Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-24

- ser 30 but cue paragraph Of the report
y shsl lce TO coffin tops being within twi
i4ch surface, and proved conc usivell
| thav tas an error, and due TO the fac
tse re steel trier used struck hard sub
g. vi eh had bssn mistaken for The cof
.. , admitted that ths boxes ware GA.
foo TO- 8 ar the surfeoe, Cnuaz the ardt
ne1ce. tbs was tt oafy complaint i.l has
/ 80 make.
/ Ouita a party was made up and drove on
I 60 the CttV Cemetery, aAegs % Yves net by
/ scintendelt LGUfEcttes aad n llmher 81
zrsvs-diggers, end 5hs Investigation began
( Appuantly aE the oUtset the officials aud
Z Eraye-dizgers he'd thinga their own way. and
/ It Is fair to say that shey believed the inter,
meuts TO have been suthcient, and there vas
20 one Of them except Mr.. Nielsen who did
rot confess entire ignorance Of the law regard
ing the depth. They ail affirmed that chs in-
tarmeuts were made now inst IS they had
been for tee past sixteen years, and that they
ead followed IL Z beaten path Without any
intention Of violating sny Law. The sections
complained bitterly that In a majority Of
ossaa undertakers DO not notify them in time,
30 they can properly dig a grave also thas
the recent reduction in the price SLOWED for
sinking graves was unwise snd unjust, ard
that SO is not sufficient fer the lEbor IequiTej.
They also make this complaint, shat parties
ordering internents frequently Insist in the
depth at a certain figure, and In nearly sil
these are iess than the official reeuirsms
They claim also that parties viii lDsist upon
two cofius being placed in grave Of ordi.
nary depth. They say that they have never
aad any order from the Superintendent that
SsV shall place the coffin Ave feed bsEeath
ire natural surface. They expressed sur
p-!ss at The suggestion that the permits issued
nv ths Superintendent should specify the
deDth but admitted that it was good ids8.
They admitted that graves ere sometimes
sunk shallow because the parties ordering the
sinking expecs 70 -disintsr. Concerning the
Siyo- crave. the Bhsilowest mentioned, the
sections admitted that il was an insufficient
burial; that there were
TWO CoTFTTs III TIE GRAVE,
And they protested at the time Of lie Inter
mant The parents Of tAe child insisted ia
ssatiuc ihsf they intended disintsrIiug in
few days and deposiing the remains % both
children ITO smother lot.
As the examination proceeded there was
not 8n instance found where thsTs ygas
9agiat1u e move than from ore TO four
inches from the originsl published stats
nants, aad 5hsso instances we've few. In a
number Of cases it was found that ths re-
poi Ter bad nessused the coffin really deeper
chen the second measurement proved Il 10
be-. Before tie examination was bsf through
Mg. Nielsen admitted that the instances cited
had been correctly stated, and h9 Was 5atis-
ned that she proper depth bad a1t beer had,
bus ne insisted that Al allowance should de
made FOR tLe diff sreBes between the top OF
lba ba, and that of tbs incloEsd SoiHa. Taiz,
hs ssij, Woud place the I'D Of tbs cot+la an
tha way from two to eight inchss lover than
che trisr would ind tho top Of the box 70 be.
Az old sexton starCiag - interrupted 5y
IS ing .hs5 fraE two g. four inches would be
the pfop5E allowance. 01e ssId inst When
Eastern boxes caue 60 tha mslery taov
we've found to he much deeper than those
mode here. Mr. Nielsen cited lhs case cf tie
kedding grave. saying that 30 was creai5iy
scat the TOP Of the box Was eight
iuoaa5 ebGva the coffin Id. and therefore tie I
TOP q the tin IVES really eight inches {
deeper ibal reported To YVES here suggested
that il the lawful measurement is 10 be made |
,rofn Che top cf She colin psTty might |
bury friend With o wooden ssguichar over !
.ha rsIasins % within loot NJ the surface.
Nd then twelTo inches Of Gl.mg
would comply with tie law, al I
he rest OF che sD4ea being vacant I
whereas Tie intention OF tie .Ew i3 lhas snefe (
hal be four feet OF col above the remains, I
.rl az present admitted this. MIR. Nielsen I
,nd M. bsufkotteT both going So fer 90 10 |
ay that they believed &c would take long |
asrch to end any special number Of graves |
would show rhat 9spth. Tbs Trustss /
idded tdat be was entire : convinced that the !
aW was rarely complied with bul ne held I
hat where lot is raised 10 and bricked in /
has measurement Of ihe depth from the az
idcisl surface complies with the law if the 4
op Of tae oofha Is four feet beneath the sar. |
ace, aud added thst on some Of the deeper !
,lf5 ~ Aor-creo o. On 91tv feat hal fA-
Natural surface would require grave 10 bs !
unk to a depth of niue feet, and shat be held /
s 91ld be preposter0us.
Upon this theory g large pUmber o. menC- I.
lrements we're then made upon Allied lots 1
rom The artificial surface, and Ous IT tho 1
Fhole number only one or .vo were found 20 /
20 Of the required depth. Ehey fell host 81 !
he way from 9 TO "A inches,
The question vas then asked, when Q grave /
s SUNK in a fill, next to wall, 80 Inst Is Is /
lighsly beneath the natural soil. Whsi gu6F-
.utY Is there that The waa viii he kept up |
md che grave lot become exposed md TIE /
sXtors al replied, none At this point, Oh
na top OF the highest elevation In tee CsDle-
sty, She grave Of Nancy Swanson, who died I
March %, 1882. vas approached. Tbs grave
s IN q lot filed 60 the depth Of nineteen
nchss. The attention u the sections was
allied TO TIE fact mat the brick wall support
ng the al wa eight inches wide inst the I
o0siug laG 81 Crumbied aDd broken away,
nd shat Tbs suas5-atum Of the ha WAS eX
used Be- tho roadway ct ehe head q chs grave,
yhich IS some eig9t Or ten Inches from ths
7an. On9 o. the sections probed. the grave
Hiking the top Of the box st a depth Of six
cen inches. Mr., LsuSkottsr made the meas
EBmeuts, and Mr.. Nielsen exclaimed, Why T
he coffin s three inches above the roadway p
sAs trieF wss then thrust through the broken
7ai with tha consent Of theauthoEitils pTss-
nt about ten inches,
STRUCK THE HEAD en- THE COFFIN
md was suspended snd remsined 80 hori-
ontailY thrsa inches above the roadway
If. Nielsen turned on his heel and remarked,
VEL, hat heats them al.
= visi5 70 she psupeCs' field was made ana
umsrcus PrBbiugs Of graves were had. aad
avery instance the unlawfnlness IS 80
spth was establishsd, some Of them being
ven shaliower than had bean reported Ooiy
1a o. no IN those 6isrs were found TO % swo
as bsEeash the ground Attention was
He'd 80 The grsvs q Joseph Herzsg n
arrow brick inciosure, just he width OF the
ave, illea il 20 The depth q l53 Inches, the
sufn below the natural surtscs - inches,
.ovipz that- lie body vas bEr,eo at thet
spGa originally, and ths filling pat on alter
ards, e she grave could not havs besn dug
ith the present wall in position. The
lrass IS large number ct shailoS graves
ere taken, but L "a not deemed best 20
lbiiah Them,
At the conclusion Of the examination she
apsrinseadent aud 81 the sext1ns sgreed
s5 the sw in neaziy every Instance hes not
san complied wish. They disdain any IN.
usion u yicisting the Law. Ibe graves,
sy maiutain. ans sunk 20 depth & Ave
~ By request measurements were made
geaqes dating back several yee-s, and IL
any csses Insufficient depth was developed.
in recent iateslnents. a trip Wss INSIDE 10
2 Odd Fellows plat and 5a5 ssxJons oe-
ed Ilelaursments taken IL tie uiddls Of
g plat, where, they claimed, they Wsrs .
dead certain tns graves were deep enough.
I putting down the trisE box lids were
.ucA 81 depths averaging from two fees zen
ches 60 ttres feet In the Rcd Mems plat J
nee vsrs two fest eight inches, xnd nore IN
Ter piss Ws1s foBad 70 be feui feet
TIE oihcars snd ssxtons Wsrs then asked to
{ mine ldra. Eissnusuger's grave. Dir. j
elsen replied. Oh, no. I naTs axamiaed o
&c, Hl6 cen have got right 0as Of ths
.sous sd9ed that TIE grave wes P.lei
siass k'is vel 70 cave apge9sing snlEh s