The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-11-15
ID KING lNHUMANTY-- PIC
RE- OF'MERRY ENGLAND.'

= NQlkhouse, proving Oha' III IePe''
distances, indeed almost constantly,
inmates Of that establishment, who
mpoyed ~ CRUSHING bones,N 90 be
manurel have kuSved oil the
10 that clung to them and even suck
he marrow from Them, when both
lnaslale OF pulrescence, TO ap'
.,a,c the rage of their hunger. Often
" D., they known to quarrel for these
smeng themselves, and raw po-
80 were very frequently ealen BY
'.,.p employed in gardening
) ,ch statements almost make ones
,l,od curdIe, al the terrible wreched'
% - and starvation which In Merry
J., land can reduce human beings TO
- n ex'rrmlies, and YET the facts are
,,rblished bv abundant add conclusive
nilence. In the letter of the Times
correspondent OF sept. l3, there is a
IA ge body of This testimony. John
{ =, fifty four ysars OF age, testified
tAsl he had been 10 the workhouse, and
ea't,loyed in crush ng bones. lie goes
on To say:
4 worked at bone cursh ing weeks
The bones were of all kinds. TheIt
were horse bones and cattle bones and
might have been human bones amoog
them without my knowing il. !
have seen the men gnaw the bits oi
meat or hard grisle, aud eat the mario"
uul OF The bones. have done so my
aR. They were very dirty, being
untitled about with the rest. have,
sven some of the men eat tainted grIstIt
and marIow.--Wben 4 got bad bone j
gave il 10 some one who was not so par.
,cular. This lasted all the time was
,hre. Generally speaking, all bones
we're stale. | have seen cart come
With bones--they were fresh. saw
TIE men quarre many times for the
bones. They would hide them away
tcom each other,-I have hidden them
wl got an opportunity 10 pick them.
The stuff was not fit fox men TO cal
tinger made them DO it. We had not
o,vd enough 10 support US in proper
sly We were worked very hard. On
tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays We
G,l no bread at dinner ,ime.-They
complained among themselves abouI
waut Of sufficient food. We did moi
The master see US picking the bones
a we could help it, Tor fear he should
llow US up. He mus, have known II
/ aave done jobbing about the garden,
snd have picked up raw potatoes, 'urnips
snd carrots, and eaten 'hem. l ate a
.{,,u Of raw cabbage and The master
scoIded me for it. | have seen men,
- amen and children eat raw potatoes
y Aen they were engaged getting them
IN. We rubbed the dirl of on OuI
r,ahes. We eat the potatoes 10 moist
"a cur mouths aad help to fill up our
omschs. Hunger aud thirst made US
en raw potatoes. remember on one
occasion being very thirsty and sucking
piece of marrow; but It was so bad |
aid 1oi go on with it'll was in the house
last winter and The winter before. The
boae picking wa, going on al both these
umes.'
There is much evidence Of the came
tenor William Trumen tesifes;
While was employed al bone crash
ing The men were in The habit Of pick.
irg The bones and ealing The marrow out
ci them. Some Of the marrow have
sen the men eat was red, black, pur.
pie and all manner Of colors. Ii smell.
very badly, enough to knock me down.
il made me quite i'll, so that could no
, omach my vcluals when gol home,
sod i, made me sick when | thought of
II, never cal any Of lhe bones myself
nor did eat any of the marrow. What
they ale was moi fit for dog. Very
I,w dogs would eat it, / believe tina
she cause of the men eating The bad stuff
Aas hunger
These facts. concerning the manage.
aacnl of the andoyer Unjon Work
hOuse, led to enquiry. Mr.. Mundy,
rne of the guardians made a personal
Investigation and en- sscertaining the
lscIs, and even examining bones thai
al been hid away under the ash heap
rpon which dirty water and other filth
Tad been thrown, requested Of The Board
,lal the Poor Law Commissioner should
be invited 10 make an inquiry into the
case. They refused-some orIhem say |
ing il was matter Of lasle, and if lht
,nen enjoyed the picking Of The bones
,hey should, not be prohibited from iD!I
Through The exetttons of Mr.. Wakey, i
the Coroner an inquiry was instituted
which established every Thing ch1rgeo
same Of the witnesses even gong be-
r9nd anything alleged, and yet The in.
..luiry wat stoned, although other char |