The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-21
INTO TIE FURNACE.

| It was about twenty-five minutes after
8o'clock when the door nf the r,-uace
vas closed upon the remains of the l.. \.
and, for probably ten seconds afler. an
unpleasant smell tainted the room. The
odor was faint, but quite pronounced
enough TO be noted by the spectators. A
constant current of air was forced into
the furnace by blower. ,-.
For the first half hour observations
| we're made every few minutes, and no
change could be observed In tho appear.
ance al, the body in tho crib. The ever.
greens had curled up ON each sida of tho
crib, forming an arch over the remair.o.
The crib was red hot in moment after
i .ss 'ss put iatc the furnace, and By
following the line Of iis upper ..il the
body could be plainly seen through tho
small hole in the furnace door.
AT ten minutes paAt 8 o'clock tho form
OF the bndy was unchanged. The wind
ing shoett had not crupbled away, and
the corpse looked like i black line in
sea Of rosy fire. Col. Olcott made an
observation at this time, and expressed
the opinion chat
THE BODY WAS DESTROYED,
but the ashes still retained the natural
form. Five minutes after this another
observation disclosed the bones of the
left knee, incandescent and protrudinR
from the winding sheets. At the same
moment the bare and illumiued akull
was also visible, aud above it the ever
green's were curled into wreath. 1t had
been suggested that there was no draft in
the furnace, but test was made by DR..
Ottarson, and it was found that current
of air constantly passed into 1t. This
did not circulate in the furnace, however,
as the oxygen was combusted the mo.
ment it entered, and the hydrogen was
diffused in vapor, and therefore there was
no current of air passing through the
furnace.
AT twenty minutes after 9 O'Clock the
ribs on the left side showed through the
linen wrappers, and few moments after
the larger bones Of the thigh and leg or
the same side of the body was apparent.
Inc wreath and arch of evergreens werc
still intact. At 9:43, another observation
was made. Then it was impossible to
distinguish the outline of the body. The
furnace was in n rosy glow, and slight
mist rose from the body, and filled the
space below the arch. From the midst
Of what appeared to be molten mass in
the crib the evergreens rose in faint black
AT ten minutes to II o'clock, Col. o.
colt, DR.. LIE Moyne and DR.. Asdale, .ad
three health officers, made extended Oh.
servations. The crib was pushed fc-wccd.
and the moment it was moved there was
q grent crumbling of the body. DR.. Of
larson announced thit the incineration
was almost complete. So great portion
of the body had been reduced To ashes.
and had fallen to the bottom of the re.
tort, that the lower rails of the crib upon
which the body had rested were exposed
to view. The pelvis had not then been
incinerated, and the sprigs of spruce were
atill in perfect form.
INCINERATION COMPLETE.
At IL o'clock the incineration was
complete, nothing being left of the Baron
put three pints OF ashes, qrite enough to
NIL the small urn which rested the top
OF the furnace during the cremstion.
til IL o'clock, to make the assurance of
the completion of the work doublv sure.
During the process q. the cremation.
men were sent into the surrounding conn,
try to make observations of the effect of
the smoke upon the atmosphere. There
was no perceptible taint of the pure. crisp
air. The smoke ascended in a steadv
volume during the whole time, and was
cifsused about the naighborhood by the
snarp mountain winds. it was as pleas
antsto the nostrils as any smoke could be.
There was no odor about it at all, and il
was much to be preferred to the black
clouds that rise from our manufactures.
AT IL O'Clock, Col. Olcott and DR.. LIE
Moyne made last inspection of the re-
mains, and the cremation was declared to
DO complete. What was left in the fur
nace still retained the outlines of human
being, but it required but the coyest
touch OF the gentlest summer zephyr to
crumble it into an. indistinguishable pile
of ashes. The gentlemen upon becoming
satisfied of this ordered the fire to be
drawn and the crematory bricked ND.
To-day, at IL o'clock, the ashes will be
carefully collected and deposited in an
antique vase, procured by Col. Oicott for
the purpose, from TIE region of the Upper
NILE. The vase or urn is of red CLAW. and
in shape is very like those found in exca-
vations in eastern ruins. Brass handles
are on both sides. A brass plate. with
the following inscription, will be put
upon one ai.e of the vase: Joseph
henry Louis Charles, Baron De Palm,
Grand Commander of the Sovereign
Order of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusa-
lem, Prince of the Roman Empire and
knight of st. John of Malta" The
aahea will be sprinkled with perfume be-
fore being enclosed in this receptacle.
after the old custom of the ancient Ro-
mans, and especially the Greeks. The
urn will be taken back with the party of
IL Theosophical Society aud kept by
them in their temple IN New York.
DR.. LIE MoYNE.
Or. F. Julius lie Moyne Ia gray
haired man, now very neariy eighty years
of age, OF French parentage, and was born
and reared at the place he resides. His
life rs n medical man has been a success.
ful one, and he has had, and has vet.
large practice. His wife, Miss Bureau.
died some years since, leaving, besides
the Doctor, the following family: John
LIE Moyne, present Democratic member
Of Congress from Chicago, Third District
OF Illinois; Frank LIE Moyna, NJ. d..
partner of DR.. James King, of this city,
and Julius LIE Moyne, who prefers an az.
ricnltural life in Washington. His
daughters are Mrs. J. A. Wills, of Wash |
ington. D. c.; Mrs. Haftiing, of Wash
lngton, Pa; Mrs. Nicholas Wade, form |
erly OF Pittsbuig, now OF Columbus. Ohio. |
and lively young lady who stays at |
mUunr, Tiiu 7UWe,i iast evening TIM .,zr
life of late had been made hideous by the |
calls of the newspaper men. or |
words tU that effect. Mrs. Wills keeps
house for the old Doctor in the substantial |
family homestead, on Maiden street. In |
1885 DR.. lie MOype became the cham
plon OF AbOiilionism and was the apt;