The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-11
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DoCTORLE MOYNE.

Ease Win NHlCh S...
Dnst Might he Carried Ar9nnt
Under The New system Explain
ellis Private baking shop.
w.suY0roX, Pa, Aug. 3.-0n ID
,,o,, of GaIlOws Hill, an elevation di!
t,Nt from the heart OF this pretty littl
riilscc a mile or more, may be seen thl
,"orpinr a gang OF busy workmen real
inc pile oimasonry, not large in diner
.;ens but exceedingly massive and od
,"aJegree in design. The hill derive
;isuanie and is 80 COMMUNICATED 1roi
lsinv the enforced jumping of place {
snniry murderers and horse thieves !
the early part Of the century; when pup
lie executions were common; and III
structure before alluded TO is the cre rem
non furnace Of DR.. lie Moyne;. ~
building is 80 feet long by 20 wide, ~
front being Of dressed stone, the reinain !:
er hard burnt brick. II is one story II
height and has two doors and three WIN "a
doSs. 1t has an interior wall dlFlJ'"EE b 4.
the main structure by about = tnlr f''.ra"o o
third il again subdiyidei ior Ihe ,L tHrAc ~
,nJ cake storage, leaving two-thiras Oh
, I ,,u;LIinr "a 4 reccption-room where
.E H. friends can await the ami
H la.,;nr ol the loved ones, 30 lar as it can
HAa .""oO",nnlished by the caloric powers Of
W .s. as In one Of the small apartments
tns NV furnace, over which is a retort al
, is ",' .iniIar 10 the rctort Of agas works
TG U BODY Of the party TO be consumed L
,a, into the retort, and in five or SIX
hovr. Il will be completely burned. The
rr,oTt will then be swept out and the dust
r,reiulIy gathered up and placed in q
Ii,,Ic .0ilare box, large enough 10 hold siA
ar eight pounds. This will be taken into
the reception-roop adjoining, where 1t
WILDE placed on ashelf.
THE soEr OF A MAN LIE MoYSE Is.
Dr. Is Moyne is a man OF about u
wear. Of age, and was known throughout
Inc country 20 years ago as an abolition
"a, II the nronOIInCed sort. He is wealthy
nj. nos,essions consisting mainly Of farm
Iands which are valuable in this great
w"ol,prowinr country. The man has
Ieen a great beneiactOr in his day, and
his Lenstactions have been characterized
by practical good sense and much world
" shrew,lness. Said he to the Times cor
respondcnt: "People here laugh at me
for building this place, but they did SC
wears ago; and not only laughed, but
persecuIed me for my notions OF slavery,
However, those who persecuted me then
are ashamed Of themselves now, and so ii
will be with cremation. They will event.
ually see the simplicity and economy o.
this arrangement. ! propose to be the
frat subject, and as am very old, you
won't have TO wait very long for an 'op.
portunity Of witnessing tho simplicity oil
he operation. have letters from differ,
ent parts Of the country, written by per
sons who are in sympathy with my ideas
and who desire to cooperate in making
cremation the universal method for the
disposal Of the remains OF poor human
iy."
us ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF CREMATION
engagements in favor Of cremation,
continued the Doctor. may be divided
under live different heads; Inc sanitary
the economical, politicai, moral anu ~
cial. II - weii.known lact Iha! 'l'
yreat source Of disease to the living. II
!. also well.knOwn that most Of the lower
forms Of disease, sneh as tyPhoiu ieser'
etc. arise IRON tile ihilaia.lon o. .ne Pu'
trld air arising 'ronl .ne eon'aH n"',., u,
OF iae wafer o! our SPfInsS "S av res. ~
ia l'IsFati"h 'ntcusM SravtS m" s,,L;.S,
nature allows anl!!A nl".Ser ~ ~ 'urIeu.
to decomposition u nus Pro fTu ,,, may
10 epeennS. SCI ~ u III iienIe' M"e !.
anlnals G1e, "nu a,S II, n VIC ~, SPf HILL ~ =,
a", ,Ea;r ram.ins Lut in hnr;nl boIies
,ro Lon, in a st,,e oI Accommodation for
sa.rs Enow Of hoIv tL,i was'dno
nn altar Il had Secn hurled eicbt years
~" aud ,So smsII was 40 offensive nj thst
,;ms az :" Jrivo IN" men away from Il
4. , matter Of scCnnmv cremation il
" q" ~ Ia rrofsrrCJ 6nr I;ttIe bury.
,us '!o " IL d"er ,hor. on ,hs lin Ina
"uIv f b0"n IN 1 "t;.,smco fow years. "nI
va, sS ga oo% bas %nSn 0"cnt in fx;nr II
nn SI IN tSO, 80" So "roa, ia th;s hnry;ne
Ir III ,%c.' ~ Sseas 20 o, ."n" D ~. jug ";
"u,''t ~ ',a .e .s' ,na,orn S f"noroi
as,' luz '"e eS SIeH w. o"an,o,;na %nJ.
tOs.s aO .: SIyV' =" I !, s 'o"S Wy
"ane t ,L"n S,n t"s AL, e." a,so sr%s
,%oo . ,"an as CIV .U a uas ~ .on,i;.
MeOfy III oIf sS %tan rs sne f eIa
e." 1874 a' u,e.' ineSe ao, ;a"ieM0S
% ",1 'ne e'lIatat "nI oese: a'o JUS,
,Sa" 'o';' G.asSes wno ean mot - "ns
r%; ns ~ 10" u, .ne ~. ~ - U
" ~h. si""ml nnu 'ac . r'ca W c "% III
S. "e't% " uteuI'i .I tney , "o '
"''s =" 30 ''fo"s" '''e S"'ne p'oes"''
ROAST NOT SUCH A RAD THING AFTER
AL: ,..
= argue IN iayor d cremation from a
social point OF We've When the idea Ia
arsI OFoache'i TO any one they express
horror, aud yet t needs only q few words
10 show that burning is not near as hot
F!OIe as burying a body. II one only
gives The matter, u lew sober thoughts, ht
wlIl overcome the intense prejudice ina
he has in favor Of burying. When ont
comes 70 contemplate, the matter IN III
!fue light he wi!i see now disgustlnt
burial Is. Just think Of a body being II
Tue ground In a state oil putreiactioh ioi
year alter year. Then, can u DC though
a, bad to burn the body, which only take
aeS hours, and IS q puriiylngProceSSs a. y
TO let it rot away in the grave. The
their thoughts on the disgusting process
under The ground. Another point in the