The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25

the name Of a carpenter, with no further
light on his identity. The record OF Alex
ander Hamilton's death is in one of the
early volumes Who kept these is not
known. There are about a dozen Of them.
The first ia dated 1880.
Hamilt on's name was entered on July II,
1904. 1t is rather singular that neitler
his residence nor his age was entered in
the proper column. In the column disc Sc"
there Is the entry casualty and following
that the statement that he was buried in
Trinity Gene cry and that the sexton was
Thomas Collest on. In he remarks column
this is written in CT; bbed hand;
Fen in duel with Col, Aaron Burr near
Weehawk. n, j.. on the morning of the 9th
OF July. Inferred at the. expense OF the
Corporation Of the City Of New York
Hives" vas en-, cred as he most frequent
cepted now as IA cause Of doth. John
, McCari by Of Flymarke; s'reet was skilled
by boxing" on June 3, 1909 according TO
the rem irks' entered by he old Gus odian.
In the lis. OF !ls deaf hs from yellow fever in
l7e5. Of which separai record was
I KEEP, tppe rs an entry for "Biddy Buckley,
a child who wouldn't take medicine"
We're he records now kept in such pom
derous volumes as those in which the first
hsIEh officer wrote century ago, the
vault could not hold them all. But since
{ 1888 the certificates have been bound in
/. cornpact little volumes, not more than
! three inches wide There ia still room
present vault will do for many wears Only
the records Of M nhattan and The Bronx
| are kept here, In Brooklyn similar vault
| has been built. In Queens and Richmond
safes are used.
Il will stand to the credit of Commissioner
Lederle's administ ration hat there are now
| recorded almo5. all birt his, whereas in
| former thOI9opda want al
! through the carelessness and neglec OF
| physicians and midwives The penal ia
500, and it is enforced. One doc or of
good sanding who had been a fragrant
of ,nder WI prosecu' cd My.
"We are now for the first time" said
DR., Gulfov to a Sun repor ar, -ge'ting
prob bly, all he br hs in add ion to al
the m lrriA ges and delths TIE fiourrs
! this We will show more I'll n 100, 600 births
I In all prob blity, where $ | st year hey
/ numbered only 5000. Such an incre tse
can only be account ed for by the fac hat
before this we have never had a complet g
Dir record"
An adjunct of the vault on an upper
floor s devoted to card index, with which
searchers quickly find the original REQ
ords downstairs The Health Department
charges so cents for looking over a years
records for birth. marriage or death. and
10 cents for each additional year. Last
year In Manhattan $1,000 transcripts were
made. This shows how valuable the rec
ords are
Fortunes and regulations hang on the
record in one OF the little volumes In the
vault. They are often indisputable proof
against SANDER, but just on this point
standing. II ia not uncommon fOr some
one to ask for the record Of birth or
marriage and I've surprised when the man
behind the desk wants to know what II is
wanted for
The other day a group Of girls trooped
record Of girl friends marriage The
clerk asked what for.
well, you see, said the girls, Kitty says
she isn't married, and we think she Ia, and
we're tired OF having her lie about it.
When the girls confessed, also. that not
the clerk promptly told them that, II Kitty
didn't ten, the Health Beard wouldn't.
The girls went away disappointed.
THAT is only one Of numberess instances,
said DR. Gllilfoy with those girls It was
only grlish curiosity and desire 10 get
different There are a lot Of scandal me ng-
ers in this world, and they all make for this
place, apparently"
There IL "A Nv which saws hat any tax.
payer ON OBJ ain The transcript OF any
public record other than hose OF the police
Office But he Char ar Ills inc ly says hat
tho Hs llth 30 ,rd shall have charge OF the
records OF vital ats los and shsl make
rules for their preservation. Furt her.
more, the same sec'ion says that It shal
issue transcript Of the records to 'any
person Mex ~ kin or any person duly
an horized
The Health Board holds. therefore, that
this gives II the right TO refuse transcript
Of any record 10 anybody who cannot
prove good purpose In obi aiming II, and
ths oo,Ir have upheld this
n you wan 10 keep your marriage 4
secret" said Dr. Gl ilfoy, "the city vii
allow YOU 20 No one need fear that tn
nit y will tell on him ~ long as hoe wtthtA
| the law