| Show AMERICANS WHO DISI ABROAD THE GREAT TROUBLE INVOLVED IN HAVING THE REMAINS TAKEN HOME it estimated by the transatlantic steamship eam ship companies that at least sixty itty thousand americans land at english seaports every year says bayaa a london letter to the new york world naturally many tourists die abroad and their bodies are taken home for burial b but just how bow many very lew few people ha have any ally ldean idea except the american consuls at london and liverpool and the agents of the steamship bip companies to get the dead body of an american who died in england home dome for burial it is necessary to disguise the shipping records and conduct the whole sad proceeding in a singularly surreptitious manner for years matters matte raol of this kind have been arranged oy by a convenient connivance con alvance between the american consulates and th the steamship companies there is no 1 iagal gal provision tor for an american consul in in ingv england to send home a body as such and yet to prevent interference fro from customhouse custom house officers on the other side thih conaci must be consulted consul lud in the matter his only resource is to have the body sealed for shipment in id the pre presence of his bis deputy and certify to the invoice as Is a specimen of natural history the up unfortunate fortunate american who dies in england goes home nameless to some in his bis native town and is treated 1 marchanti chanti precisely as an article ot of mer merchandise se of course the steamship agents are informed ial ormed aida they in turn are compelled to resort to a li it tle deception on their own part to say nothing ot of possible objections from passengers sailors are proverbially superstitious and will not sail on a veasel with a dead body it if they can help belp it consequently bodies bodie are always taken on board at night with miscellaneous freight and disguised in packing cases that make the deception complete the entire undertaking is very costly im ad a D could nop be managed SE ai all but for the courteous sympathy shown by the consuls and steamship agents for americans far from home aud in distress at some of the lou lon don horeis an extra charge of 10 is made if a guest dies in the house no matter mailer what the cause of death may be A few years ago the laugham hotel tor for a long time the chief resort of americans used to have notices to that effect posted in the bedrooms |
