The New York herald., 1876-12-05
A PHILOSOPHICAL ROAST.
Departure of Baron Won Palms Re-
mains for Pennsylvania.
PREPARATIONS TO BURN THEM.
A G,ance al the Recent Cremation Movement
lIummifiratOn, lncineration, lnierment.

resting place in tho Lutheran Cemetery, brought to
this city and handed to tho Pennsylvan Railroad
Company for transportation to Washington, Pa. where
tomorrow the body will be burned with appropriate
ceremonies. in the crcmatory erected by Dr. julius Lo
Moyne Won Palm, whose body is now receiving such |
remarkable attention was baron Of tho holy Roman
Empire, and during the earlier part Of his career, was
q diplomat OF the Pumpernicke order 20 delightfully."- |
portrayed by rhackeray in his vanity FAR" |
He was born al Augsburg, Bavaria. educated at
Hcdeburg, and entered the diplomatic SER
Secretary OF Legation at Carsruhe.
He suLscqu qucnty the rank OF ambassador, and
at one time he sent a special envoy Ferdi-
nand H., King Naples by his brother, TO negotiate
settlement OF family difficulties, including among
other things the legitimacy OF the Princes The
Baron travelled very extensively, and Il is not surpris-
ing that eccentric as he should hnd his way 10
this country and succeed in discovering the queerest
specimen MS In IL II long after he to this
city he fell in with Colonel II. s. Oh
colt, ana became much interested in the Theo-
sophical Society," OF which Colonel Olcott is the Pres
dent The Theosophicai Society did the business for
him. and whom he died May last he left the society
the charge burning mis- body. II Is that duty, both
as the President OF the society and Won PAINS lcga
tee and executor that Colonel 0lcott, assisted by tho
party which left this city last evening" to perform
tomorrow
DEPARTURE cREMAroRY coRTEGA
The party which accompanied the remains from this
city not very large one. Scarcely q dozen per-
sons exclusive OF the newspaper correspondents took
the train the Pennsy depot last evening for
the purpose being present at tho ceremony Among
those present Colonel Henry s. Olcott and Henry
j. Newton, tho executors under the last will and
testament OF Baron Won Palm Mrs Newton, Nine.
Blavadnski Secretary Of the Theosophcal Society,
and Mr. Buckhorst, who has taken great interest in
the preparation OF the remains for tho fiery ordeal
through which they will have to pass The body was
conveyed to tho depot the casket in which lay in
tho receiving vault enclosed in rough wooden box
II was with and formally delivered to
the railroad authorities, who in turn win pass over
to Colonel Ocot and Mr. Buckhorst at the end Of the
journey. Before his departure yesterday the follow
| ing communication was received from the "Old Curl
| osity Shop in this city,
| BY bearer l send you Hindoo cremation urn,
| made OF unbakcd cay-the only one in America II
| YOU use il for the purpose holding the ashes Of
Baron Won Palm, take pleasure In presenting II TO
! you.'
This letter was signed BY Mr.. Charles Drake Tho
urn was accepted by Colonel Ocot and It will be used
10 hold the dust Of the Baron The Of
| antique construction. stands about inches In
| height and will hold about one quart and pint In
this the ashes will be brought back TO this city In
their inquiry to what provision had teen
| made TOR their attendance at the cremation
| monies the members OF the Philadelphia Board OF
| Health have been informed that nothing more than
the original invitation extended to them was neces
sary.
since the subject OF cremation has been discussed
throughout the country, a number OF scientific men
have expressed themselves tavor OF that OF
disposing oil dead bodies. The Health ofcor OF Queens
county, speaking OF the final disposition to be made
Baron Pams' remains, has expressed himself as in
OF his that ho had known OF SMALLPOX subjects
being thrown into the ground with scarce six inches
health OF persons living IN the neighborhood The
remains OF the Baron will arrive In Pittsburgh to-
srs Vs.v Rarosd VIC 10 " wasbugson where
expected they will arrivein the forenoon. Tho
mony viii take place early In the afternoon OF tho
Same day.
MuxMIrcArloy, ncIsERArroS rxHuMArIoS.
/ The incrsmation OF the body Of Baron Won Palm is
Nh event which will attract great attention, and
consequence renewed interest VIII bc felt in this
method Of disposng OF the dead In the past three
methods have been adopted for this purpose-mummi-
fcation. incincraton and interment An Arab stand.
ing the summit OF the great pyramid and pointing
10 the immense plain Of nifty square leagues which
extends about its base said to French savant 'AIths
IS mummcry." Although M. Buckhorst, who had
charge OF the body OF Won Palm declares that under
his process has become 'as tough sole leather"
il the less that the art Of emOaming as
practlscd by the Egyptians from the earliest
| times to the sixth century OF the Christian
completely lost Buckhorst's work IS little moro han
a dryiug process previous to tho act Of incarceration.
and although the Baron's body may be dry enough
burn = Is scarcely a N condition ,S admit Of an apos
| mummy in Bclzons exhibiton.-
Statue of nesh--immortal OF the dead
Observation-Disclosures pc, Of ,,,. syansssenss Sc
And standest undecayed within our presence
II as we however that the perfection of the art
| OF embalmng Is lost TO u.s. for had mum mncation
continued until the present ana come into fashion
among the nations oi,no West We might to-day say Of
lairest parts OF Europe as the Arab sald OF
plains of the Nile, 'Ali this is mummcry."
| THE DEAD AMONG THE AxcKSTs
Al different times and among different people tho |
practice or burning the bodies OF the dead en-
| poyeG down to comparatively recent period. Among
- Gael ottapn nnu In
favor, especially in historical times, though inter-
men. was also common, and while the latter
incarceration apparently not unfamiliar to them
'For rophet ordained OF old" we read in the pro-
hath made It deep and large tho pile thereof is lire
and much wood the breath OF tho Lord, like stream
OF brImstone doth klnde II" Tho Romans, who
went TO Athens or The fashions quite devoutly as
Miss Flora McFlinsey goes 10 Paris, borrowed II
from tho Greeks. and Sy liza led the bringing tho
custom into vogue among the Cornean gens, just as
Baron Won Palm determined to revive u among the
upper Of this epoch Although the practice
reality short lived among the polished nations
where nrst found acceptance II extended into many
me,sod empoyed BY the Germans in % dsposns q
their dead; and Diodorus, OF sicily, attributed the
even nc ae dmS o.
mationists and IN order 10 suppress II that great
monarch issued number OF dnerecs against tho prac-
tice
SrERxRxT OF THE DEAD
Christianity has always throvn the weight of It's In
huence in favor OF the intcrment OF the dead. II Is
owing to this influence that cremation entirely dsap-
pcarcd among the nations Of Europe. Among the
ancients extramural sepul;ure generally insisted
upon. the Hebrews always locating their cemeteries
without the walls OF the cities and the Greeks mostly
buryng their dead in tombs built BY tho roadside out
side oil the city gates Soon after the general esab
lishment Of Christianity Il became customary TO inter
the dead the Immediate ncignborhood OF the
churches In ground consecratcd for the purpose In
cities this has led 20 results which form the basis
tho arguments OF the cremationists Between 1920
and 1850 than 500 900 bodies Inferred
in London In space not exceeding 3S
acres In the poorer districts Of that me-
tropois the soil OF somc OF the churchyards
was raised two and three feet In few years and
In neighborhood OF these burial grounds epidemic
diseases common and more fatal than IN
other parts OF tho CITY, In this city the practice Of
inramurai ntermcnt was long ago discontinued, and
there is certainly nothing fear from dust In the
churchyards Of Trinity and ST. Paul's. But even II