Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-17

to the hearse and Immediately
taken to the crematory, followed by car
riages containing relatives and friends. Ar
rived at the destination the body was Rlaced
in catafalque and all persons except rela-
tives and those in charge of the furnace re-
NAMED in the outside building.
At 1880 the body was pushed into the
glowing furnace and the doors closed. Ow-
ing to the fact that the fremen were mex
perienced the heat was considerably below
what it should have been, and cremation
was not complete until after
o'clock this afternoon, at which
time the retort was sealed, and will remain
closed until Saturday, if cool enough then it
will be opened and the ashes placed in an
urn provided for the purpose by the family.
There was no excitement IN the village over
the event, and not more than hundred
people were around the building when the
body was placed in the furnace.
Il Brief Sketch of His Life-Preparations
for the Cremation of Hts Body.
Washington (Penn.) Special, Oct. 14.]
DR.. F. julius LIE Moyne, whose name has
been before the public on more than one oc-
casion, both as politician and as tie first
man in this country in favor of cremation,
died at his residence at this place this after
noon, at O'Clock, aged 81 years. He has
been great sufferer with chronic rheuma-
tism; so much so, that he has been unable
to leave his chair for number of years.
Years ago his father, prominent French
physician, located in these parts; after many
years his son, the present man, took his po-
sition and in few years gained wealth and
| reputation. He was radical in several re-
spects, in 1885 being candidate for Governor
of Pennsylvania, and at q later period can
dldate for President of the United States.
BE has been man of considerable promi-
hence in this locality. From the beginning
Of the abolition movement he has
been. strong advocate of the
| anti-siavery cause. In 1914, being in
vited to stand as nominee for vice
president on the liberty ticket, headed by
| Gsrrett Smith, bat declining, the position
was given to Major Mcfarland, wealthy
citizen of tl:s place, but now deceased. He
always has been great friend Of the colored
people, and at the present time owns and
maintains large institution in Memphis,
Tenn, for the education of the negro.
| He has also bee-l very liberal, and among
| the first to move in our home enterprises,
giving an endowment Of $4,000 the Citi-
ASuS AtDIdIy, VI S4lS plaCo, anu WOulO nave
given twice as much had the colored citizens
been granted the use thereof. On last July
he gave the sum of $4,000 to tho Washing
ton and Jefferson college, of this place, this
amount to be applied to chair of higher
mathematics, the object being to give in
struction in civil engineering, graphic ap-
plication of mathematics to construction of
machinery, practical trades, etc. The doc
tor has raised large family. His wife diei
several years since.
His sons, like their father, have attained
wealth and pronunciation. j. 0. LIE
Moyne, of Chicago, member of Congress;
Frank, g leading physician of Pittsburgh, and
Julius, of this place, an extensive dealer in
live stock. It is understood that all his chill
dren have signifed their willingness to be
cremated after death with the exception of
DR.. Frank, of Pittsburgh, who will not give
his consent. He lost two children lately, but
instead of having them cremated gave them
Christian burial. The doctor, therefore, it
is said, has resolved to slight him in his will.
1t was about the year 1876 that he made
known to the outside world his intentioH of
building crematory. At first it was re-
ceived with horror by the people in this vi
cinity, and the doctor was called on for an
explanation. he accordingly gave several
lectures in the city hall. Among other
things, he stated that the crowd
ed condition of our grave yards
and cemeteries, and the mingling of the re-
mains of thousands with the spring wafer
which We use every day, is the principal
cause of some of the diseases of the day. s'By
my mode of operations he said, 'you can
got rid of an ordinary corpse in few hours.
The clear, white ashes, which will not meas.
ure more than quart, can be placed in an
urn or vase and preserved for ages. Besides,
this method does away with the expense of
funerals and other extravagances, the cost of
cremation bling very small, and within the
reach of the poorest" Determined in his
intention, he applied to the Directors of the
Washington Cemetery for permission to
build costly edifce in the shape of Gre
matory on their grounds, but they thought it
would interfere with their future prospects.
He then decided to build structure on
cheaper scale, more for experiment than
any thing else.
For this purpose he selected spot on one
of his farms, on prominence known AZ
Gallows Hill, overlooking the ancient town
of Washington, and about one mile distant.
Here, among the forest trees, and almost on
the spot where two criminals expiated their
lives for the crime of murder, is erected thu
burning apparatus. The structure is not
very extensive affair, looking more like a
country school-house than any thing else,
and standing as it does, near the highway,
stranger, not knowing different, is inclined
to mistake it for such. There have only
been two cremated since the erection of thu
furnace the first Won Baron de Palm, Of
New York, cremated December 6, 1876, and
thst of Mrs. Jane Pitman, of Cincinnati
February Is, 1873. The fire is already IN
the furnace for the incineration of tt do.
| tor, but as it will take some time TO eat tbs
retort, the cremation will not likely como of
before Thursday.