Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-20
WAsaISGToE, Juna ~, IS

aSAISGToS, June ~, 49,
Editor # EreEiRg Star
Sir: YO1r paper of last evening contained a
Paragraph on :" Spreading the small pox."
which saws: '' IL is stated by citizens living in
the nei 81 bOIhood OF Mr.. OteT's residence East
Washington, that the sanitary officer III charge
on entering the roOm where the corpse was
wing, raised tie window and tossed the bed
Clothing out upon the roof OF a shed, without
Using any GIsinfectants thus exposing the
reigttorhOo9 TO contagiJn, and after the coffin
containing the body had been placed in the
ambulance &c, &c.
Ii the article had stated that cftsr ne bed
tiotisg had been placed III the ambulance, it
;o,ic FAYE been generally correct, and unob-
az soon possible after La death, in an air.
tight iron coffin, and might have been preserved
Ior week without fear OF infection. The fu-
neral took place early the next morning, aud
wa not attended by the vehicles OF the boarrI OF
heaith or any OF its employees.
BY inserting the above ia this evenings edi-
non or by making the correction III your own
manner. you VIII greatly oblIge the FAMILY.
sAb CASE or TIE DRoWEING OF A Boy
,t,s'SeIcay Afternoon a. the Sunday school
sSIclaIs of the Fifth Baptist Church IRey. C.
v: Me@dor ;, were Spending the day AT GIymont
Win lIeiE irlend>. q sad Case of drowning oc-
CURED, number OF boys went in batting
obOut oci-ck, and one of them, John Yer
tsSn OF Sergeant Chss k. We IAon of the po,ice
Io.Ce,J sssl about - years, was drowned. He
s,.tp peg 70 swim to a log floating il tie
sueanl, but before lie could reach IL lie cried
out ana sunk In the WAGER. The bows swim rnino
win MN attempted 10 catch him as he arose 10
tIe surface, ana one OF them caught his hand
Out WIS unable 10 bear him dp, and was com
PEELED to re.inquish his grasp, and the waters
closed over the head Of the drowning how
when The news was brought to the captain OF
the W&xaset that boy had been drowned he
ordered out his men 70 Dish for the BODY with
drag- net, but their efforts were futile Mr.
Sheckels, propriet)r came up on the mail boat
anu. anu pr9SUrIed graphing irons with which to
rescue the body. The unfortunate lad was a
genera favorite with his classmates and
teaeners and IN the examination OF his school
which Will take place this morning ne yeas
spseted 70 take prizes and give credit to his
teseher. A large crowd had assembled al the
NnerI before the boat had arrived to learn the
PsrusuIars OF the accident, and 10 ascertain
VIZ, n n. tne body had been recovered. The
accident about o'clock in the Afternoon.
Inc BODY was recovered this morning at IN
O'Clock and arrived at the wharf AZ \ o,clack
NE ai'erhooh on ooard the steamer Wawssset.
DIsNIssKD--To-day the grand jurv recom-
nended the discharge OF Frank Packard who
few months ago was arrested and committed
ID AL on the charge OF attempting to commit q
rape upon snail child named Gardiner as the
evidence failed 20 suhstsutia:e the charge; in-
ceed, there appeared To be nothing in the case
preser'ed 20 the jury.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH ACCOUNTED For
Icrs'J coroner Hartigan yesterday made a
tStt norton examination OF the body OF Moses
iINintf me The old soldier, whose aeath-sup-
lSreu ID nave teen caused by iriuries received
M IOw-wa- noticed yesterday. and decided
not TO hold an Inquest, a. death was caused by
CONSTANT debauehery.
LADY SERIOUSLY ISJuRHD.-IaS, sxen,ns
a Mr.. A. Johnson and Mrs Resler were riain.
~ buggy the horse became frightened and ran
away. AZ the corner OF is,h and N streets NJ re-
jumped out and was badly injured ON cers
Irosn and West saw her conveyed home and
pf' i. Z. smith rendered medical assistance.