New-York tribune., 1867-07-31
THE MORG UE.

DESCRIPTION OF TIE HEw-YoRK DEAD-HOUsE-
DISPOSITION MADE OF THE BoDIES-ISMATEs
oPTHE MORGUE-sHAD0wS on THE WALL
THE UNKNOWN DEAD.
On the upper side of Twenty -sixth-st, and very
near the edge OF East River unpretendlng apart
ment situated on the ground floor Of the Bellevue Hospi-
ta bearing in severe gilt letters the door name
which instantly gives rise 10 many mournfu reflections,
but which irressby the attention OF the
by II Ia "THE MoRGUg" The room devoted to this use
Is smal-scarcey 20 square Immediately upon enter
Interior The floor Is made OF small bricks, the aernat
ing red and wilto OF which form curious checkerwork
and pleasant The room IL divided into two compart-
ments OF about equal size the separation being glass
length OF the apartment The rghthand side OF this par
tton utterly devoid of furniture The only object upon
tie hare white wall wRnutfTamed copy OF the print
ed rules aud regulations Of the MOrgue. They are simple
and tow They describe the disposition made OF inc un
and the time they are preserved for identification
The giassroom as the other compartment may ceS Se
tans four tables with iron frames ana heavy marble
slabs for tops Upon these marble tables ,Ie Doues %
after being stripped naked with the exception 81 e3Se
ing about the Oins, are Laid on their Dacks i upDel
tubes are SUSPENDED "a from 9 oss be s toreh"d OF the
dead 10 keep Il fesh and cool until identlicallon sLa
have taken place, the time expires Tor tc exposure OF
the body Twenty-four hours the usual time III the
remains identified they are given INTO Tue n5 on
te friends aye been found upon the body II
dentIcatiOn takes place, the corpse aer the usual IN
uupg Of Coroner,
eane with It are kept number of months for whonSo
ever may call for and identify them. .,,-,,-,
,eassant1y peoped as tho Parlsan Institution from
which ID borrows It's Certainly In all conscience
h anhsrora temperament which gives TO the Seine an
additional number OF suicides IN cloudy weather rs Se
Snn So Al M ne general thing form comparatively small
portion OF those wretched unknowhs Whch hie pious"'
TO the glassexhbltion OF the bellevue dead. house. A.
Freanentiy the tables are found entirely empty ~
such times visitors few being mostly 10
H sSou the cool hall curl
ousy study the rules aud regulations WIN @ lne enn @
searcely week passes without the marble tables OF t
Morgue showing or more sad C and
would sbpear that the dark mysteries OF the Morgus
are sufficient 10 supply romaneers %i,h 1ra The re-
it of ali crimes all phases Of sudden death are 70 We
found here You are inspired by the he ataOSRnSd IN RRSd
reds D 's Ut oSdred hands raised ganst the blank
wall The long sPRsr sS.s@sn. T IN the rssr is trans
formed Into gttering dagger OF tine 9h aEaon Of
perchance the SPITE Ten the restes saw but
tnst Ssr ere the steel buried in the breast but
Is mute spS aysnsnsy in the unknown villains ear but
yosed ewes are Incapable OF accusation anu ho pUu
face vaRy .5 sSr OF OF end
, wierd shadow OF fierce hands IN s.rlssnB
dsasnSpi y the WdSS-irsne Those hands and those
alone must have encrcled INC 'nn onJ sahIe. % Tor
se poor are the marks of thumb and finger on the throat
the sraning eyeballs seem bursting & ON n1 ,S en
wreathed, parted lips. - 60 IN soar ana ,orc,aa
hutters of one the windows in the rear are
blown open 10y breath oil tns 9MsheS % NM WI %a S itn,
na us changing picture Of murder before the eyes,
tnere t,Iy distinct Now you tho reekng, lghtess
the lonely messenger approaching the sinister
ys awaiting him In the shadow Of the stoop the steathy
e5conpassng, single startled exclamation and tne sSs
cta of tho serpeptke encirclng the neck rom
sshind the sudden stab between the eaaes
@ IN whirring pummet Of tho slungshot falling upon
tempesthe rapid ring OF the pockets tho
basty sunking guilty retreat, aud corpse left mouo
iess On the sidewalk, dlmy revealed In the scant moo-
shne that struggles through the rain-clouds iheh ao
cortng To the surroundings the flying phantom chaiees
M, ihe vnI You Bee the unconscious dfunkaru pusheo
from the door OF tho rym-hole who're he mas pesn