The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-15
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Two rs,,-,ros. .s", v =. ms''. ...s -
wo nen.essed women-onc perhaps 90
years old and the other apparently . dozen
from tho outer u,to ~ p.n".,s u~s.s', '. LIZ
NJ, ."0 ou,or ks'e AZ bei'ovue Hospital TO the
Whites ONCE Thore thew hesitate, ate IL for mo.
ment whom ,h. la. .S..ss -
We are looking for a-that ls we would like
to inquire whether you can tell us anything
ABOUT VI. a-er-a missing friend"
what was the namep' Keeper White asked.
MS name Was-er-fa0,n." said one.
cn9 mas :. 1ns a, the Gas or.
er inquired.
Again tho women glanced at ench other
"About-lo, mo sas 80" 0''''
"TSpos mon %S Ss isn,, !, >. s.,, ,,o
"Yos' iust abon, th u, o mon,hs.
graphs and handed them to tho women. Thoy
were pictures OF the unclaimed dead that had
come to the Morgue within three months.
w, look ,hS non over no 'nd
see II HIS m M. H. on tn, l"s rs"o Sss man. Will
It was not. The Women lid ID 4 not discover his
n m e y They turned
Gs,S Ts that Is are ys,crs ns.ms'sa +,
come this way"
Hs led them along the walk u the entrance
out over the East River. A. hs pushed Tho
door open and entered. the women hesitated.
=, His visitors hurried across the threshold, and
then tnrned and faced tho door ~ though TO
A score or mere OF rough collins, resting on the
sess & Thsn nes IA a h
bodies in all these collins I"
.ho0Oh n9 m n. dam; said their guide In only
The women walked about with some irecdon
among the Gof fi,s One OF them mprsd the
asked:
Are the lids screwed doynl"
..mOnly laid on madam, Keeper White said
| They can be removed when persons hnve rea-
son to suppose TINT they could identify friends
After glancing at the door which Keeper
White closed behind iS MIN; she younger woman
something :" connected with the place. She
was told that there was and that II they would
they would lind an attendant who would
furnish them with catalogues. The women en-
White rstS9ned his ocS l'f An
he s %Ssrs and tS ,hsn ssGasd
nK well W YHs ne s.n, man and he nos,
however. a student Of human nature. aud no
manlty's Weakness fox sentempletlne things
day" he ssid in 2 somewhat Injured tone;
person or to crafty curiosity. There Is Moth.
ss'3s wfS
the dead house or the museum. and II woman
or party Of women have curiosity enough to
not to try to deceive the keeper"
DO many women come here out OF curl
the Rers aboSa
twos or threes. and more often with men. In
ladies' want to look into the Morgue for once ne
.. O matter of curiosity. and they are admitted
%nsn ,Ssy w.sSH male NJ
ing e look for missing h persons .,,o,.
I that men make Inquiries about the methods
t and arrangements in vogue here and seem t.
b obtaining INCARNATION while L;o the women; e
approach the horrible and ss zee. how much Of
: till it becomes an old story. when 1t neither
IA year or more ago a pretty and brigh
4 said she had come to see MI OF tho Morgue tina
9 women might see with propriety. l showet
museum H let her look through the picture gal
y lery. as we call our COLLECTION OF photographs
It and. after going to the dlsseeting room AM
n and interesting visitor. She said that she WA w.
il ca! student. A few weeks later she came again
y this time accompanied by three other youn
= women and asEed TO be permitted I
/. show them the Morgue The next tim