba neminyaka emi-3 kuya kwengu-7 ubudala, yatholakala ngoFebhuwari 1957 inqunu, ishayiwe futhi iyodwa.
Akekho noyedwa oqhamukile ozoveza igama lakhe. Akakaze abikwe ukuthi ulahlekile. Wayebizwa ngokuthi “uMfana oseBhokisini” futhi namuhla waziwa nangokuthi “Ingane YaseMelika Engaziwa.” Futhi yize sekuyiminyaka emingaka, kunjalo, icala lihlala livulekile ngethemba lokuthi ngelinye ilanga othile uyokwazi ukuthi ngubani isisulu esincane nokuthi kwenzekani ngaye.
Umfana oseBhokisini
KwakungoMsombuluko ngoFebhuwari 25, 1957 ngenkathi lo mfana etholakala eseshonile, embethe kuphela ishidi le-threadbare futhi efakwe ebhokisini elikhulu lamakhadibhodi. Ibhokisi leli belifakwe ngaphansi kwesihlahla esiseceleni kweSusquehanna Street engxenyeni yedolobha iFox Chase. Ngalezo zinsuku, uSusquehanna Street kwakuwumgwaqo ogcwele ukhula emaphandleni, futhi uyindawo yokulahla udoti ethandwayo. Ibhokisi belingeke livuse izinsolo lapho, futhi umfana kungenzeka ukuthi wahlala lapho engatholakali amasonto, ngaphandle kokuthi umfundi owayezulazula waba nelukuluku lokwazi futhi wavula ibhokisi.
Ngaphakathi kwebhokisi
Ngaphakathi uthole umfana olimele futhi obukeka ebuthaka engaphansi kweminyaka eyisikhombisa. Izinwele zakhe zazigejiwe ngemuva kokushona kwakhe emzameni wokwenza kube nzima ukuzibona. Ngaphandle kwebhokisi nengubo, abukho obunye ubufakazi esizeni. Ngokulandela indlela eyanyathelwa ngaphansi kommbila ovela ebhokisini, abaphenyi bathola ikepisi elihlaza okwesibhakabhaka, kepha akwenzanga lutho ukusiza uphenyo. Ezinye izingqinamba neziphetho ezilahlwe eceleni komgwaqo, kufaka nezicathulo zepheya zengane, kuvele ukuthi azihlangani necala.
Imbangela yokufa koMfana ebhokisini
Ukuhlolwa kukaPostmortem ngalo mfana kwembula ukuthi ubulewe ukuhlukumezeka ngamandla, futhi walinyazwa ezindaweni eziningi, kodwa alikho ithambo lakhe elaphulwayo. Njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili, umfana wayenqunu, kodwa kwakungekho zimpawu zokuthi umfana wadlwengulwa noma wanukubezwa nganoma iyiphi indlela.
Umfana ubenesibazi sokuhlinzwa se-hernia eselaphekile emgodleni wakhe, kanye nesibazi sokusikwa emthanjeni eqakaleni lakhe, zombili lezi zinto ezibonisa ukuthi uthole ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okuqeqeshiwe.
Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo, izithombe zalo mfana oshonile zavela emaphephandabeni nasemaphosta kuyo yonke le ndawo. Odokotela babuzwa ngeziguli zesilisa ezisencane ezelashelwa i-hernias nokumpontshelwa igazi. Kepha ngaphandle kophenyo olunzulu, akukho mkhondo oqinile ovelile.
Ngabe le khephu elihlaza okwesibhakabhaka liyalingana yini nobugebengu?
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Kutholakale futhi eduze kwesidumbu soMfana eBhokisini kwakuyisigqoko sendoda eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Kulebuli kufakwe ilebuli ebhalwe ukuthi yiRobbins Bald Eagle Hot Company etholakala ku-2603 South Seventh Street.
Umnikazi wale ndawo uHannah Robbins utshele abaseshi ukuthi uyamkhumbula umuntu othenge le kepisi ngoba ecele ibhande lesikhumba eliyingqayizivele ngemuva. URobbins uphinde watshela amaphoyisa ukuthi indoda eyathenga isigqoko ibukeka ifana noMfana oseBhokisini futhi wayengenawo umgqakazo. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokuthi ikepisi belijwayelekile, abaphenyi bebengakwazi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ngabe linokubaluleka okuthile kuMfana osebhokisini le-Box.
Abangaba abasolwa
Sekube nenqwaba yabasolwa kuleli cala, okungenzeka ukuthi u-Arthur noCatherine Nicoletti nendodakazi yabo eneminyaka engu-20 ubudala, u-Anna Marie Nagie. Lo mndeni wawuhlala amakhilomitha angu-1.5 ukusuka endaweni yokutholwa futhi bahlala njalo bethatha izingane eziningi ukuzikhulisa.
Abaseshi abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi uMfana oseBhokisini wake waba yisakhamuzi sakwaNicoletti. Noma kunjalo, lokhu akukaze kufakazelwe. Namuhla, eminyakeni engaphezu kwengama-64 kamuva, ukuthi ungubani lo mfana kanye nombulali wakhe kusengaziwa. Kepha uphenyo luyaqhubeka.
Kamuva umfana wakhishwa
Umfana oseBhokisini wakhishwa ngonyaka ka-1998 eyohlolwa i-DNA, kwathi ngaleso sikhathi icala lavela kwi-Most Wanted yaseMelika. Lokhu kuphume nemikhondo eminingi, eminye yayo ayiphumanga ngaphandle, eminye yayo kusaphenywa ngayo.
Ingane YaseMelika Engaziwa
Ngesikhathi sonke le ndaba yavela kuthelevishini, uMfana waseBhokisini wathola igama lakhe elisha nendawo yokungcwaba e-Ivy Hill Cemetery eCedarbrook, ePhiladelphia, ngenkathi izindleko zenkonzo yomngcwabo, kanye nebhokisi kanye netshe eliyinhloko - elalibhalwe ukuthi "America's Ingane Engaziwa, ”ngaphansi kwesithombe semvu - yakhokhelwa nguCraig Mann, indodana yomuntu owangcwaba umfana kuqala ngo-1957.
Kuze kube ngo-1998, lo mfana ubengcwatshwa ensimini yombumbi ngaphansi kwetshe elicacile elinombhalo olula othi “Baba waseZulwini, Ubusise Lo Mfana Ongaziwa,” kulandelwe usuku okwatholakala ngalo isidumbu sakhe. Leli tshe manje lihleli ngaphambili kwesiqephu lapho kulele khona umfana.
