The New York herald., 1876-12-07

GREAT GLEE OF DIR. LEMofNE
Al twelve minutes past eleven Or. Folsom, OF Mas
sachusetts declared that the cremation was complete
beyond all question. At this DR.. Lemoyne rubbed his
hands with great gec and seemed to feel as happy as
though he had accomplished tho crowning work OF his
life.
A HEAT OF TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED DEGREES
The pelvis, which had hitherto kept It's shape, had
crumbied into ash and nothing remained but an IN
distinct blurred at the bottom Cf the retort And
still the wonderful twgs and the indications or the
shroud remained but all inside was now blaze OF lurid
light and The air quvcrcd under heat OF over 2,3oo
degrees. This degree is merely the result OF an rst
mate, as a pyromecr was lacking. At noon the fires
were drawn and tho party dispersed, some OF them
gleefuy, others disGuscu: but the majority were
satisfied that they had gratihed brutal curiosity and
usutei by their conduct the memory Of the departed
The furnace was then left 10 cool for twcntyfour
hours. Tho ashes will be taken out Tomorrow noon,
and at two clock the party Will return 10 New York.
CALLED TO ANOTHER FIRE
Dr. Ottcrson returned already this afternoon, having
been called back consequence OF the Brooklyn Thea
horror At TWO O'Clock in the afternoon meeting
held at the Town Hall, at which pumber OF nd
dresses on cremaiory topics were delivered.
coLosEL oLcorr's ADDREss.
The address OF the day, however was that OF Colonel
Olcot which considerable admiration Tor the
iucdlty with which II dealt with the entire subject of
cremation. Tho following Is a synopsis of the ad
dress:--
Ii was inevitable that century which neaects no
question affecting the physical or spiritual welfare Of
man should some day arra.gn its burial custom for
iri Ii was possib that this alone OF the habits
we have inhcritcd from antiquity, should escape the
stern challenge OF scencc TO prove It's right 70 pepct
uation. That judgment should have been so long de-
layed results from tho fact that we have had so much
among the stars--tat have left the dead mainly
10 themselves. True, every and then science has
.alted Tor moment to llsen To Appeals that 1t would
provide remedy for tho evils attendant upon In
hnnaton Experiments have been tried ut cemeteries;
analyses OF their sou, air and drainage water made;
parliamentary have sat and reports have
been priaied, but custom always proved stronger than
The rctormsrs and sentiment than science II REQUIRED
that the habit OF fourteen centuries had formed
common
The hour however came at last; and this day, Tor
i
in Tho presence OF crowd oil scientists,
from munc,nol health boards universities medicui
colleges and other learned bodies and IN the presence
OF the intelligent correspondents OF the press OF this
country and OF Europe, the claims OF cremation and
uhumation are submitted Tor Judgment.
In the allotment OF duties upon this occasion the
consideration OF the scientific, rcglous and economi
cal bearings OF cremation is placed in other and moro
competent hands 10 me- IN my capacity as executor,
is assigned the part o giving 10 American science ITS
rsi suojcct Tor crcmaton and in TINT OF carly nd
vocate OF this mode OF sepulture that OF gancing ut
the history OF the custom downto our timcs
In DONG the first but tuln promise made to my
deceased friend two days before his taking OIL was
eiitn. by his bedside convcrsng with him u.0n indf
ierent topics-ior he then had no expectation OF dy
ing-when he looked suddenly al rae with great
ncstness and said - "It you should DO
city WITH mo when die wish you to promise that my
body shall be buried until the Lille has entirely lett
| Ii ,herc is place where 1t be burned wish It
| 10 be taken to II. Promise me- upon your word OF
honor, that II you can, you VIII nave my body burnt
l have horror o! the grave. One OF my irionds,
young grl, was buried alive and they found her alter
ward tut.cd In her coffin and with her arm gnawcd by
the subject then dropped. On The following day,
being engaged with his attorney, Mr. W. Judge, in
drawing his VIII, lie repeated his wishes 10 that
| tlenau and informed him OF tho obligation l had
taken upon myself.
rejoice that my deceased friend, ike mysolf pro.
fesscd iat that neither cxacts nor o!erates moral
cownrdce. Ii is the tath nf tho ancestors OF the
earliest Aryans, the universal world religion, the
truns from which sprans the branches Of rahmaussm,
Buddhism. Chuidaisn, judaism and even Christianity.
Ii is the ocaed secret dc ctrne' OF the ages DOM
nani from nntndiluvan times the days Of tho Neo
|
cioistcrs, among the Hinaayas and beyond iatih
secepssa py many sa.o,a,s ,s,a,r ~ In me United
aud processing IN the privacy Of their own libraries,
dare not. the ume not being ripe, come out and pro-
icss Il boldly and unrcscrvedly. as 10 now Can we
blame them when the public sentiment obges even
men OF science who have associated themselves to-
erther crcnatohiss to refuse 10 take part in tho
disposal oi thcosophsrs boay by tho very process
they would have the pubic adopt III place OF inhunia-
tlon lhisiS not tue spirit o Jesus nor o true Chris-
tani,y II cerainIy opposed every particular 10
the ancient iaith 81 which have spoken. ln one o
the oldest V,dc mahtscrps--thc Fourth Book of the
ftaSa-"hcn was brought IN 3l6 T. Y 10 Ceyion,
from Maradla ny Mahnda thu OF King Asoka, IL
the following preccpi:-.ln lie or death we should
afford protection aud the foreign pilgrim OF any
creod We should givo food 20 his body while alive
dispose oi II when dead according to his own be-
lief: ior thor athors, but tho pilgrim
OF another country has one to Tor him. The
day Will come when The refuses OF whom
have spoken VIII proclaim themselves, and
we have beer, and that have been lorce because
we have been lea by the hand OF the true God
bate questions OF theology aud shocia uttered
word uptn the subject buG that my duty TO tho
ceasc anu 10 his memory forced resent this
tempt 10 yoke thcosophy and cremation, AMI bat Tor
the further lact that his executors have been uJusty
upbradcG for waiting SO long before hnay disposiag
ol The body.
And now, as executor and also behalf Of my CO.
executor, AIR. Henry j. Newton, who IS here present.
commit the body oi Joseph Henry Louis. Baron dc
Palm, 10 the fire. the Immortal spirit that inhabited
Tor nrccscorc years ani ten long since lett for
II CHER sphere o activity, and naught remains but TO
rev ust
bosom ci Mother Earth THIS iesh shall not see cor
iupton this boay be the brcadns place Of worms.
a brei exposure 10 'the fair golden irc," aad then
earth earth ashes TO ashes dust TO dust and
teu into the blue ether along with the essences
OF the flowers that Desprinhled tho poor worn-o
body, and the fragrant odors OF spccs ana gums, viii
70 ls subser parses TO be used Ovcr and over again
ID Tue economy OF nature. aR.ecany 10 the law that
the a-wsc Eternal established Al tho beginning OF tho
world.
Farewell to thee o ireni a last farewell For
such OF thy ia,h ;he King Caba:st wrote that
when 'Msn gcoth to his long home y
ever the silver cord be ioosedy or the golden bowl
the earth II was, and The srirlt shall return unto
God who gave Is.
The remainder or tho ADDRESS was devoted to the
history Of cremation anu "A defence oil the system
70 show the tone ol icvity aud sacrlicgious bull
fooncry with winch this sacred matter OF the
di i<yosal ~ The dead has bccn treated, u is
oaiy necessary TO mention that quite number Of
people have applied for handful OF the Baron's
ashes, aud ouc even has asked for pinch OF the
Baron, ~ though the asncs were snui
Tho expense OF this cremation was about $40, and
is regarded by Or. Lcinoyne as very cheap invest
ment.
VERY FrSxy sroRr
related by the fireman to-day, that two wnss hid
VISITED HIM al one O'Clock this morning and were
Wiling 10 pay him $40 II he would then and
there shove In the body 10 play n
loke upon the crcmaiors who would nnd the BODY al
ready crcmatea when they came. The honest old fc
low would bot consent 10 IT, Colonel Olcott gong
ny this evening 10 the gas works II he cannot
arrange a furnace with tour or Ave rctorts so that
four i've bodies coad be crcaied AT The time
THIS. he THINKS, would reduce the cost 10 81 90