New-York tribune., 1874-03-06
THE BURIAL OF STRANGERS.


RrroEr or THE ALDHRM,Nrc COMMITTEE on THE
BURIAL or NATHANIEL FRENCH--A NEw oRDI-
NANCE RECOMMENDED.
The Committee Of the Board OF Aldermen,
consisting of Aldermen GlIon. Koch. and Cooper
appointed 10 investigate The circumstances connec'eu
with the burial OF Nathaniel French IN the P0tters fcId
presented their report to the Board yesterday Inc
report states that in the OF the inquiry great
deal OF testimony bearing matters connected with
the method OF dsposlng OF the pauper dead and the
treatment OF patients in the hospitals had been e1cted
but although such testimony worthy OF consdefa
ton and attention from those In Futhorl'y' so
as TO lead to a remedy OF tho evils, te
Committee did not feel empowered under inc
resolution TO offer suggestions with regard to
it, as 1t did not directly embrace the supJcc.
under investigation. Tho report then reciVed
tho circumstances connected with the death
and burial OF Nathaniel French OF his having landed
In this city quantity 81 gold coin In MS posses-
rop and that within one hour no fe lnto tho h"h'9 OF
the police with all his money Rone OF MS subsequently
passing commissioners OF Charities
and Correction, and while in their charge Dons
transferred from one hospital another until he died
In the Charity Hospital and was buried rs apauper IN
the Pottors Field, City Cemetery, tho Commissioners
al this time having possession Of the patients
gold watch and chain--all Of which facts have
been fully detailed in tho columns OF TIE TRIBUNE
The report then concludes as follows
Your Committee. therefore, after careful eramina-
tion OF the clearly OF opinion that
other and better means should bo adopted by the
management OF the City Cemetery, which will lead with
unerrng certainty aud at the same time with iltto
trouble and expense to the idents alton OF any body
inferred therein and Its resurrection when desired ~
the relatives friends Of such deceased person Inc
finest sensibiues Of human nature are those that
center around tho body Of deceased relative or fend
and to outrage them unnecessarily X not legaLy a.
crime, certainly reprehended by all possessing tho
common feelings Of humanity Your Committee tnere mere
FORE with view OF preventing the recurrence OF sucn
prescribing the manner OF making lnterments IN lho
city Cemetery and also TO provide for the due puO
icaton OF the names and such other information con-
nected with the death OF every stranger or unknown
person may be under treatment IN any OF th9 pup
c hospitals of the city, may lead TO their iient
ncatlon aud reclamation by their relatives or
friends The power to regulate this subject 70
ample. secton 90, OF Clap 49, Laws o,
1873. provides that, whatever PROVISIONS ana
regulations other than those heren speSay
which may become requisite for the fuller organization
perectng and carrying out the powers and duties pre-
for by ordinance the Common Council who are hereby
authorized TO enact such necessary ordinances 1olr
Committee, therefore, Respectfully ohf 1Ho following
ordnance, and recommend It's adoption;
sou, MAJ Of he Pabhe iss'n'i'n OF the ci" OF
The aayor Aldermen aud Comnooay Of the CITY oNe'Yos DO
ios,De, and required to .dy.e in Cug
ecng death unknown person So my W IA oy
institutions under their charge notice giving In uescp"
Of sach psoa Of all property found his
oo os@hst wi With lie opaoa .ae oer
institution would DO most likely to lead 10 the
the CTS Cemetery Htrts Isald
in be
Every such ueuh shall ceasn 100 bodies and no more aaa be
numbered by be made Of other metal engraved into
the coin be ihebe ia the shown
diagram Each iIelch shall be constructed
in from vest shall be Of sufficient coItin
80 bodies which shall be laid therein The order
following No. the northeast No. adOi1ng
on regular orIer uahl No 2j deposited when Aayer o earth
shall placed - con TINS No. 2O shall
tie southeast and line with No l. No
iuterre which shall be directly
ght line wish No. -. thea covered layer
Of .rth those numbered to 2 thus completing the li
u shah then
No. 30 No until No 10
before from Nos 70 % No 10 bng placed
No. 2G and regular order ua No. 100 directly
s then placed directly No, and 81 aod
order I2J placed directly Nos 2j ani a. tins half Of
trench 70 be permanently coyereij No. l2b shall then DO
placed directly Nos 20 and 76 and in regular
order until No $50 is placed directly Nos 30 s1d
shall full aud
numbered No p shall then be commuee sl filled
provided uceici By
for this AMI al Of the AZ the head OF
cpns shall be placed proper durable bOa
tie numbers corresponding with the numbers tnh cohns PLACED
graed be ndsbe Each trench WHEN
completed and numbers placed the head Of each Tier Of cJs
,bal nrosei br snsnis leaving su rn
ib held boards admit OF the OF two
sGon opportunity 10 iusPc each hsibOari 10 order TO ascertain
n numbers
sac g. A register of bnas s5a gbt keDt b. snsca;s1fent
the city celfterY, aui shall be arranged
that pen Inferred shall be numbered
numbers tb, headbors the OF colin. Deposited
AMI shall be accessible al All reasonable times for the in
particular person my been budel dupe.
sopy be she oB,e Of tho ouers Of
Charities and Go roctOn.
sGo. J. TL, ofIdales .4A' take sroet Immediately.