The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-24

"a
special committee to investigate numerous com
plants as to the conduct of sanitary officers pur-
porting 10 have been In the employ OF the Board Of
Health.
Messrs. Komerly. oatten, Bardsley and Hetzell
The first witness sworn was George D. wether.
i'll, Esq. His statement is this reside in Walnut
street, above Seventeenth had some cesspools
cleaned last summer; after the 1st of June re-
ceived notification TO clean three one was in Fill
tween forty and fifty doilars two families lived
there; the well was large one; IN one of the i'm
stances there was yet three feet to fi up great
deal of the compound was water; considered the
cleaning of IL unnecessary, as IL was In summer
time; man by the name of Hoffman did the work;
cleaned under the ices the Board of Health;
my only complaint against the Board of Health is
that they compelled me to clean in the summer
time, which / consider is more dangerous than al
lowing the matter to remain undlsturbed.
Jacob Ripple sworn-l reside a. $50 north sixth
street am night inspector of the Board of Health;
my duty is 10 see that the carts do not 60 out too
early in the evening" have seen the soil shot down
on the outskirts OF the town; have known carts 10
go out before the appointed hour; reported them,
and their licenses were revoked until they paid
the fine; the shooting of soil on the outskirts Of the
city has been done within a week; on a lot at
Broad and fitzwater streets; have no knowledge
OF any having been emptied into sewer within
year. two years ago an instance Of that kind oc-
cured; do not know of sergeant of police report
ing the balling of soil into the cutters, of which
the Board OF Health refused TO take cognizance;
have seen cases where pools have been cleaned
without permit have reported them, but do not
Board of Health; had heard the parties say that
they had been fined; do not know that Mr. Bla-
den has ever received any money from the
contract cleaners 1 never have; do not know of
any combination between the measurers and
cleaners; several thousand more pools were
cleaned last year than in any previous year;
there were two rag picking establishments on
Brown street, below Fourth; one Of the propre-
tors reported to me that he had paid Sl2 and the
other $11 to a young man in the employ of the
Board of Health; his name was Lutz, and he has
since Disappeared don't know that a young man
stationed Board q
cepted every body entering the office and charged
them 81 for admttance; don't know the process by
which this sergeant alarms was elected; don't
know whether he was appointed by the Board, or
employed by officials IN the office; don't know that
relations existed between this man and Mr.. Bladen
which compelled him TO run away; knew there
was 10 be be an investigation: don't know why he
establishments in Brown street said that Lutz told
him tnat II he would pay a certain amount of
place; regarded LUZ an officer of the Board;
by request of the Board, visited all the rag pick
ing establishments in the city; of these places
M. q. Pile, sworn.-Reside 1137 Seventeenth
street; have bill Of the Board of Health for
moving nuisance on inquiry of the tenant in re-
ference to it, he said he knew nothing of it; was
not aware OF any such nuisance existing; the bill
is in the nature Of filling up a lot and cleaning
cellar this was in November last; the amount of
bill was Sl1 2S; there was nothing the lot that
would make it nuisance, and nothing had been
removed from IL; nothing had ever been done by
anybody to the cellar; applying to the Board of
Health my SON was informed that the work had
Il
had been notified to clean the cellar and lott have
not paid the bill.
The committee then adjourned to meet again.
The LAST RITES. = The funerals of John
A. Lutz, of the Hibernia Engine; Caleb
Brett, of the Washington Engine; Edwin o. Os.
born, of the Schuylkill Hose; Amos Jones, of the
Lafayette Hose; and John W. Emmett and John
East, of the Franklin Fire Company, took place
yesterday. Deceased we're killed by the falling
of the wall of the American Theatre during the
progress of the fire at that place on last Wednes-
day evening. The remains were followed to the
grave by large number of 6remen, there being
represented at each funeral a number of fire
companies. The funeral OF Mr.. Lutz was largely
attended. The members of some nine fire com
panies, n9amdi9terng adi9tg no less than TO four h hundred
mia, one hundred and twenty In number, fol-
lowed the remains of their fellow-freman to the
thhree ambuiances, and twenty.three carriages
following the hearse. The carriages contained
the relatives and friends of the deceased, and
the ambulances number of wounded tremen.
The coffin containing the body was silver
mounted and covered with black cloth.
A CONGREGATIONAL PANIC occurred yesterday
morning about halfpast IL o'clock, in the
Mariners M. E. Church, on the corner of
Shipper and Penn streets, resulting in the slight
| injury OF several persons. 1t was caused by o
heavy explosive steam report emanating from
the boilers OF the sugar refinery just in the re ar
1t is alleged that the engineer stepped out to
|
to the boilers he found such an increased
amount Of steam gauged as to make him fear an
| explosion. With presence of mind he threw
| open the safety-valves Immediately, when the
| steam escaped with such terrible report as to
be heard for several squares, and creating the
| greatest CONSERVATION IN the church. The
CONGREGATION rushed out pell-mel from the
| building, and in the confusion and panic many
were trampled upon. Several ladies tainted, but
no one was heard of as being injured seriously,
although the escape was narrow from another
| terrible disaster
THE UNITED STATES STEAMER De Soro
arrived at the Navy Yard on Friday evening.
The following is list of her ot1cers [Commo-
eIs, James Stllwell and George W. Sumner;
| Acting Masters, T. H. Meyer and J. ]. Brice;
| Acting Ensigns, A. B. Prince and John Barratt;
Surgeon, David Kindleberger; Passed Assistant
Surgeon, B. H. Kidder; Paymaster, George
Cochran; Acting Chief Engineer, George F.
Hebard; Acting First Assistant Engineer, e. Il.
Thorpe; Acting Second Assistant Engineers, W.
j. Darlington and Charles @. Koehl; Acting