Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-14
Eighty-ave Bodies in New York
Await the Undertakes.
ARMoRIEs Thrown OPEN.
Gov. Roosevelt Makes mn Appeal for
Ala ITO Relieve Dire Distress
During the blizzard.

New York. Fob. 1.-THE city finds
Itself unable TO bury It's unclaimed
dead. This is In great measure due
TO the Ice bound condition 81 the East
river which has made II impossible for
several days for the steamers Of the
charities department 10 make their nc
customcd trips 90 the city cemetery on
Hart Island. No burlnia have taken
place since last Tuesday when tho cof-
I'm laden steamer made lts last trip TO
Pottcra Field. on Friday about forty
bodies were placed ON board the steam
cr Thomas =. brennan. and Captain
Mccarthy made an attempt to land
them at Harris Island. lie succeeded
In getting az far as whl,cstonc. where
hia further progress was stopped by
pack Ice aud he found II necessary 10
return TO the pier at tho foot OF East
Twcnty-sixih street. whore the bodies
were unloadcd and returned TO the
morFue.
Another attempt was made 60 reach
the island on tho following day. but
again the steamer was forced 10 re-
turn and land her dismal freight.
There were In tho morguc ON sunday
fifty-ciEht bodies awaiting burial. and
this number was raised ON Monday to
50. OF which 20 were adults and the
remainder children.
Not only have burinis been absolutely
suspended by the city authorities, but
private undcrtakcrs generally have
been compelled TO decline to conduct
funerals. In many instances IN order
TO comply with the regulations OF the
health department. undortakcra have
removed bodies from residences and
placed them temporarily In their own
establishments to await the modern-
ton % the weather.
SHELTER FOR THE sHELTERLEss
In response to the hldcoun cries for
aid that went up from many sections
the opening OF the armorics OF the
snsyrs rr ssssssnrs sns .n nnn sf fyr
such portions % the homeless poor as
might take refuge there.
II am aware that there II some
Question whether or not I have the
legal right To do this" said the cover
nor. In announcing what he had done.
but feel confident that the lcginln-
done"
II have telephoned to police head
quarters" he continued. land have
asked that the commanders In the pre-
cinoia wherein the armorlcs are To-
Gated 10 have all the poor and destitute
taken their. sheltered and warmed
during the cold spell. I have also COM
inundated with Mayor Van Wyck and
asked his official aid In providing
blankets and food FOR the sick aud dcs-
10.
rather short of blankets at the nrnor-
les and have no food whatever. We
must not let people suffer on account
OF this storm II We can prevent H. and
we must strive 20 do all In our power
10 give them shelter and food"
Hitherto the nrmoricn have been
jcalouHly guarded by tho national
and any mention OF converting them
to any use except for strictly military
pufpofcr has met with determined and
organized opposition,
The nrmofiea ordered thrown open
are very large and In thickly populat-
ed portions OF the city.
SHIPPING PARALYzED.
The blizzard has completely para
iyzcd chipping The last vessel 10 ar
rive her was the Ward liner cicnfuegos
from Cuba. which came up to her dock
early sunday evening.
At midnight last night the Maritime
lookout al Sandy Hook reported that
., furious gale was coming out OF the
northwest aud that there was no cesHn-
ton In the heavy fall OF binding snow
The weather was 40 thick that n any
OF the large feet OF passenger liners or
other ocean steamers now several days
overdue had succeeded In crawling up
to an anchorage near the Bar thoy
could not have been made out