New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-25
BURNING THE DEAD IN LARGE cIrIr.

MEssRs EDIroRs As the Corporation Of
this City for some time past have been, and still
causing the removal of the dead from Poitersded to
the new one on Wards Island, would the present not
be an opporune time for the Corporation to take into
their consideration whether the present manner OF
sculpture would not be greatly improved by Cremation
frs-and matter OF course, their own bodies after
death being subjected to that process am fully
aware that the very idea Of burning the body before
committing Il to the Garth would not only startle but
thrill Of horror TO most Of our City Fithers-
and BY meUy others be thought, revolving barbarous
and heGthenlsh custom. But lot Va see II II would in
reality he 20. believe il ia universally admitted
that buryng the dead within ces Is pernicious to the
living condemned by all who have studied the sani-
tory sysenf-prohibited by law In mos: large cities
snd almost entirely In this Citywhere It Is to be hoped
TIA the present ndulgences allowed by paying dne
to the Corporation for opening grave or vault IN an
another CORPORATION will be done away with. II viii
be denied but that ~ present rates tor burytDg are
rluch too exirayEgrnk eneulated % entail pecunlary
hlblities difficult Of 'ttiAation-and that thorough
reform therein Is called fol Look, also. at the rapidly
Increasing extent Of New lors and the neighbOrlng
cties and ssy buying the dead in the present Gene
teries will net IN few years hence be ~ pernicous 10
the health OF the inhabitants Ia their vicinity as bufying
IN any Of the uptown burial grounds now Thought 70
be- Greenwood Cemetery IN many places, Is al cay
full Of noxiOus odors and the stencil from The receiving
vault frequently ntolerahle 10 prevent any bat
grave dcgers from entering II. Consider, also, how
Eckcning the thought OF the DISSOLUTION OF we human
body is-snd surely il the body be in-u'sePtbe while
worms prey upon and devour tit viii be- equally IN
susceptible while IN the process Of eremanon-ani
think also, OF the unpeaantness OF seeing skuls and
bones lying too frequently around open TaVes Now.
would not these unpleasautrcsses be obYiatei-the
health OF the living benefited BY cremation, PRIOR 10
int OF the deadsO that IN the event OF the dead
having ~ be removed from their resting places by cor
baa Horn in gbl.l -
Irovul might take place without offending the feelings VI
the living by witnessing whist Il done a. Po,tersaeid
Burning OF The desdin Oriental ctes, common prac
tce even IN tie present day. l. also custom with
The sncients And cannot help thinking that IL might
he introduced here without nary 70 The feelings OF the
llving-but for their benefit Medical e;tGrers and
student, burn the remains OF the subjects experm ented
on-snd the besuul Liturgy o. the PEo,e tant Eptsco
pei Church seems 10 be in favor Of Il says; EHth 10
earth, ashes TO sshes, dust TO Dust
Yours, PUBLIC HEALTH
ADEFAuI TING DEPosiToR OF THE BCrcHERs
AID DRovEKs BaSK-wi,hin the past three days the OF.
the Butchers and Droyers Bank corner OF Grat
sud Bo~eiy have ascsAIedt4t onr other dsPotors
the smcSrt Of $1,000 or G 5o or ;. more through
the confidence placed in him BY the Paying Teller Ar
B he Bs1k TO- omr years pa., during which period hs
bad the full conhdeuee Of Mr. Peck the Fist Teller, and
wa. brown the other officers and some OF the D.
recters Of the Bank On the st day o. Ian last the BUTCH
and Droven BHRt abandoned their torner system Of
doing bUsn and entered business under t1e
General BANKING Law. Al this time Benedues Lewis ISL
Cashier Of the Bank the financial nnatteEs OF the
Bent the Letter Hence tbs operarsns al
l1ded have been secop shed since thai dsfe As stated
by tie oseer. Of the Bank IN question Mr. Greene mas
kept account there for several yssfs, snd beng
and intimate trend Of the Paying Teller De vcntufet
and I'D receive fsTOrs N peczniaTy matters BY
rettir the Teller certify his caects a. yar0zs times tor
amounts varying from sl0O , which he would col
lect through the Chatham and other Banks Of the CITY
upon the return OF these checks marked goSd' Il was
foaIa ia; Mr. Greene. account "a, oveEdr.w and from
srN. III.
GrteLsl informed the Teller, on sstrd1y ornlnS l-H,
that ke roged gp" and could do nO.a-Es During
tie foc wing afternoon M Peck tie Teller, complained
q beng II 9Th hescsehe, and after loag 70 tne
rtsGeuce Of b.. family the City, lie proceeded 70 me VII
ge OF Greenwich. COnneccut ADd sAs nls.ns roia ns
poet Of the following Nout.y, which eKrted me
suspicion Of Tia other oesn Of he B1nk and prompted
the make examination Of the accounts Kept oy ny
Peei whereby the dea1l; Of fands above stated wa
discovered ard then they A1csr-1Eed Mr rex ~
abb for the City. Mr. Lewis The Cashier Il once Isla
the hole matter before The Bo&d Deeto s1 an tsr'
view with the Teller and sso tns
latter Of whom Immediately procured the AID OF s hi7nds
and assured he Bank officers everything sboald be .ds
few DAYS AID declared himself abe 70 me- ne
oh sarsss rrsyideG his property con.as,ins OF sees
ocfs Lc were tanned cssb- The lnyeslson as not
vet heen concluded ard 10 tue Bank q
w b. lie thus paid o1s on ,ors-
ebecks sr1 should such ~ The casc tne os VI V 40
a bus OF the Cd ins
ur,on Mr. P.ek u s-rtl-r1an aged tfty-efot years Nnd
hy th- act he has osr the eonfrnce
,I-.S IN I'm Ne h.s held positions Of trust
IN Bars Irsursnee Oces ETC. for nearly quarter o.
e@utpry .nf Wa for many Teller N the Learner
MAJ f.cfur-rs Bank, N WLhan-s MI f-ek 70
v---e-isv sod fro-n cnnsa,.fton me scrs @