The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
GIGANTIC TASK.
Work Of Removing
Thousands of
Dead Bodies.
BOARDS WILL UNITE.
Lancaster and Clinton To
Work Jointly On
Problem.

Clinton, April 1.-The board Of health
will deal with large problems this year.
The largest has to do with the removal
of bodies from the old st. Johns ceme-
terry, and their deposition in the new
grounds The board struggled with sew
eral phases of the matter at its meet
ing, last night.
1t accomplished one good thing; in
conjunction with the Lancaster board
it arranged that the bodies inferred in
the Lancaster ground shall be inferred
under the rules and regulations already
established by the local board.
The way IS prepared for an arrange
ment by which the local board will is
sue the burial permits as the agents Of
the Lancaster board.
Without such an arrangement the
people OF this town would be subjected
to great annoyance and delay in secur-
ing permits Of the Lancaster authori-
ties.
The board has issued an order pro-
viding stringently for the removal Of
the 1000 bodies from st. Johns Gene
terry. he contractor shall provide water
tight metallic cases. No body is to be
removed until whatever Is removed
shall be wrapped in a cloth saturated
with solution of bchloride of mercury
and chlorinated lime. The metallic
boxes must be disinfected once day
The whole work is to be at all times
subject to the inspection of and under
control of the board. DR.. John w. Wor-
cester, chairman Of the board, is trying
to arrange for a meeting with the met
ropolitan water board, at which the
subject of inspectors may be discussed.
The work Of removal Will be done
under the supervision Of competent
men. Who these men shall be, and how
they shall be appointed, is a matter TO
be determined. 1t is possible that We'd
nesday may be selected for the date Of
this meeting.
The board is disturbed over the in
crease in the number of cases of scarlet
fever in town. Yesterday two new cases
developed. DR.. Worcester has traced
many Of these cases to the school
houses. The board has arranged with
the school committee to fumigate all
the school houses during vacation. The
board will do the work. The committee
viii meet the expense. All the books will
be disinfected. FOrmalin is the agent
that will be used. 1t will take between
$50 and 800 worth Of the stuff. Twenty
six cases have developed. All Of them
are OF a mild type. The work Of disin-
lection viii be done under the direction
of Inspector c. c. Crowley.
Mr.. Crowley win continue under the
board. The selectmen have increased
his salary from $500 to $3.50 He is re-
garded as an efficient officer.
Frank e Mcnamara, the piano tun-
er, lately employed by S. W. Tyler, is
new working in Montgomery, Ala, at
his trade
Misses Eva and Agnes Finnerty,
Mamie Campbell and Lila Lawson
will hold a private dancing party in
Red Mems Hall Friday evening, April
p.
The Magnolia Social Club has engag-
ed the Rock and Wards Singing Or
chestra OF South birmingham 10 fur
nish music at its first grand cake walk
and dance to be held in Bigelow Han
Saturday evening, April 8.
William O'Malley. the popular young
basket ball player. who acted as cap
tain Of the Metropolitan Basket ball