The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-10

though denying that the infection could be
communicated from the dead wagons. the
city authorities have published q request
that the few persons still inclined to observe
funeral ceremonies desist for the public good.
No flowers are TO be sent hereafter, and only
the necessary bearers probably will be al
lowed.
SEVEN HUNDRED BODIES UNBURIED.
The report given out by the hospitals yes
terday that their dead had been buried
turns out to-day to be false Despite the
fact that more than !, 200 bodies were in
TERED on Monday and Tuesday, 400 still
awaited the dead wagons az 9 O'Clock last
night. To-day there have been go burials,
or l3l more than yesterday, and 100 more
than on the worst previous days since the
plague came. Nevertheless, 700 bodies were
unburied at O'Clock this evening. Half
of these are in the hospitals, which are so
crowded with the dead that their accommo-
dations for the Ill are seriously curtailed.
Most OF the other half are in the district
near the Ohlsdorf cemetery.
The temperance Of the plague there in
its most virulent form was SO unexpected
that no provision could be made to-day to
meet the emergency, and IN some of the
tenement houses dead body lies In every
room. Another effort is making 20 increase
the dead wagon service, but few carmen
are willing to risk their lives, and, although
offering double wages, the authorities are
able to get few recruits.
HEALTH OFFICER OPPOSED.
The president Of the board of health has
been dismissed from Office This was done
In partial defense Of public opinion, which
has held him responsible largely for the
neglect which characterized the boards
conduct during the early stages OF the
plague and for the falsehoods with which ID
has fr lad To uninim{xa Ira cf1Inahfl{ku
Prof. Virehow is expected 10 come here
from Berlin tomorrow or Friday. He has
just returned from journey TO Russia,
where he has been investigating the course
OF the cholera He will remain here several
days and will be consulted by the sanitary
department..
Several cafes aud restaurants closed their
doors to-day as they have been kept open
only at heavy loss for the last ten days.
Many proprietors of other similar resorts
will close their doors before Sunday. Most
Of the billiard rooms have not been open
since Sunday. At the ten principal hotels
only niue persons from other cities regis
tered to-day. The majority of the hotels
have dismissed three-fourths of their walters
and have closed all but few rooms in their
houses.
The president Of the chamber of COM
merce has announced that a general defer
ring Of payments will be unnecessary
For the heavy debtors this may be true, for
they already enjoy the benefit Of thirty
days extra time granted them by the
banks. For the smaller tradesmen, how
ever, the granting of more time by private
creditors is the only means of escape from
failure during the present stagnation of
trade.
Reports from Altoona and Lubbock this
evening show that the epidemic is ebating
in both cities. In Kiel, where the infection
has been kept alive by the tide OF travel
from this city, there has been to-day a
notable increase in the number of cases.
In Flensborg no fresh cases were found to-
day, and the city is believed to be practically
free from the disease.