The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-14
AtAerliug &c9lster.
THE FIERY FURNACE.
ANOTHER ENUMERATION ON THE
BILLS.
Mrs. Benn PttmsB, of Cincinnati' I"
BE Cremated on Saturday-fre-
pai atiOnsfO the Event
A skeich ON the
Subject.

DIR. LeMoyne's cremstory at wash.
in yton, Pa, is to d. duty this week for
thu second time since its construction.
The oc:o or received yesterday intelligence
OF the death OF Mis-. Bonn Pitman, OF
Cincln D att, on the previous day, and her
expressed desire in her last will and ties
lament to have this disposition made OF
her body. The phonographey OF that
city, whose name is familiar IN perhaps
every city of this continent. Mr.. Pit
man. will start with the body from Gin
cinnati this evening, and the lncinera-
ton will take place on Saturday, II the
arrangements can be completed by That
time.
A great deal of interest will attach 20
this case. from the fact that the remains
of De Palm, which were cremsted
eighteen months ago, were merely the
skeleton Of NAH who had been dead
for about a year. In the present IN
lance the death OF the subject is so re-
cent that the real capabilities of the
furnace will be more thoughly tested.
Making Preparations.
The work OF preparing the c:ematory
for incinderation is now going on, and
The furnace will be heated TO tempera
tire of some 1000 degrees. This OF course
is work requiring time. Unlike most
. rIbhc entertainments, DR.. lie Moyne
does not charge an admission
lee, considering himself obligated TO
popularize what he considers necesss-
r. means TO enable the poor to dispose OF
the remains of their friends without I'M
necessary cost. Tho furnaces is enclosed
10 u building OF brick, but one story
IN height, and is rooted with corrugated
ron. II has three chimneYs, one from
he furnace room, one from the recep-
ton room, and one from one corner OF
the building, the latter apparently orns-
mental. The building contains but two
rooms, the reception and furnace rooms.
rne reception room is devoid OF orns-
men, and contains catatslque on
which bodies are placed, IN case
which contains glass door, through
which friends can take u
last look at the remains OF the loved one,
A door leads from this room to the ere
matory, which is Il room Of lOX2O feet or
rhereabouts. In the cremation room there
is nothing except thu retort. This is
seven teet Elk inches in length, twenty
inches high and twenty eight inches
wide, inside measurement. The retort is
similar TO gas retort, except tnat lis
sides are perpendicular, while those
of the former are terminated
in an arch. Coke Is used for
heating, and the appliances are such that
the retort can be heated several times
hotter than that of the potentste who
once undertook to cremate alive Shad-
rach, Meshach and Abednego. The re-
tort can DO brought to White heat IN
twentv-four hours. When this tempera
ture has been reached the body, in a
plain, pine coffin, is placed in the retort,
and IN q few hours the whole OF the ashes,
both from the body and coffin, can be
slowed in small urn, which might be
made an attractive mantle ornament.
In the re!ort remedy is provided to
preven. the dissemination OF poisonous
gases arising from the burning. At the
back of the retort there Is r vent tour
inches in diameter opening INTO the fur
nsce, through this the gas escapes into
the furnace and is there consumed. Very
little smoke arises from the chimney, and
this is so disseminated by the accompany
ing current of hot air as TO be rendered
lLOCuous.