The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-12

COLD JOINTS SERVED
ON SLABS IN M0RGUE
How an Idaho Town Celebrated
the Opening Of a Dead
House.

Special 10 The Tribune,
WARDNER, Ida. March u.-That the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine. recog-
nized, perhaps, as the worlds greatest
lcnd-silver property, Is located al Ward
ner Is not the only cause why this city
has gained for itself world wide repu-
tation. An article, recently appearing in
tho London, England. magazine called
Tit-Bts has recalled to the minds of Il
few Of the oldest inhabitants of the town
an occurrence which has had nearly az
much to do with the making OF the his
tory OF the place as the discovery of the
great mine by the much-talked-ot don
key, investigation proves that the article
transpIred In the days when the town
was the typical mining camp OF the early
days when freak and grotesque happen
ings were The style OF the miner. The
Grticle is entitled, Microbes as Walters.
Scme Remarkable Entertainments, and
fellows:
Dance Of Criminals.
The recent Dance of Criminals in
Eerlin, which has so shocked oil right
thinking people In the German capital
and elsewhere, and In which each dancer
porsonated an exponent OF some form
or crime, from arson and murder TO
pocket picking, had its counterpart not
long ago In ball given by number
of artists In Munich.
Each guest assumed the character OF
some historical criminal, and TO add TO
tho grimness of the occasion the walls of
the ballroom were covered with bizarre
figures, under which grsly stories rennn
lscent of the gallows were written, Luz
cretia Borga waltzed with Lady Mac
beth; Nero, Pedro the Cruel and, In fact.
almost every great criminal in history.
tripped IL merrily with a partner as in
famous as himself. while 20 complete the
Gaiety,' In the words Of a reporter, there
was mock judge, who promised all tho
imitation law breakers an acquittsl'
Ball Given in Morgue.
In worse taste. if possible, was dance
given at the Inauguration of the new town
rlorgue AT Wardner. Idn., some years ago.
The opening of this house OF the dead
was celebrated by a reception. followed
by a dance, given In the morgue Itself.
end attended by many of the principal
equally as tables and seats for the
guests sandwiches were served on cof-
fin plates coffee was drunk out of tins
similar TO those used for embalming fluid,
and the cold Joints were impoSingly and
tcmptngly arranged on the cold slabs
which were later destined TO receive dead
bodies. 1nNsuch A gruesome environment
the feet tripped as lightly and the
laughter and conversation were as gay
as II the ballroom were a bower of roses. y
Gave Town Unenviable Reputation.
The morgue has long since been given
over to other purposes but the memory
OF that nights experience will live long
In the minds OF the remaining dancers
who took their part In the gruesome af-
tair. 1t is stated that after the first
funeral held from the place people
stunned 1t as some dreaded spot and
with the thoughts in their mind OF tho
ideous affair always uppermost, the busi-
ness OF the place so dwindled that the
proprietor was forced out of business.
while his rival smiled with enjoyment
when he realized why the tide had
turned his way and his business increased
Such an occurrence was never before
heard Of and In all likelihood will never
be heard OF again. and for the gruesome-
ness OF the occasion Wardner has gained
I'm unenyia BILE reputation