Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-30
SAD SCENES AT THE CEMETERIES.
Numerous Funerals at the Same Time
in Different Sections of the
Cities of the Dead.
INTERMENT AFTER DARKNESS BEGAN
The Bltsknsss Of Night Adds to the wisrdness Of
tie Burial Cerzncrief.

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ease, the grip. Amid the gay scenes of &C
tivity and life in the suburbs, where walk.
and drives were the pleasures of thousands
there were found here and there the sombel
evidences of mourning and the line of car
rlages indicating that one piece of hu.
manity had returned to its clay and was
being carried away to its last resting place
in Mother Earth from whence it came.
Scarcely ever in the history of the city
were so many funerals seen in one day.
There were several at every cemetery, and
people would stand clustered about
the grave OF friend mourning his loss
while not very great distance away sim.
liar party mourned, but for another One
funeral followed another, and one hearse
might have carried to their last homes the
remains of several. There were funerals at
all hours and when darkness began settling
down over the city all was not over, as long
after nightfall returning carriages were
seen to leave the gates. 1t was nearly mid
night when the grim work was over and the
bereaved friends had all returned to their
homes and freSides to think of him who
had gone out forever. Burial services in a
cemetery when the dusk is gathering are
weird to say the least, and the best some
times must snudder at such time.
Underrakers Were Kept Busy.
The undertakes had the busiest day YES.
terday that they have experienced since the
grip got a cinch on the city. Funerals be-
gan as early as 9 o'clock A. NJ and contin-
ued until nearly7 o'clock p NJ, at which
hour funeral procession left Southside
house for its long drive to the cemetery.
where the last sad rites were read over the
remains of little girl who fell a victim to
the grip.
The increase in the number of grip pa
tients is growing somewhat less rapid, and
the physicians express hopes for an entire
cessation of the epidemic within a very few
days. The weather has changed to the kind
which, If it continues, would in q few davs
drive all the offensive properties from the
atmosphere and leave the patients TO merely
eat and grow strong again. Physicians re-
ported only few new cases yesterday and
the same satisfactory reports came from the
hospitals.
There were no new cases at the Home
opathic, and they only have about %
patients there at present The Mercy Hos
pital received three new sufferers from the
grip, and two were taken in at the West
Penn. At the latter institution there are
about 30 or 40 on the list, including attaches
OF the institution. Patients who have been
in the hospitals are said to have felt much
better yesterday, and it is hoped that their
improvement will continue.
VIII Drive Out the Microbes.
The weather indications are for a continu-
alton of the sunshine and warmth of yester-
day, and if the old saw about March "com-
ing IN like lion and going out like a lamb" is
true the gentle qualities should be seen at the
exit. With this in mind, the hopes of the suf-
1erers rise, and II is believed that ere many days
have passed all the germs will have dis
appeared.
A Pittsburg lady yesterday discovered a !
novel plan for at least temporarily relieving
her sutIerngs from the grip. She was most
severely affected in the throat, and there she
applied hot roasted potatoes. just as hoE as she
could Dear them, one after The other. The plan
is novel and might be called ridiculous were it
not lor the fact that the lady felt greatly re-
heved. This is remedy that can do no
Adl lll IL IL uOCo uO SOou. however. IL is nor
best for people to try remedies of any kind
without first consulting physician. There are
persons SO anxious to help out suffering human
lty as to make mistakes in their haste. This
fact was evidenced by letter received by a
well-known Allegheny physician who saws that
a prescription published yesterday would be
almost sure to xiii the patient who would take
It. There Is no probability that a druggist
would NIL the prescription, as a pharmacist is
expected 10 know what he is about in such
cases.
Enough to Kill Four Men.
The doctor says that aconite root is one of
the most deadly poisons and the largest dose is
not over three drops. According to the pre.
scription there would be at least one-sixteenth
of an ounce, about 4l drops to the dose
which is calculated TO kill quicker than the
grip. The doctor is very anxious that no one
should try the prescription and adds the grim
joke that while it might cure the grip it might
send the patient to a land where there is not
only no grip, but no chance of communicating
with friends if he should get out of money.
Yesterdays death rate was considerably
below that of Saturday or Friday. Scores of
people who have been on the sick list appeared
on the streets yesterday again for the first time
The epidemic is apparently subsiding and il
begins to look more cheerful
There have been good many deaths recorded
that were not due to the grip. The general
oppressiveness of the weather the past few
days has caused the end of a great number of
old people. who only needed 4 slight indisposi-
tiOn TO snap the thread of life. For this rea-
sou the homes for the aged men and women
had many more than the usual number of
deaths the past few days. The death notices.
as published in THE DISPATCH, take Up more
than twice the usual amount of room, which
indicates the extent of the grip epidemic as
well as the general unhealthy condition of the
atmosphere.
There were Is burial parmits issued at the
Health Office yesterday morning
when 1t closed for the day, as is the custom on
asked for on Sundays, but the prevalence of
death by grip caused the increase in the num-
Der issued.
Church Without a Minister
No services were held in the First Congre-
Church Of Allegheny yesterday be.
use of the serious illness of the pastor, Rev.
;. W. McCorkle, who is suffering from a severe
attack of the grip. He is not dangerously ILL.,
bat is confined to his home, with prospects of
there some time yet.
a NJ Watson, Esq, was reported somewhat
better yesterday. William Anderson, the we'll
known newspaper man, who lives in Wilkins
burg, is confined TO his home. Chief Arm
strong, OF the Department of Public Works
Allegheny, is one of the latest victims. Captain
William Stewart of the SouIhsIde police dis
.rict. was on duty yesterday. for the first time
IN several days. The wife of Detective Mich
olas Beudel was considerably better yesterday
Miss Ella Deets OF Sandusky street. has recOv-
cred from the grip. Postmaster Mexican was
reported somewhat improved yesterday.
Henry II. Vance. of Shadyslde, is rapidly re-
covering from his severe illness.
Funeral of Charles Arbuckle.
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