The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-01
THE MORGUE.
IL Is Turned Over the City-The Coroner ms
Yet has ne OniciaI knowledge of its Ex-

It Is Turned Over to the City-The Coroner
Yet has Omcial knowledge of its Ex-
tsfeDce.
The institution at Beach aud Noble streets known
as the Morgue, where the unknown dead may have
the chance OF recognition, has at last been COM
pleted and has been turned over to the pos
session of the city. This affair done quietly,
nobody excepting members of Councils and some OF
the heads OF departments knowing OF the event.
Indeed the one most interested in the Morgue-
Coroner Taylor-was not invited to participate in
the ceremony, and up TO this time that officer has
no Official knowledge OF its existence The question
of the necessity OF such building has been agtated
for some years. and it was until 1861 that Coun-
ellis took any action. A resolution was then intro
duced in Select Council, authorizing the appoint
ment OF Joint special committee OF three from each
chamber to attend the details OF its erection. The
resolution was also very explanatory OF the use and
The committee was appointed, and the site
recommended for its erection was at the corner Of
Brown street and Cornthian avenue, in the rear OF
the Eastern Penitentary. The ordinance to build
the Morgue passed Select Council, but in the other
chamber it was referred to the Committee on
Finance. The project would have ended in smoke
had not the Committee on City Property in making
up their budget Of appropriations last year. inserted
In May last proposals were received for the erec-
tion of the Morgue at Beach and Noble Streets the
site first selected having been abandoned. Upon
opening the proposals it discovered that George
w. Mccullough, ESQ., was the lowest bdder-s7s3l.
To him the contract was awarded
The structure is very plain with front of pressed
brick on Noble street. The superintendent will
reee % BODIES I and ase them Within the MoTs
proper. There is an entrance-hall and reception
IG4m for vstos The MUgGe Is provided
be placed. When corpse is recognized it will be
removed to another apartment, provided with but
one slab. Upon each body water Will constantly
trickle. In the second story the Coroner is provided
with two rooms, one in which TO hold inquests and
There has been a telegraphic instrument placed in
the building, which will connect the Coroners office
with ell the police stations in the city. The Morgue
is ready for occupancy, but the Coroner cannot
take possession until 1t is regularly turned over to
him by the Commissioner OF City Property.
THE ECLIPSE EYPEDITIoN.-A portion of the Anne
rican expedition ftted out for the purpose of max
ing observations on the December eclipse will sail
on Thursday Of this week for Gibraltar, Spain, by
way OF Liverpool, England. They go in the steam.
ship Abyssinia from New York Another portion Of
the same party sailed on the 18th OF last month for
Sicily THIS was accompanied eco by Benjamin Pierce,
The present party, on its arrival at its destina-
ton, Will break up into small bodies who will scat
ter and station themselves az different points within
a radius OF one hundred miles, for the purpose OF
observation The party sailing on Thursday includes
Joseph Winlock, Professor OF Astronomy at Har-
vard Professor G. A. Young, OF Dartmouth, who
has charge OF the spectroscOpic observations, OF
fessor Pickering. OF Boston, and a party of scen-
t1c gentlemen from the Washington Observatory.
The only Phliadelphfans In the party are Messrs.
Willard and Mahoney, who have charge of the
photo graphing, and who expect to make several
will require very quick and skfui Operating and
very delicate apparatus The entire apparatus taken
out Photographic ana otherwise, is OF the finest Snd
most perfect description.
". III.
Willis lecture in West Arch Street Church. Eigh-
teenth and Arch streets, this evening. To aid di-
gestion there will be some very fine music on the
occasion from distinguished amateurs. Some time
ago Dr. Wnlits visited one of the cities OF New
Jersey for the purpose of delivering this lecture
ana he was called upon by man who had suffered
from dyspepsia for some thirty years The stranger
expressed the utmost satisfaction at the meeting
mnutely detailed his symptoms and sulferings, and
told the Doctor he had called to get him TO pre-
scribe for his complaint The Doctor did So and his
patient departed highly delighted with the Interview
and mode OF treatment Passing through the same
place months afterwards, the Doctor met his enthu
siastc patient and was informed that his treatment
had effected cure Those who suffer from dys
pepsa had better go to Wezt Arch early this even
ing In this case the remedy is much better than
the disease.
THE "STAR" COURSE OF LECTURES. - The mex
'starn who will be introduced by Mr.. Pugh is "ReV
Petroleum " NasbS" who viii discourse to-mor
row evening-not this evening, as has been an
nounced by some OF the morning papers-at th'
Acade my OF Music upon "The Man OF SIM" Tht
lecture, or sermon, or whatever 1t may be called
contains sharp hits at the political vices of
day, and as Mr.. Locke Is humorlst OF rare gifts
an unusually entertaining perform ance may be ex
peeted tomorrow evening by the patrons OF tht
Star course
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