The sun., 1890-06-22
GIVEN UP BY THE RIVERS.
WHAT TUE COMING or SIMMER MEANS
7O THE nORGUE KEEPERS.


Twcnty.nIne Jsodies Received In Ono Week
OF tLIs Month-IC IL About the Summer
Averaws-How tts Books arc Kept.
From noon on Friday, June 10. until noon on
Friday, Juno 90 lust one week, twcnty- nine
bodies were brought to tho Morguo. This is
tho beginning Of the summer average. and
fl NJ now on bodies will continue to turn up
thero vt u slightly increased rate until late in
The fall. or the twcnty-nine bodies found last
wcck fifteen were identified, and tho others
rcmainod unrccOgnized by the many visitors
Rnl were buried in Potters Field.
There are peculiar reasons why the present
tue should be busy one for Keeper Whito
nnl his assistants. During tho cold season
bodies are rarely found In the rivers on oither
siJs Of our island. They 40 down below tho
o riSce and stay thero for indenEite periods
lftho water is very cold and tho body is In good
condition and escapes tho fish, 1t will not do
compose Tor months. Instances have been
known whore tho bodies Of persons who wero
drowned In December have como to light in
Juno in recognizable condition. Tho bodies OF
persons who we're reported missing during last
winter and spring are turnEg up now and
swell tho weekly average.
Most OF the bodios found how, however. are
those OF 'longehUrcmcn. With the orening OF
tho hot scaHon work along shore has beon
greatly Increased. he whurves aro being o.
Ianted and repaired to Withstand tho effects
u tho summers sun. Carpenters and other
Workrlon arc busy on scaifoidings and bulk
leHds, repairing tho ravaGes OF the waters dur
iag the winter, and vessels coming in arc also
undergoing repairs. The sound Of the ham
rucr aud the chi5o' may DO heard all along tho
rlrrs, and tho flash of tho paint brush Is
familiar sight. Samakors are busy in
tho shrouds OF vessels repairing rents
md seams. The lonGshoremen are busy
too, and every wharf and pier Is like
beehive from sunrise until far into
t%o hight Men are working at fun speed. and
sometimes they are careless in getting around
Oh the stringpioces and In running up tho rig
Eing. When everybody is busy amid continued
noise aud confusion accidents frequently pass
unuoticed splash in the water, accom-
panied by possibly faint cry. attracts little at
tcntiun. Tho workmen may look UP for n
minute. and, seeing nothing unusual resume
work again In tho meantime the unfortunate
l. struggling with cold and swiftly running
waters. II, as often happens he is dashed
against tho heavy wooden piles, he may be rem
dCred powercss at the outset. and he browns
without being able to call TO his companions
hooper White saws that most OF the cases that
c me to his attention now are of this kind. 1t
rarely takes more than four days now for n /,
body to DO recovered. Gases generate quickly. |
md the body rsos TO the surface. The hotter |
surface and sometimes It will not sink ut all. 4 |
case of this kind, which frightened half the |
Sailors and mon aIongshore, occurred last july |
fary on moonlt evening. when every OBJ
Ject on the water was clearly outlined In the .
glare OF light Off tho Battery; tho apparition OF
woman III an upright position. and whlrled
H'ng IN the water of South Ferry. startled
policeman and a deck hand who We're, standing
IN tho Jerry slip looking out over the water.
7 lie womnns body above the waist was out OF
tho water; Her hair was loose and streaming
IIer rght arm was W extended and her 'V
land cutched n, glove. The oddie5
e%%Eht her b34y and set it whrling around
into the 0pen water again. She looked as
oug9 she IVES gong thl ough the mazes Of u
pear around tho wall OF the Battery the arms
sank the beTitchcd body became limp and the
shortly atterward and proved to be that of a
suicide.
When the accidents among tho workmen
y, AXE up the average; When tho tough OK;
will be largest, Drunkenness anu lights son on
tho barges will ho responsible.
not half of the Eo,ia drowned turn up at tho
and some land on, the, shores Of Brooklyn.
staten Island. or New Jersey. About half OF
Many, persons visit tpe dead house every day
IN b"dY % e %P1E When
-'nnnrJat 10 baI ~ 'no h1IEue IL Is
Mr. IN White e0oo tS' Ills asssans SE anat Pas
down every detail that may help to
IDENTIFY tho body, The body is kept in
the dead house as long as it's condition will
Iermit. and I; stu unidentified, is buried in
oter's Field. There are burials three days a
week now, but rs 1t grows hotter interments
VIII be made evory day. Sometimes even iden-
od bodies have TO bo buried by tho city whore
relatives or friends are too poor or are unwiii.
ng TO bury them. A few examples from tho
-ecords OF bodies not Identified during the past
week will indicate the way In which the
hogues books are kept,
At Il A. NJ. on June l. 3 the body of man was
ound In, tho East River at Twenty eighth
'sreet He was apparently q years old. was )
cot inches In holRht. Of dark complexion, |
md WAS clean shaven. He had brown hair
M! good teeth. lie wore black sack coat
Eas OF white cotton goods. The lett leg was
'horter than the right. Tho body had been In
lie waicr about five days.
ears old was found at Sixty second street and
ITeltth avenue. These lie ails OF descriptiOn |
Sdro recorded: Five foot six inches tall Iron
:. ny hair and full chin board; bald spot on
GG: black trousers. black Prince Albert coat,
nd two gray vests; blue and white shirt with |
felied bosom: white cotton underclothing |
nj pink socks; no valuables
description TGs found in the North River at
ne loot OF Harrison street: Age 95 years;
olght. feet inches: high. sandy hair,
loustqcho, and Coatee; bluo diagonal frock
oat; bluo chinchilla vest. brown check trouS-
r. bluo check jumper. blue cotton EandEer-
lItsf In water five days.
MorDid curiosity seekers are beginning to
aunt this doad house to tho annoyance OF tho
cepors.
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