New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-27

Tho BOARD Of Health has only one Office In the CITY =;
That Office was formerly In Mott-st Is TOW nrarI.
the Criminal Courts Building at Genre e. AMI nther the
Elevated cable cars o. any other cars Inc e On
cers Of the Beard Of hea trd1r are o"S to p
on week days and at stipulated hours %" 20 remoys
bod, from the place where death occurred n nnd
the Board OF Health certihcate n,s psr" ord have
stood for some time. gives rise to peculiar c sro
cations. For instance about TWO "en,raI portion Of
Hundreds 70 visit friends with he vs% OF fr bens
present 10 at give a' that night suddenly, without any
symptoms o. previous indsro oa Kind Which ter.
r1nafed fatally. The death took place about hye
n'cocS in the afternoon. The occupants Of ne re
house summoned the nearest undertaken explained
that all arrangements we're MADE lot thelt par ,
b,es; take il to the home OF the dead woman
downtown. \ physician had been calieu w"t t, he
rad zone away without making out certincate
Of death Tho undertaken appreciated the urseteH
Sunted up the offending physician. gotten his Ger,
,incate and made his way down town 70 the boa t
dav lie tod the party-svers that there was no
way Of having that body removed before the next ext
cny they urged "a law So unreasonable ought
10 be broken" The undertaken declined to yel1
OF another undertaken. less scrupulous VINO o re-
moved the body Of the woman and got the 6oard
The Board Of Health h has made tb 5nS eerm
for obvious reasons in order t. prevent ,ne p rs
of contagious diseases. etc Conscientious unde,-
skers affirm hs Ss sM breakers ns seldom have
to pay the penalty unless the deceased was per
son Of such nSorey that d me natnry come to the
notice OF the Bureau OF Records: The me TOT re.
once in five years has an undertaker who dared to
violate the law paid for the offence Inc case was
pectedy just after an entertainment given by a a
prominent social club in New,York The friends
moved to surroundings more suitable than ban
quet hail. and the undertaken they employed con,
died student while enjoying Play st the Her sas
an ante-room of the theatre during all the per,
ormance the ends n msIc and
gayety OF a scene 80 Htte III accord Win ther
The I'nder,akers' Association has had bill be.
fore the Legislature for three years petlton;ns
that law be passed 10 prohibit any man gong Snr
oughly acquainted with sanitation. The advocates
OF the bill say that through sheer ignorance an
carrying an ice-box used amid contaeIous sur
ansiS n esed %n in
some such gay the o wIS ~e Sn
%as Teoed by the Governo The association
graduates Itself that Il has brought ore or Two
have directly benefited the public. II was through
its intercession that the railroads were Induced to
carry dead bodies on their very fastest trains.
instead OF making them walt over as was the
custom formerly. and its appeal to tho authorities.
protesting against the practice OF careessly ping
baskets bundles and packages on top OF the box
Containing a corpse. has had the effect OF abolish
inc that afrocity The box containing a dead body
is nov LEFT undisturbed In special corner OF the
,,orpression ever since the TndertakerS Association
was organized that 1t was sort o! trust company,
formed for the mutual benefit OF me members
Members OF the order protest that In their meet
ings the subject Of Zee or any attempt 10 Tx
varies TOO much With the r-quirem ,nts and means
Of our customers for MS TO be able 10 arrange any
who hcstow any thought on the subject Will Judge
that We speak the truth. The objects that we arc
irving 10 attain are as much for the convenience
or the public "a FOR our own accommodation. but
tho publlc never thinks OF the subject at al until
they are brought individually face 10 face With 1t
and need services