The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-18
THE ENEED OF A MOnGUE
An unknoSn's Body to Be Consigned ID i.
pauper's Grave This Morning. y
DIED SUDDENLY YESTERDAY AF1taHoeH
An Inquest Held mt NiEht ard the ne
mains to Re Inferred without q
Chance for The ssnn's Relatives tsi
Come Forward to- Claim Them NO
Was Well Dressed.

Ihe need of a morgue In this city Was
never better Illustrated than it will be
to-day. Thei body OF a weIrIdressed
unknown man must be placed under
ground this morning before 1T can be
Identified or before the mans relatives
can have u chance to Identity IT, b In
tact, before this article is read bysuaanyl
the body will be consigned to q pauper's
grave. And all for lack OF place in,
which the remains can lie Tor q few
hours. g. {;
Yesterday about noon an old xnars.
probably Go to 20 years of age, walked
down to Campbell's Wharf When he
reached the Florest Lunch Rooms, at
NO. VIZ, he stopped. put his hand to big
mp as IL In pain. and beckoned to Lp-i
ther wallace and Leonard warren
Two employees of the restaurant. to come
to him. When they approached the
man said: ~
II am sick and want to lie down; can
get bed Inside for little while Ter
ten cents?" & 719
Tho boys told him he could. and he en-
tered. After taking dime from his
pocket and paying for the room he went
upstairs, pulled off his shoes and coat
and laid down on a bed. He was eyf-s
IDENTIFY In pain, and about 4 o'clock word
was telephoned to the police station
asking for medical assistance, ScrReanss
Taylor was sent down to investigates
and Il few minutes after mis- arrival Safr0
stranger breat thed his last.
Coroner Charters was at once netifiedsi
and after viewing the remains he came
10 the conclusion that the man had died
of natural causes. The circumstances
of the death were of such nature,
however. that 1t was deemed best to
hold an investigation, and Deputy High
Constable Manning summoned the folSS
lowing jury of inquest. which met att
, o'clock last night and Viewed the res.
mains Messrs. w. II. Webster, r. s{5.
Story, Jr., r. 70. Whittemore, r. Jacobs.
It. A. Bullock and Samuel Hess. .iss SsE
The jury adjourned to meet later ois
when something of the identity of the
man may be learned. t5 &
AS has been stated, the remains wilt
this morning be consigned to a grave In
Potter's field on account of the lack
of place to keep 1t to await identifica-H
tion. Coroner Charters desired the re-
dnains sent to the police station, but
They were left in the lodging-house ali Y
night.
The man was not tramp. His an-
pearance indicated that he was q we'll
to-do mechanic. In his pockets were
found copy OF The Virginian of April
4th, button, several matches and three
pennies There was nothing about him
which could lead to Identification His
pants were of dark material with nar-s
row stripe. dark woollen sack coat ana :
vest, White shirt ana collar, black neck-k
tie. fine handmade boots, black slollSh
hat and a reddish brown knit jumper
The general appearance of the man in-S
dicated that he was OF steady habits and
neat in his dress. The clothing was OF
good quality. In height he was about
five feet eight inches. had gray hair and
full gray beard. He was probably be-
tween sixty-five and seventy years Of &
age.
No one who saw the remains could say
| that they had seen him before, although
one of the boys employed in the place
says that the man told him he had no
home and that he slept on boards. The \
condition of his clothing. however, shows
that he has taken good care OF himself.
He is supposed to belong to this seq
| tion. and looks as IL he might be 1ne-3
chanic or clerk. "a
Officer Holiday sat by the body yes
terday afternoon, being relieved last
night at o'clock by Officer Cross, who
was relieved this morning att O'clock
The lack OF q morgue will cost the city
81 or SIS for pay of policemen to watch
the body, may cause untold suffering In I
( the family Of the unknown and tncuc
burial expense of several dollars on the
| city, which might be avoided II a place
| was provided in which the rennaiEaa 4
could await identificatio