The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-17
Many Buried At BOyGftOWn With
 ' ratification
ONE CASE IS MYSTERIOUS
Body of Woman Is Found Dressed Completely In Mans Clothes, But With No Clew To Identity.
 City Will Bury Many.

Boyertown. Pa, January 16--Ths little borough. which lost one-ffth of it's popa latlon in the theatre horror Monday night, today turned to the task of bury ing it's dead. Because of the condition of most of the bodies the borough au- thorities have asked the bereaved rela- tives to bury the dead within three days. All night long scores of men worked In the morgues preparing the identified bodies for removal to their late homes or to the cemetery. As early as o'clock a long line of death wagons moved here and there about the town distributing the corpses and before nightfall most of the dead win be ready for interment.
 There was a slight hitch in the work of removing bodies from the morgues through the action of Coroner Strasser forbidding the removal of any bodies dur ing his absence. This was due to mix-up in the identification of a boy. There were three claiments for the body and all appeared before the coroner for permission to remove it. Each one was positive that the body was the one they were looking for Therefore, to prevent mistakes, the coroner issued the order
 Burgess Kohler learned of this and im- mediately communicated with the coroner st Reading, where he had gone on bus mess connected with his office. When it was explained that people who had positively identified their dead wanted the bodies and that bodies in dispute would be held, the coroner rescinded his order. Since then the relief committee working in conjunction with relatives has removed more than 50 bodies from the morgues. It is a common sight to see men carrying through the streets charred bodies on boards covered by d blanket or quilt.
 A force of men started to dig graves in Fairview and Union cemeteries this morning, and they will be relieved at intervals.
 The borough has decided to buy eight lots for the burial of the unidentified dead In the center of the plot sufficient space will be left for the erection of d monument.
 The scenes about the morgues today were much the same as yesterday. Day light found crowds around the entrances clamoring for admittance. At o'clock, the doors were opened and the gruesome work of Identifying the dead was again taken up. It is believed that more than 5o bodies will never be identified.
 mystery has developed a result of the examination of the bodies still re- maining in the school house. In look ing over the corpses, Coroner Stras- ser came across one he at first had reason to believe was that of a man, but on opening the coat which enveloped the frame he was surprised to see that the body was that of woman. Her whole body was attred in male garments, even to the underclothing. An investigation showed that there was no girl in the play that night dressed in male attire. The body is one of those still unidentified and is hardly likely to be claimed. The flea lures are burned beyond recognition. Thus far no one in town has been found who has any recollection of a person who would answer to the description of the body.