New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-04
TIE CITY msPx,roR Asp PUBLIC raorsOrros.

THE CITY INSPECTOR AND PUBLIC PROTECTION.
! To ne Ejtor s| The NJ Y TIGrrs.
sIE: would SIX space il your columns to sxosss
whss conceive to be the shortcomings or chs ssi-
administration Of our laws With this object, world
aScress few important quesoss to the City fnspectsr
I ofNsw-YoIk, for him to explain the dangers bpversg
over the beads Of large portion Of popuIs' o. 10
the shape Of the present mole Of granog medical
tibeats OF the diseases and causes of DEATH sieg1
permits for the bunal OF deceased porsops and re
" feuTDs" maze and accepted Of the dad and their
burial. To this end would ssk the City lasosctoe
who and shat persons by lag, permitted TO far
nsb certificates Of diseases ard Of deaths a. tas
lfgsl permitsfor the bursl Of the dead Has tue City
Inspector st Of the names o. ths persons aorned
by law-y resnuiug a law 10 exist passed H9i-vhs
have the power privilege 10 furnish, grant csrG-
catee permits for the burial Of dsoe ed pers)ns2 Are
the superintendfnts Of our cemeteries Furnished With
such hst the names Of the pees1us anthDizsd ~
give certificates for the bursl Of the de,d7 it
cofdapoe with law or with the spirit ,d intention ofo
laws to permi, the usage Of perons indiscrtR
ratey professional and uopft essonay men aud Won
en- giving certificates of disease sud death for the nss
mtDt Of those deceasedl And II Is cuesc1ary 10 no
bureau Of the City Inspector 70 receive and secefs
tbese documents lFga1y authorizing the anal diss-
son of the bodies 70 which they refer. feel mCrs
inclined TO press these questions for the bensn OF nS
public in the cases demanding investigation becaesf
in the case of the unfortunate casualty which beresye4
ne Of my wife--slthough she was under msdisal aza
surgical ream ent for thrytwo hours with Der seases
TO the last momentthe certificates Of two Distinguished
physicians snd the application OF Mr. Bro wp seItoa
were deem ed insuficent-nO doubt correctly 81. fer
the burial Of her remains without first snbnrog she
death land my fsuys feelingsl to the painful ortsd
OF coroners inquest. Conradistipg1ishng this very
lowing which Ia admitted to be the com mon prsca o.
accepted by the City Inspector and Coronsrs, in the
City sDd County OF Eew-York:
Mary Morgsn, late Of Amity place, was a'lng sono
purchase medic,naR ~ drnu M sha
her some advice, and who expressed his oonfdescs
that she would get we'll bat she getting gors, hog
friends called in the aid of Dr. Henry Fisher Of Blsecksr
street, who at once told them that the poor crestsrs
was in dying condition. few hours later she die1-
Application was then made 10 DR.. Fisher for eer,s-
cate Of the disesse and the Of her death The
Doctor refused to furnish the required certificate Seeu-
ing TIE 10 be demanding the Coroner isvos-
tgaon as to the Of death. For this obje tue
Doctor notified the Fifteenth Ward Police DepsrtnisnL
pereon soon aferward called at the Station Hyass
and informed tho Captain Of the District that tbs
Coroner was not required, be bad proeurnd .
certificate for The interment of the body Of MGF
Morgan. DIR. Fisher bereUpon again requested
the head police Official to notify the Coroner, which 70
quest was imms distely complied with. From the Cx-
oner, DIR. Fisher was made acquainted with tks
sstoun ing fact that without taking the trouble pre-
caution Of first ascrr aiming The correctness of Mary
Morgau's DEATH and Of course, without seeing hx
body tue druggist had given certificate OF her dis
esse sDd Of her death. This eertic ate the Coroner
ed the plea that it all sufficient such
certificates constantly presented, and they, coa
sequenty, did not deem nth the time aud troabs
to rssA sn objection. Our citizens Who poisoned
with all sorts of sdulieraons who to IN
sorte of accidents accidents real aud the clients
Of quackery and Of ignorance includedwin read ths
above a safe proceeding truly; a safety 70 be
relied when consider TIE exis euce in t1is c Of
sin. outrage, and ignorance, which ride rampant in
New-Yorkl Who is safe when any body eau certify
8 death ard grant certificate for the burial Of the
dead and no question:, asked? Will the City Inpestsr
answer? A. G. CAsTLE, N. ID.