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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever
used for all affections of the throat ane
lungs.-Wm. @. Endsley, Vanburen, Ind.
Feb. TO- 1900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22

If you want to keep your teeth clean,
bright and sound, you will chew Whites
"Yucatan" Gum. Every confectioner sells it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22

Write to-day to Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy,
y. Y, for a FREE sample of Aliens Foot
Ease, powder to shake into your shoes. It
aching feet. It makes New or tight shoes
easy. A certain cure for Corns and Bun
lens. All druggists and shoe stores sell it. 25c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22

Early aud severe trimmings of the
first growth of blackberries favors
stocl1y canea that will be able to en-
dure cold and winds, besides giving.
better f.-uit. Nip off the ends of the
young canes at not over three feet
high, and again afterwards the ends
ot the laterals.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
Adu1termtion Legally Defined.

The supreme court of Iowa has re-
Gently decided that any substance
added to milk is an adulteration. Ac-
cording to this decision it makes no
difference whether the buyer knows
what he is buying or not, or whether
he knows that the substances added
to the milk are wholesome or I'M
wholesome, such addition constitutes
adulteration. This is most whole
some decision and ought to be the rule
of law in all the states in the union
Hoard's Dairymcn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
Croup Cure

HOxS1c's Group Cure
The life saver of children. No opium. so cts.
Time, tide and soda water wait fol-
no man.-Chicago Daily News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
OLD READER.

AgunR all bowel troubles, appendicitis. hill
uhuQk fOusness, bad breath, bad blood. wind
E1GHnH on the stomach, blOated bowels. foul
SSb1aD mouth. headache Indigestion. pinpIeg.
pains after eating liver trouble. sailow complexion
ana dizz1ness When your bowels don't move regu-
1ariy You are getting sick: Constipation kills
s1aTaer for the chronic ailments and long years
suHef1nS CRat come afterwards. matter hat
ais You, start taking CAsCARETs to-day, You
WILL never get well and ne M until
you put your bowels right. Take advice; start
WITH CASCARETS to-day, under absolute guar
antee to cure money refunded. .n
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

Home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01
WOULDN'T Pu yOrR FARES.
Arrested Man SAYS He and In. VII. w.r,
HeuGbl, Hsscl-<i

H"nry White. a. years oii. - ~ ul.rv
s'r~f, was ArrRigned ls'fo,e Mas.ta..
Steers Ia tho Gran, S'r~~' toho- ,..vu|-
flAibush. Yesterday charged with r.fa-,nr
v" nav has fare ~ q Brighton Mach t. In
car on Friday Tic complainant uas "A. :
man kykert, depot master a, fls,bH..
and vernon Av~nU~ Mr. Waite aid o
We true that h. r-f f-~i Co pGv his an.
N wife and my~.n. h- -d. 4 az
TIN 10 ma ~ soin~ TfuT-rty o. Hsttssh.
On TIE wAy oo~u ! lad 70 lev Co.,, tive
c.-nts Tar. 60 -@oh ofus nt~n ~. r-tlmef
W took n" o.r ~ TIE s.H~ cous.f =, . Don
~ tad sr 40 othst ui We PAID our ssrs
M f~~ mnu,-. th- ruhducsaf d-msAsd
AnofieT fare The Z r-fs--d o. TAv. md
ny vtis ava u,-h 49,. pui a the car. aad
iu doiuE ths ti- nsI-sos ard cssduc,er
iandk-d W. ruaasily
AAsisuss hi-~w ssg-Da~d -~u,snc~
IN a. .- ana M Nlals .sla hs ~ssla
tnix sun sSainsi us hrs-Aan fAyAa
Iss@ss SSs.DaHs - aHAN~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01

~hioh are rcsiduary legAter~ und-r the viii.
A~ all e,cmpt from The transfer tai
IL had b-sn thoaEut when GarNey died
that the s.Vent sn t~nstiuiuns Would ct
atout ga. 49, .sch 90 n" death 90 tho
widow and suusc incsstpe I--uuifg her hfc
Thev hgu 81 81 ai-put ta.o ga use -rttl--
msnt. Nv Nhi-h all hands Agr.~sd 10 divtde
up tho estate. tut the apprai-~r- rrpou
Shows us' thrv vul 81 muCh ln-s even n
T-ndine litigation ts nut rroinartad. a.
suruine thr IAN aiTfoNss the disposition
81 tie s~tais
1hg institutions Hun - i.ukes hu@lttal.
tl. lfveiktruan up=Tdtal. ~ AuOcUi .
Hospfal. uls Nsnhartap - 81. lar hD-
pftsl. ~ rtst Tsdua hn~Iatal. tiss We
mas ha~.at@4. u.s hes iorN saessty fG
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01
sH0T TRESPASSING cows.
Cotton Says Th-y B~tiew I'd out II Heur,
and Ate ftis Ile~er

Cecil b Cotton. ~ y-ars old, a -~,-nographsr
81 40 tnh"ld sirst, Br,.nkiyn. y NJ A~rraign~i
h-f"rr Magistrat" fuflung In the GATES
Hv.uu- court Yesterday charged with
uAlioipls mischi.i. on compliant - Geors-
v Duuglas. a dairymAE. - ~ l4ncoin
Av-nue lie charged Colton With having
shut and kili-d two % his cp~s sArlbsf
in tpe moiuits O"ltub Ul-sh-d d., guilty
a. anAnu~ k-af-d shusIting lie cuNs uuI
aid thai lNlusiss allowed be o1~s a. IVAN
aisalt and d.-inuN "a. usightsan Tasg-ftR
ard althuuEh b. had i--n aTg-@l-i O.
snd ~ pnlio- had t---n nufihad ths 90
~er- allnv-d o. nam no -'r-uis aud Hnnor
~. r~ia.uts ~ t-ilu~tns b. u~ esdv
hutIrN 81 tl~ m~ufuifas
Atse@A 49, ssaSliAS Ooltoa s~AA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01
WIN ef Jon. n Thomas

To vii 20 John u nsomas, srchii~t
~ the lev Hal ~ B~rords and other huild-
inss. ~Ss fled 'or prohAis y-sa"tday Tie
vslu. Il tie estate j. ut gwen His dAugh-
ief Hor-t~- l. made er~-u,nt 4 h~-
qu.-i 81 sia.en is made 10 h-g. IN r-~s
nItlon q hs usr- Coz and d-voti"n 90 h-f
-i-isrs ana uruthefs sb0e tho death % th~rf
rRothef his l-~~iV l.zks Il aphi.
t-suT. .ba uth-f .f-ss o. ~ hl. 80.
John hraie-i-r nsousAs. b. 90 has e..
tsinias is majority e." s~ts~ 81 ths .is
tisn q a.. sR~aiun lite rs~ado. OF toe
~a.is 70 g. - diysasn snaois q. ot.iar~l.
AsrsAss tAA@AsSA, Nal. suha E:a sskA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01
IORySIGHrED MONGOLIaN.
Lee Hong Expects te fsrceme y sttir~n
sns Takes out prt Paper.

be Hong. a Chinamsn. a wears old.
took out hs hrst citizenship paTer- y,sier-
day in tho Federal Building lie has h-cn
in tho United States t~wenty-sis years,
having landed In san Francisco IN July
rs. ISIS lie has l-~n In New NoTk ten
y-ars and i- nov q PARTNER IN the firm 81
s~ne Chons A Co, d~aIcrs In drugs and
Chimes grooert-s AT - Mott stret lie
tAns and writes English well. D<cisions
20 tho tniied States cnurts allow China.
men 10 take out up-ir hr~, psI-r-, tut. %
opurer, the Exclusion act pr-Neuts them
from s.tting ti-ir --cpnd IaI-rs lS-
sAyr hs h. taxing cat h- hrei pas ~ - that
whrn tho EaclIaon act h ~rrTralcd To- can
got his full ciiiH.uKhip pafsrs immediately.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01

4 was awakened 10y the cows believing
looked out ~ tho window and found them
in NV yard. destroying INV flowers and
v-getAblr-. | lost al patience and shot NJ
them ! did NJ b,caus- they ~-re On nv
pnoy-rty. aud I believe ] had n much right
10 shoe, ihcm A. ] would to rhuoi n man
whom I found In my hou~. stealing my
proT~ry'
Cotton Vas held for examination In 800
hail He denounced he arrest a. an uut-
age and aid n any p-r~on ws- arr,St~d
~ hould 10 the complainant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01
FULTON STREET. sAlA1m PLACE, LIVINGSTON AND SMITH STREETS. BROOKLYN

IA. R.li,s % the kup,upd and Cuppled
- Mary's fr- hospatAl foI Children. ths
curall-s the New Nork skin and Canc-r He.
pitAl. the Grand lodg- of IA. Masonic
Ord-r of bel state % New Nork. the Ne~
lork Prs. Club. tho Ihlidrrn's Ald So
ci-ty, the fTvr ruints Hou-e 20 Industry,
the Charity Organization socic'y and tbs
nAtis~' Hospital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01

roads leading into Buffalo have signih~i
Their intention 81 giving n vacation to az
many uf their employees ~ p-~sihls on
that occasion. with free transportation for
the men aud their families to and from
Buffalo The Rsilroad COMMITTEES 81 Ar.
rangrm"nts say that they will have $50 .On
per-ous on th. knposition ground. on
Sept IL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01

senator Chsunoey N IAcp-. has oon-
..n,-d to maize al addr--. Ia he T-nga. q
Nu.,c Al tls AB-ssu4n ~LnIs-Iuou 90
hAlhs.d lay. .hich Ice l--za hssd fur
SATURDAY. s-p, fr.-aa-rt 14H~- }
MI 81 Inc GFe@i Nogfl.-rn kAilra@d las
60 us~n ssked ~ .p~~x Al Il Ia nxA-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01
Linens.

Pour matches values for Tuesday
- : = pieces full bleached pure linen Table
uamask. ~ inch~s wide. a dozen new open
ft.f patterns TO choose from. worth
49, a yard. at only. pr yard O1ac
tn, - ::si, a wei! known scotch manu-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01

NJ. rfstl sstsa ~tse~ntesn 0mc< taalalss
rA@lss vets hh~i VIII ti% bualdhas ne-
I@uusat Yesterday i0f = ne~ hnees %lss
o.r.s Duildns AZ a. william ssr--,, toS tl~
a. v ilisAm Stns~s lscorpars.~d' cong@hy
- 90 ssss ess4 0nsa ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01
White Goods.

Tie balance OF large lot of India Linen Lawns
Will H. sold at I1ac \ yard, 81 inches
VIC" actually worth 90.
Dotted and striped white Musiins. for ssSh
curtains. 80 inches wide. y big assortment.
at. q yard. ........ tsSc
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01
Blankets.

Ia. surprising how much warmth and
wear you 80, from all cotton Blankets.
io-s size white cotton Blankets. at. per
pair. ....... 3oc. and 800
III ~iye white cotton Blankets. at. per pair.
$500. sl.t0. sI.7s aI.5S. $50
io-s size wool Blankets. at. per pair. st.0s
al.Os and ......... s7.7S
IL. size wooi blankets. at. per pair. -. Ss 4.
s7.7x $3.50. s7.Ss. s3.Oo. ~. rs q.
s3.ss and $3.50; almost al exhaust
less line. and YOU can save money on every
enc by purchasing early.
liza size California Biankrts. splendid nev.
fresh, plump. ina sigr. choice 81 pink.
red. hse OF gold bofders. az per pair
Risp. si.oO ma .... . 90
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01

oar Sheets and Pillow Gases are all torn
nom the piece by hand. finished with } Inch
hens and ironed. ready To use,
On Tuesday We Offer,
D. dozen h.mstitchsd Pillow Case. size
$40 inches. actually worth ioo. each.
~ only. each ......... I7ho
,p DOZEN HEMMED PILLOW CASES. made
~ sup-rior quality muslin. sire isxSe inches.
actually worth i2Sc. at only. each 100
D. dozen full sire sheets. made OF a we'll
known sheeuhg. sire ?sS2S yards, TN
ished with > inch hens. In fact. . regular
as Sheet. az only. each ......... Sec
Al>o. on Tuesday We viii sell three bales
"a ,nch brown Muslin. really worth eHc,.
al. a ward . ...... SC
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01
A Half Under Usual Prices.

ii the bro,deN sal, we ever had and we have never matched these
values No matter what your need, il may b. satisfied at a great saving.
Even if you are out of town it will pay to spend a day here selecting and
have US hold your purchases until you return.
This Store is n. sLandar! Of COMPARISON In The selling of China and
Cat Glass. Throughout our dealings with our public we try to give the
very biggest moneys worth pSHbe-to better the best YOU know any.
where. In China ana Cut Glass we try to better our own record that
marks the highest point OF previous progress 1t is reasonable that this
should be 50. for this is the only Store possessing its own manufactures
abroad and al home. Here are details
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01
A Sale of China and Cut Glass.
BrOadest and Best This Store Ever Knew.

These annual September sales are famous IL repenShment time
in most households and china closets are being looked to. The housewives
thought turns toward peparatton for the coming season In the month,
past, abroad and at home, we have been planning and preparing for this
need OF yours On Tuesday the sale kgins China, Cut Glass, Lamps
M RHr py,r Al
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01
China.

The frSt line is Frcnth China, IN a pattern
which Is considered hy experts 90 be one n
the daintieSt designs ever imported. Every
picsc Is handsomely irtoratrI with rOsebuis
and neh gold tfacngS Prices iollov;
Plates IN three sizes worth ~. 20 10, al
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01

f~acturer and will wear and launder splen-
didly
No $50 Pattern Cloths. esIso inches. al
linen. beautiful patterns. usually sold az
o. IS each. at only. each ... SITS
These are also n scotch make and are
warranted 10 launder splendidiy
No. $1,000 yards red bordered. u inch.
Crash Toveling. plain weave. actually
worth ioc.. At only. per yard ..... $50
No. a wonderful Towel. pure linen. hem
stitched buck. mammoth size. ?tr.e inches.
would he good value at NO. each. at
only. each ......... ...-. rs
THIS Towel should Ia seen to bs spprs-
GATED
The sun., 1901-07-07
Times Changes In Time pieces.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The almost total disappearnnce Of tho old
fashioned "bullseye" silver watches Is a
source OF wonderment TO even some watch
dealers. 1t Is practically impossble to pick
up one now among them. A reporter made
tho rounds OF the watch. pawn and junk
shops last week In quest Of one OF these old
tlmepieces and did not find IL. One dealer
said he know where a single specimen was.
but later admitted that the owner either
had sold or lost IL. A veteran matchmaker
who can make a watch by hand. in referring
to the disappearance Of the "bullseye, ."
said.
1t Is only natural. | suppose. that they
should disappear. None Of them were first
class t!mepieces-I mean thnt the best ~
week. The cheaper pachine,-ma watches
keep hotter time and cost less. The hrst
OF those old bullsey s carried the regula-
tion Nirdge movement. One hundred years
ago the Nirdge watches were carried by
all business men. Later the English watch
mcnts on the virdge movement. haven't
seen a VirdRe for two or three years. As
a matter ~ fact. those oh-fashioned. kev-
winding silver watches are worth only what
the silver In the cases amounts TO. The
metal represents about a dollar in value
small wheels are taken out by the dealer
Sometimes they are useful In repairing family
heirlooms. What are they WORTH Why
nothing st all as timepieces. Tho best way
% get one II to keep on inqtliring anon Y
the grandfathers and treat uncies until
Il. It IL practically worthless. except az n
relic
The sun., 1901-07-07

not whir Of the dIsinfect,ns could be got,
An old man came In with permit for re-
moving a body.
Is she heref" he asked trnidly
What's the name, Mclean or McPhans''
Mclean. Mqldy Mclean
SHOW him the body"
i could tell her II could see her. said
the old man eagerly
! m not So sure about that said the su-
perintendent TO himself
welI-dressed woman came In next. She
was In search OF her brother-ln-law body
He died In his apartment Wednesday after
noon she said TO tho reporter glad appar-
emily TO unburden her mind 70 somebody. 0
was wel-to-do man" she went on. but
him dead In his room. She called a policeman
and the body was taken to the police station
and then brought herel' with a shudder and
a glance over her shoulder at the row OF
An day yesterday wen, back and forth
from one official to another trying 20 get the
we want to bury him" She was evidently
under a great strain and her voice rosa al
most 70 a cry and She looked again at the
row OF ool1. The sgpsr'ptsndesn, np %, lent here
give me the permit and its awful
soothinsiy' and tell them that plenty OF
bodies have been removed under the same
Have you had to take on much extra help'-
the reporter managed to ask the superin;
hasgard. was driven hither and thther In an
"Oh. my, yes!" he exclaimed
III II turns hot again this week what shape
We'll. wr're not likely 10 have much more
work coming In here for couple OF days
Tor action We hope. though. there wont
be any action
The sun., 1901-07-07
A BOY'S EXPERIENCES.
Too Quick for Ono Employer. Too Slow for
Another Fired Him.

Now what would you think Of this'" said
a sharp-fac.d boy. who had two jobs. lost
them both. and wa. looking for another,
The first place had they set me 10 sticking
stamps on letters for the mail; and slammed
'em on any way. crooked, zis-zag, upside
down, anyhow to get 'em on. And the boss
came along and says:
What do you suppose our customers
will think Of u.s. sending out letters stamped
like that? Why. they'll think we do business
in the most topsy-turvy, reckless. careless
way they ever heard Of. No careful man
that got n letter stamped like that would
ever come TO buy Of us again Ny son. you
wont do
And they fred me
The next place got they set mo to stamp
ing the letters too and | put them on exact
and square Just In the corner. as true and
trim az could be: and the boss comes along
and sees me putting on the stamps and stops
and looks on a minute and expects to hear
him say
Young man. you keep on as you've begun
and you'll he a junior partner in this house
before YOU know e. but what he really does
say is:
Boy, when do you think those letters are
20 be mailod' nc1t ycar' | guess you're
a little bit too Glow for us
And they fred me here, too. And now
I'm looking for another place and I've boon
looking for quite a spell, but l hain't found
one yet
"One nice old guy that applied to said he
couldn't give me a Job, but he'd give me
some good advice that might help me What
h., said wa, full OF long words. but | guess
il was straight all right
MY son he says, you seem to have
fallen betveen the two extremes OF pro-
Cipitancy and over-Carofulness This IA an
aya OF expedition Things must look all
right, but people care more about getting
there than they do about great nicety Ia
minor details You mustn't make mistakes
but YOU cant take all day To do the work in
Understand that, son|
And | think ! do. And the next place
get II they set ne to licking stamps, shall
MT en- on 40 that they'll look as though
tlcy meant to be straight ,nyway, and let
'cu 90 and see what the boss thinks ~ that
The sun., 1901-07-07
THE TRUNK REST.
Not for Tired Trunks. but to Save the Back
Of Trunk Owners.

The trunk rest. said q dealer In trunks
and travelling equipment. we sell the year
round. but lots OF them at this season, TO
summer travellers who sojourn at tho noun
tains or the seashore
The purpose Of trunk rests is to support
the trunk at convenient height to save the
baok In packing and unpaoking, or to support
a trunk that Is In daily use. so that It will
be convenient OF access Incidentally. It II
possible eas H. to sweep under a trunk thus
supported clear Of the floor
There are various sorts OF trunk rests.
which arc not exactly new thing and which
may yet be described aS modern We used
to getatrunk rest from France, a fold con-
tr.vGn o, wood. something after the man
ner ot a Damp stool but now folding wooden
trunk rests are made In this country and
there are made here now trunk rests II iron
that are cold in pairs. or sets. 20 stand one
under either end Of the trunk The iron
trunk rests may be taken apart. and put
together with thumbscrcws Thus trunk
rests can be packed and carried In the trunks
which they are Intended to support"
The sun., 1901-07-07
DR.. Ordway Talk, About tho Fighting Game In
England.

Dr. Ordwny, the American representative
Of tho National Sporting Club Of London.
has returned after quite a solourn abroad
He ia nguring on arranging several important
international battles for the noted foreign
club
when I left London" said the doctor.
things were slow pugillstically on the other
side But with the beginning Of the season.
which will be about October. | expect to ses
the game flourish better than ever In England
Overtures will be- made u have Terry McGoy-
ern meet Ben Jordan In November. and either
Patsy Sweeney or Frank Erns TO tackle one
Of the English lghtweights Jack O'Brien
Of Philadelphia Is cutting quito svath In
England Just now lie IL one Of the best
men in his class from America who has visited
England In long time ! think he will ex-
tand his stay across tho water for an indef-
mite period Before left London | had q
long tolk with JACK Roberts, who one OF
the bc.t featherweig ghts IN England lie Ia
anxious to meet Terry McGOvern | think
he will not come over here until September
At present the only place where he can hight
Is Snn Francisco
The sun., 1901-07-07
CAN SEE uOyEY ~ THE DARK.
Profitable Git Of a Motorman on . Brooklyn
Trolley Car Line.

Passengers on n certain Greene and Gates
avenue car which crosses the Bridge to
Brooklyn In the early morning have noticed
the slowncss with which It moves for nt
least third Of the distance. Sometimes
the car stops suddenly, the motorman drops
of and after picking up something starts his
car again.
4 curious passenger determined to dis
cover the cause OF this performance. He
seated himself on tho front seat and awaited
developments
why are you going 50 slow" he inquired
a. the car started, the motorman leaning
over the platform.
An, veil you lost wait" exclaimed the
German motOrman -Dis vas &c." he said,
poouIcdlly. holding up dime moment
Liter
pon hsug questioned the conductor
sid that the motormnn's eycsight was So
good that he could distinguish money lying
on the ground IN any kind Of light, and that
n, has found as much az ~ 81 night. his
lack being especially good at points where
tie trollcys have the habit Of slipping on
All the good places on the Greene and Gates
route he has marked, and AZ those places pas
s.uGrr. may expect to travel mswhat
slower than usual.
The sun., 1901-07-07
MORGUE OVERCR0WDED.
NOT ROOM ENOUGH LAST WEEK FOR
THE yHTIMS or THE NEAT.
Con sestior Caused by the Holiday on the Fourth
Fewer Deaths by Drowning ng-ThinEs That
SHOW tho Severity Of the Hot Wave.

Con festior Caused BY the Holiday on the FOurth
Fewer Deaths by Drowning Things That
show tho Severity Of the Hot Wave.
Th. Morgue had CHASTITY holiday on Thurs
tay and a stul more CHASTITY return TO bust
ness on Friday
"lt's the glorious Fourth that has knocked
Us out" said the superintendent on Friday
morning "Wednesday the Morgue was full
of bodies Yesterday more came in but
none went out The place was full before;
| it 1. overlooking now. There are l2o bodies
here, and our capacity ut stretch Is only
about 100"
just whore was the capacity for 40 bodies
was not very cloar For with l?S there were
| corpses everywhsre, except in the ONCE and
| the antsroom Even the chapel hadits quota.
Below the pulpit lay a row ot rough board
collins The lids lay drunkenly upon the
bodies which were wrapped In thick cover
ings
The collins for the Morgue." said the
superintendent. are made at the peniten-
tiary over on the Island, and you cant make
prisoners work on a holiday. IL viii be two
or throe days before We can get all these
bodies out OF here After that. with no more
holidays in sight. We can keep our heads
above water
Did you have many cases OF drowning
during the hot spell2"
NO. not ~ many as usual Had only
two during the week People didn't have
energy enough 10 60 % the river and Jump
in. They ju-t lay down and died wherever
they happened TO b.
The reporter was turning over the records
Of the week Almost every entry ended
With the two phrases: NO clothes on tho
body and Body In bad condition.
How does 1t happen that almost all these
bodies came without clothingi he asked.
Because at the hospital they would cut
the clothing off as quickly as possibe so ~
| 10 put the ice-pack On. The rush Of patients
was so great that the clothing was thrown
! aside tho one object being 20 save life. There
was too much vitally necessary WORK to be
| done 10 allow time to be taken to sort out
| clothing
And how il 1t that not one entry In nifty
| says. Body In good condition.
Because the bodies Of heat victims de-
compose with fearful rapldlty They nbso-
mtey melt away You cant keep them.
is the odor horcfdue to the bodies. or is
| IL partly caused by disinfectants and solutions
used in preser wing the corpses''
| The superintendent shook his head. picked
up bottle which smelled strongly Of menthol
| and took long snIr nj II
The odor ia due to the bodies. ho said
we never had anything like this. 1t can't
| he helped The compartments for pre-
| serving bodies are full There's no room
for the rest Of these which are in the halls
| and the chapel
There were basins fun of disinfectins g
| fuid set here and there. but the all-pervading z
odor of death was 50 strong that even within