New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-18
AMONG THE DEAD.

SCENES Az THE MORGUE-HUNTING EoR MISSING
FRIENDS.
In large bue-stone building on the East
River at the foot of Twenty-sixthst is the Bellevue
Hospital The locality is surrounded with tenement
houses and machDcshops. Were it not for the me
river vicw and the tail OF the hospital grounds the
visitors first impression Of that part OF the city would
be FAR from agreeable Passing from the street through
an archcd gateway, find ourselves pleasantly sur
prsed. The hospital stands back from the river on
commanding elevation and from its long piazzas we
have a fne view OF Brooklyn Williamsburgh and the
river front of the hospital are its well kept grounds
stretching down the waters edge IL IS IN THIS pleas
ant place where people learn to suffer, and here 1t is
here thousands gone in search Of missing friends
Attached to the hospital Is the Morgue
In It are seven slabs OF marble, supported by iron col
resting upon marble floor. On these slabs oi
the unHnown bodies placed for recognition Usu
ally the MOrgue il comparatively little used, but during
the heated term which commenced on the llh instant
deadhouse, and attached TO II Is the deadhousesh'd
Those who laugh AT warm weather, should pay WISH TO
It's victims at the MOrgue ON Wednesday % bodies were
for burial and Yesterday Is were taken away be
fore o'clock Besides these, bodies were ylhg IN the
fn 6iSd from eIn.stToke in the city The room in
which the bodies lie is separated from the main apart
mcnt by gla, partition. so that the NsOls may Wow
fhe dead without interfering with the attendants
The Morgue was crowded yesterday with men.
women, and children. Many would gaze Tor
Mr. 0Bren Of The says that he has slept
c during tie past week for night and day. the place
has bcc bcscged with those anxious 10 get bodies adj
ruItcd or removed. The rush has been great that
even the Warden forced to leave the hospital aud
helm thc Morgue attendants The bodies while lying on
hc Slabs are frequently drenchCd with carbOlc acn,
and constant spray ~ croton water Is kept running
Jpo Their breasts Tie scene at the Dead House yeSer
DIV was enoucho make the gayest sad. Men with large
! brawny arms came and went with toths ana ueau
bodies In a court between the Dead-House and the
! shed. red collins We're piled up like corGwoOd.
! Here were htle collins for chdrenj III the corner
was a blue coffin, while in the shed and Deau
House square boxes, cracked collins aud sretclers
| were lying in all positions. Every TWO OF
! three minutes some wanted 10 see the Keeper
who had charge OF the dead Among Others was spare
woman about 80 years Of age She was IA se3ich o. ner
husband Mr. OBren AFTER listening 20 heu ~
went 20 a coffin and wrenched of the lid VINO ever saw
such sight! The stencil was sullocaling naI tne
night before was human being was now D0aeu ,a
| OF corruption. ION, my Cod" exclaimed the woman
inquired for her son she cod moi nnu NE pot ia
Mdfguc-was he dead or in the hospital An attehaan.
he knew nothing about e 'tna' Ne ST"at
keep track OF the dead. 60 through the "aIus' s"id
| he and may be you can find him.. ~
| More people came; some wept, others sWore. Inc
woman irst spoken OF wrung her hands and paced up
and the court IN despair. AT last sue went UP
"Heaycns above me- What shall doi God Of mercy.
want him buried in calvary lshe was C9thoG, ana
in urronsccratcd grounU. "What is going TO become
ofmci Last night, poor John, poor John you was at
work; why did you die before You oid me goou pIe wi
husband, SINCE last night here you are d! Uo' 7" WINK
! You have come TO this"
Here Size took bold of the green and putrd hand Of her
husband shook il, and broke into new paroxySm OF
gcf.
! man IN New York. Al nOw-Oh speak 10 me only Que
word, John. one word My darling, my darling John,
The attendants OF the dcadhOuse handled the bodies with
n little uuconccrn as they would many beeves. Yes
erday morning the collins piled up IN the court 10
feet high. At they sent of 20 Wards Island
| for intermeut. In the dead-hOuse shed were num-
! Der OF bodies SO far decOmposed that the maggoJs
! fairly consumed them. They resembled heaps
| of moving naNsecd more than human bodies.
some of the dead packed In ice but for the most
part they laid out IN rough wooden collins IL was
strange sight from the threshold OF the dead house.
ON side death and putreiacton on the other were
| beautiful grounds aud waving ems.
In The Hospital are a number OF patients suffering from
stroke and OF the % received since the ith OF
| July. only nlne have been lost MIR. Brennan, the
| Warden, is the presiding genius and lie Is great
! flvoritc with the patients because he is so
funny one thing is certain he Is Oblglng 10 visitors
The hospital /, well ventilated and everything IS rs
neat ms pm" The Warden that the principal Tea-
son they successful with their patients Is because
they pay great To cleanliness and ventilation
Much has been SAID touching the cause OF sunstroke.
Every body has fayOrte remedy, and every one THINKS
ne Will De- the last die. Cabbageeayes are IN great
demand since the heated term commenced. Ihose VINO
! have no cabhage-lcaye5 for their hats VIII ma nuch
benefit from using wet paper IL is generally acknoWl
edged that when sprtuOus liquors are used III large
quantities suustroke Is frequent When the yellow
fever prevails, almost the first victims are the dIssdted