New-York tribune., 1876-12-19

rin bep the fpr O., the Storm which did not last for
more than 20 minutes had ataed, and the horizon was
in some dcgIe cleared, looked TO seaward ahSousS
in the hope of deserving sheleys boat among the many
small craft scattered about" In order 10 comply Win
the requirements of the Ia law OF quarantine IL was
decided that the body OF shelley should be burned The
process of cremation described by Trelawny whose
account may have interest In the present zea lor
discussion as 10 the final disposition OF the DEAD
strong sheetron furnace provided, supported on
stand with an ample stock cf fuel and such artcs as
were used by the Greeks their funeral pyres. Ihe
loucy aud grand scenery that surrounded US go exactly
harmonzed with Shelley's genius that could imagine
bis spirit soaring The with the Islands Oh
GOrgOna. Capraj and Elba, before US; old pa'o-
mented watctOwers stretched along the coast haeked
by the marblecrcsted Aponmnes gstening In tue SUM-
picturesque from their diversified outlines, and not
human dwelling in sight AS thought OF tue oe-
light shelley felt in such of loneliness and grand
cur while living felt we better tEan herd oI
wolves pack OF wild dogs in tearing out ms
aud naked body from the pure yellow saho ta' i"y W
lightly over it, to drag Linn back TO the Igh OF o"y D
tho dead have voice. nor had power 10 checA '"e
sacrilegc-the work went silently In the deep anu i
resisting sand not word spoken, for the itsiaiS
have touch of sentiment, and their feelings are eaSly
excited into sympatny. Even Byron was silent anu
thoughtful We were startled and drawn together W
dull hollow sound tnat followed the blow o iha''ocA
Tho iron had struck skull and the body was soon uheo'
cred. Lime had been s;rewn on 1t; thls OF "ocohPos'
ton had ,he effect Of staining 1t Of dark ana ghaSy
INDIGO color Byron asked to preserve INC sAii iuA
hun but remembering that he had formerly nseu one ."
a drinking cup was determined Sbeleys should NOT ne
so urofancd The limbs did net separate from 'hS uuA'
as IN the case WIlass body 80 tOat 'he eo pSo We"
removed entire into tho furnace had taAcn TIC PIe
caution of having and larger pieces oi u'h"' ~
consequence my experience of the Gay Deioro o '"o
ditbeuy OF Consuming corpse in the open ar "ita our
4, Hraxr
be ccrcinony OF the previous day. and more wine was
pouiea over Shelley dead body t,Ian he lad c"isneu
duripg his life. This with te oil and salt maze ue yes
low flames gsiun aud culver. The neat iron '"o o"H
and fire was SO intense hat tho atmosphere was uemu
lus and wayy The corpse fell open and the hear' WAS
Land bare The frontal Cf the skull, where IL h'a
been struck with uattOck iGll OIL ahd as the oa'k "i
b ba,d rested On the red hot bottom bars OF the FUR
mace lhe brains literally scethed, dubbed and boiled ~
in a caldT0n. FOR Il very oug unie Byron ooulo Avs
ace this scene he withdrew ~ tic beatl ana SWAIN VA
10 the Bolivar. Leigh Hunt remained III the c''Ft'-''
Tie fire was fierce {" prOdnce wiic neat On 'l'
IRON and 10 reduce its contents To gray ash'@ IHe only
po,ous that were not consumed were come rhGlhen'"
o bones the Jaw AMI skull, bat what surprised rs
all WAS that TIE heart remained entire In suachinG
tlia relic from tho fiery furnace my hand was severely
burnt and had any seen BIO do Inc aet sh"uu hN'
been put into quarantine After cooling tse "i 'h"
chine III the sea- collected the human aaes ana hao~"
them box, which TOOK on Doafd the i'''iN"'' "'"
and Hunt Tetraeed their steps 10 their home, alta
fle ocers and soldiers returned 10 their quarters
Since e death OF Shelley every year has 0ded to the
oa.c4iopate interest which surrounds hs name lis
porry Is the subject of wider appreciation, hs eharae
ter of a more profound sympathy His principles nave
received generous Interpretation, ,he ilie OF chSr
y has been cast over the of his early life ana an
cxeess Of tolerance has forgiven nnch that no iiberaiy
OF coDsrut tao can excse Many readers 40 douOt VIII
NJ Mr. ha
shelley Of Trelawuy as the portrait OF "rrcnci
b wears of thought and sorrOw aud happiness into TIE
most gentle and the Ggeou@ Of human SeihFs
lie was complete foil to Byron whose Christianity
what was left OF IT, WAS not IT, be named on TIE same
day with his supposed atheism, and whose 1"nau'i o.
lie was as bad his was good otLerf VII protest
oroist this estimate Of Iuau whose lie, whatever tc
,d, ,f his g,pips WIS IN defiance os tls l@ws % s0-
cicy but all may ud IN these interesting pages rare
study OF human character.