The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-06
BURNING OF THE BARON.
HOWJOSEPH HESRY LOUIS DE PAIN
rs TO be CRBMdTED.
Reception Of the BODY at washington, Pa
The Crematory and its surroundings
Heating the Furnace TO n White Heat.

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Reception OF the BODY at washington, "a
The Crematory and its surroundings
Heating the Furnace to n white Heat.
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WASHINGTON, Pa, Dec. b.-The body OF
the late Baron joseph Henry Louis de Palm ar
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rlVeu mere AT noon To-Day IN charge OF the ex-
ecutors OF the deceased, with Col. Henry =. OIL
colt and Henry J. Newton, accompanied by Mr..
buckhorsI unuertaKer' Inc pouy WAS III TWO
eDvelopes-the conn and an external case Of
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car IN Jersey city, ana no chanRe was maoe uhti
the arrival at Pittsburgh, when the
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and brought hther.
Irpon the arrival OF the funeral party AZ the
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a son-in-law OF Dr. lie Moyne, ana unuer MS
direction the body was transferred to a hearss
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mony, to the crematory where II Ia now lying.
The crematory ia A small. plain, brick build
ing standing near the high road upon land be
longing to DIR. lie Moyne The scenery around
| consists of hills and woods now looking some
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what bIeak IN thelr winter garb OF snow inc
spot itself bears the unpleassntly suggestive
! executions which took place there In years
gone by.
The building comprises two apartments, q
waiting room, In which the Baron's body is now
| placed, and the crematory proper. The furnace
| Is twelve feet long, eight feet high. ana eight
feet broad. Along tho bottom OF this furnace
runs AN arched retort of fire clay, three feet
broad and eight feet long. The fireplace runs
along under this retort and beyond II to the ex
ternal wall Of the building consequently most OF
Its heat implnges upon the retort. the remainder
and that which radatcs from TIC upper surface
OF the retort circulating through the upper part
of the furnace. A hole In the retort allows the
fuines and smoke to escape into this super
heated atmosphere where they are entirely dc.
stroyed. The front Of the retOrt Ia securely fas-
tened by a thick and heavy iron door which Ia
luted with fire clay and secured by bars and bolts
firmly fixed In the brick work, so that all escape
OF nOxious fumes into the apartment IL entirely
prevented. small hole In this plate, covered
with a revolving Zap, allows the attendant to
make observations Of what Is going on In the
Interior OF the retort.
At present writing the retort II At bright
heat. The attendant. Jas Wolf. states that he
will have II at n white heat tomorrow morning
and II IL now at such a dazzling white heat that
the eyes cannot endure its brilllancy, Wolf says
that even now II would melt iron. The fuel used
Is coke
The cradle upon which the body Ia to he placed
| II in the shape Of "A coffin, six feet long, and
| formed OF half inch iron bars, the frame work
| being rather thIcker iThe body being laid upon
| the cradle ia pushed into the retort and sub
jected to the action Of the heat until all those
| portions capable Of gaseous dissipation are
| driven on the solid portions fall through tho
| open frame work upon the floor OF the retort,
| and are collected snbgeuuentIy About thirty
| ak hours are allowed for the cooling OF the
aperture IL bein1 necessary to prevent too rapid
| acoolinp which wouid cause n br,aLnu Of The
| Col Olcott has brought down a Hindoo crema-
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