The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-15
INClNERATION.

HOW THE BODY OF MRS. PITMAN Is TO BE
REDUCED TO ASHES IN LEMoYNE's FUR
NAcE-PopULAR INTEREST IN CREMATION.
WAsnIsGrvS. Pa, Feb. H. 1878
Tho work Of preparing Dr. Julius Lcmoync's cre-
matory furnace for incarceration Ii now going on,
fires having been started up It this morning. II
is expected that by tomorrow tho retort will have
acquired that beat necessary to fully incinerato
o human body in the space OF Two hours.
The remains OF Mrs. Pitman will arrive from Cincin-
natl by the morning tram and be 1t once conveyed
to the crematory, on hill mile or more from this
little town. There is much curiosity among tho fe-
male portion CT the people here regarding the burn
Ing nasmuch as this is tho first instance where tho
body of OF their has been disposed OF
In such manner. The cremation. however, will be
strictly private, only the immediate friends OF the
family being allowed place IN tho reception ROOM
PUBLICITY DESIRED
DR.. Lemoyno Is opposed to any public display on
this occasion, arguing that the cremation Of Baron
Do Pslm gave The process all publicity That could pos
siby BIO expected from II, and tho details Of til is
will DO similar there can be no just grounds Tor
their repetition Friends oil the deceased request that
there shall be display and that curious peope be
excluded from tho grounds, and these wishes. AS lar
as possible, are TO be faith fully carried out.
POPULAR INTEREST
However, there Is no uouDt that large crowd W III
gather on Gailows I'LL tomorrow AFTERNOON Tor the
interest in the matter Is oven keen than mt tho
time oil the Bar0n's bnrning. THIS old gentleman
was dry and dusty and mad been dead and buried
many months boore his body found It's way into Lee
MONIES oven, consequently folks here did not
sIder hun lair subject for the tcst In the present
instance the corpse Is that OF u woman who, put
snort period ago, was In iuu ve0r OF irer health.
THEORY OF THE HEroRr.
In conversation with Dr. Lemoy no Tonight he said
The possession oil 1eshy ubtance tho part OF
body would nowlse reard the rapidly of It's nom
Grafton. and he expected that the D0dy would be
10 ashes IN the course OF . couple OF hours.
According TO his the ncsh and fatty substances
disappear almost Immediately upon the insertion Of
the body into tho retort and tho bones form the
portion OF the anatomy which IL Is dicut TO reduce
10 powder
THE DOCTORS PERSONAL INTEREST.
In this connection II may be stated that the Doctor
at present is in very poor health aud looks ward
with no little degree OF pleasure TO the time when his
body Will be pushed through The retort opening and
tho fierce heat allowed ~ crumblo II into ashes. He
neshy and nearly looking, bat ~ ulcrng incur
able alinent, when threatens 10 carry him OF at
far distant day.
AN OLD ARRANGEMENT
He said tonight that when he building his
matcry, Mrs. Pitman-who. by the way, was the vile
Of Benjamin PitInaD, who introduced into this
try anu tsught tho system OF phonograpny invented
by his brotberwrote TO hun saying that sue
husband were thorough cremationists, aud " sno
should die before furnace should DO erected nearer
thau This, sue wished TO know II his cremaIory could
be used Tor the iDcneration OF her BODY. Lcmoy no
replied mat no would willingly consent TO her
arrangements u It shoud become necessary. About
tour weeks ago the Doctor received letter from CiD-
cinnut TO Tie elect D~t Mrs. Plman's health was de-
Ginning rapidly, aud wishing 10 know II the former
Engagements could be consummsted IN caso snc should
de- The Doctor, wishing TO accommodate all persons
VINO have preferences Tor having their dead bodies
speedily rcuuced 10 fho powdered state, al once as
scntcd 10 Mrs. Pitmans desire.
No uLoVM IN DEArk
IL Is said this lazy Was beevcr 10 the man points
oil S~ eide nborglansm. She "a nativo of England,
and during Nil her life had oeen opposed 70 snan,s Of