Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-09

The efforts made by the friends OF the late Capt
Amos Clitt to recover his body have been crowned
with success. On Saturday the remains wert
found in the dissecting room OF the Georgetown
Medical College. Capt. Cliff, as has been stated
In The STAR, died at Providence Hospital, Decem
Der "a. and was buried in Potter's Field. The
body was removed from the grave and brought tC
the college for dlssecting purposes AS as the
college authorities learned the identity OF the body
they at once consented to transfer 1t to the friends
OF the deceased man. The body had been partially
the college authorities and tomorrow It will be
buried at Arlington The council OF administra
ton OF the Grand Army meets this evening, when
1t will be decided whether the inJerment shall be
accompanied by the usual Grand Army services
or shall be without ceremony. A committee ap
pointed by Post No. and several members OF the
to probe the mystery OF Capt. Gifts deaf b and
burial Major Burke, of the committee, says that
they have been greatly aided by Lieut.. Amiss, Of
the l2th street precinct, who Is a member OF Post
No 5.
WHAT IS STATED AT PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL.
The committee upon inquiry at Providence Hos
pital where Capt. Cft died, learned from the SIS
ters that the deceased had come there few weeks
before ne died. He had but little money, and re-
fused to give any Information about himself or his
friends. They state, further, that he wore nc
Grand Army badge, and that there was no means
OF Identification. He was buried In the Potter's
Field, as are others In similar circumstances.
WHAT MAJOR BURKE SAYS.
Major Burke told STAR reporter this morning
that now they had discovered the body OF theil
comrade, and 1t would be given a Christian burial
they were going to make an effort to have some
evils corrected which they had unearthed in the
course OF their investigation. In the nrSt place,
they thought that the abuse OF the POtterS Field
had grown to such hagrant proportions that some
means should be adopted TO give at least the ap
pearance OF decency TO the tnterment of the unfor
tunateS who were buried there. The dead OF the
Providence Hospital were placed there without
adopting any means OF finding out the wishes OF
their friends, or II there were any friends. He
thought that TOO great careleSsness had been dis
played by the hospital authorities
BURIAL FUND NEEDED.
There was another point which this case would
emphasize, Major Burke said, and that was the
position taken by the GrandArmy in favor OF an ap
preparation by Congress to be disbursed as other
charitable funds are and TO be used In defrayng q
part at least of the expense OF Dury1ng ex-union
soldiers. The Grand Army, he said, would con.
tinue to care for the widows and orphans, but he
thought that there should be some assistance
granted them In providing a proper burial for
those who diedin poverty.
WHAT CAPT. sTO UTENBURGH SAYS.
superintendent Stouten burgh, Of the Washing
ton Asylum, who has the P0tter's Field under his
charge said to STAR reporter to-day that Capt
Cltft's body was buried decently in grave feet
deep, and It was the only occupant OF the grave
II 1t had been known or thought that friends would
appear within q reasonable time TO claim the body
done frequently. He said there was no one paid
to guard the cemetery, and there was no induce.
ment offered as had bee lntimated, to rob graves
by burytng bodies only a few inches below the