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      aunting
      at
      Hillsboro
      Bridge
     
     
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      Chris
      McCarron
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ttis
      known
      by
      some
      people
      living
      in
      the
      Southport/
     
     
      nbury
      area
      that
      a
      ghostly
      act
      can
      sometimes
      be
     
     
      Seen.
      One
      of
      the
      concrete
      supports,
      the
      old
      ones
     
     
      which
      used
      to
      support
      the
      original
      bridge
      has
      a
      man’s
     
     
      body
      preserved
      inside
      it.
      The
      story
      goes
      like
      this:
     
     
      with
      the
      construction
      of
      the
      original
      bridge,
      night
     
     
      watchmen
      were
      needed
      to
      keep
      the
      curious
      away
      from
     
     
      the
      construction
      site.
      However,
      onthe
      night
      of
      his
     
     
      shift,
      he
      must
      have
      slipped
      and
      fallen
      inside
      the
      fresh
     
     
      cement
      in
      the
      support.
      For
      the
      next
      day,
      the
      man
      was
     
     
      missing
      and
      his
      helmet
      wad
      lantern
      were
      lying
      on
      top
     
     
      of
      the
      concrete
      support.
      The
      man
      was
      no
      where
      to
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ae
     
     
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Not
      long
      after
      a
      light
      was
      seen
      floating
      near
      the
     
     
      ater.
      People
      have
      speculated
      that
      the
      man’s
      spirit
      is
     
     
      ll
      on
      duty
      at
      the
      Hillsboro
      Bridge.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MORTICIANS-WHAT
     
     
      THEY
      REALLY
      DO
     
    
   
   
    
     
      jis
      article
      is
      not
      here
      to
      indulge
      in
      the
      macabre,
      but
     
     
      her
      to
      inform
      people
      of
      what
      the
      job
      of
      a
      mortician
     
     
      ally
      entales,
      and
      to
      expell
      some
      misconceptions.
     
    

    
     
      .
      Frank
      Buckley
      is
      a
      funeral
      Director
      and
      em-
     
    

    
     
      er.
      He
      owns
      and
      runs
      the
      Ch’town
      Funeral
      Home
     
     
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      Euston
      Street.
      The
      business
      once
      belonged
      to
      his
     
    

    
     
      incle
      and
      he
      became
      involved
      in
      it
      at
      aproximately
      by
     
     
      geof15.
      He
      has
      been
      embalming
      for
      31
      years.
     
     
      uckley
      was
      in
      the
      first
      class
      to
      write
      an
      exam
      for
     
     
      FD
      &
      BA
      in
      1963.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
          
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      process
      of
      embalming
      is
      a
      very
      precise
      work.
      It
     
     
      ns
      with
      cleansing
      and
      disinjecting.
      The
      eyes
      are
     
    

    
     
      ed
      by
      plastic
      caps
      placed
      on
      the
      eye
      balls.
      Den-
     
     
      ires
      are
      usually
      placed
      in
      the
      mouth
      to
      keep
      the
      lips
     
     
      m
      puckering.
      The
      embalmer
      must
      be
      satisfied
      with
     
     
      y
      the
      face
      looks
      before
      the
      fluids
      are
      drained
      from
     
     
      sbody.
      A
      small
      incision
      is
      made
      in
      the
      jugular
     
    

    
     
      and
      a
      tube
      is
      placed
      into
      the
      incision
      and
      the
     
     
      ‘isdrained,
      The
      fluids
      are
      replaced
      by
      a
      mixture
     
     
      fformaldahyde
      and
      cold
      water,
      this
      is
      called
      em-
     
     
      alming
      fluids.
      An
      aspiration
      is
      then
      put
      in
      place
      to
     
     
      emove
      any
      access
      fluids.
      Cavity
      fluid
      is
      also
      used
      to
     
     
      trol
      odour
      and
      dry
      out
      the
      body,
      Cream
      is
      put
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      the
      October
      7th
      issue
      of
      the
      X-Press
      there
      was
      an
     
     
      error
      made
      in
      the
      story
      ‘‘Professor
      Sentenced’’.
      It
     
     
      should
      have
      read
      that
      Professor
      Webster
      was
      con-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      victed
      of
      selling
      narcotics
      to
      one
      youth
      and
      not
      three
     
     
      as
      previously
      stated.
      No
      malice
      or
      ill-will
      was
      in-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tended
      and
      we
      apologize
      for
      the
      error.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      hands
      and
      ears
      to
      hide
      discolour
      and
      prevent
      slip
     
     
      skin.
      After
      all
      this,
      the
      nose
      and
      rectum
      are
      packed
      to
     
     
      prevent
      leaks.
      The
      body
      is
      then
      completely
      dressed,
     
     
      including
      undergarments.
      A
      professional
      hair
      dresser
     
     
      is
      brought
      in
      to
      do
      the
      hair.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mr.
      Buckley
      takes
      great
      pride
      in
      his
      job,
      he
      tries
      to
     
     
      make
      the
      person
      look
      like
      they
      did
      before
      death.
      In
     
     
      some
      cases,
      they
      can
      even
      be
      made
      to
      look
      younger.
     
     
      Tissue
      building
      fluids
      can
      be
      placed
      in
      the
      face
      to
     
     
      give
      sunken
      cheeks
      fulness.
      Injections
      behind
      the
     
     
      eyeballs
      can
      lift
      sunken
      eyeballs.
      These
      procedures
     
     
      can
      make
      a
      person
      like
      they
      were
      years
      before
      death.
     
     
      Mr.
      Buckley
      isn’t
      only
      an
      embalmer,
      he
      is
      alsoa
     
     
      funeral
      director.
      He
      deals
      with
      families
      in
      mourning,
     
     
      offers
      condolances,
      and
      suggests
      funeral
      set
      ups
      for
     
     
      families
      that
      best
      fit
      their
      situation.
      His
      job
      demands
     
     
      complete
      honesty,
      as
      families
      at
      this
      time
      are
      ex-
     
     
      tremely
      vulnerable
      and
      trusting.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      conclusion,
      Mr.
      Buckley
      believes
      in
      hard
      work
      and
     
     
      honesty.
      That
      is
      what
      most
      likely
      got
      him
      into
      the
     
     
      position
      of
      respect
      which
      he
      isin
      today.
      Thank
      you
     
     
      Mr.
      Backley
      for
      being
      so
      open
      about
      a
      misunderstood
     
     
      profession
      and
      answering
      a
      few
      questions
      which
      |
     
     
      have
      wondered
      for
      years.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jane
      Smith
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      31,
      1991
     
    
   
   
    
     
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