The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-11-06

THE, GREAT CREMATOR CREMATED.

THE GREAT CREMATOR CREMATED.
The Last Wish of DIR. Francis Julius lie
Moyne Gratified-The Process of Crema-
ton. f4ses@ s1sES &es
s From the Pittsburg (Pa.) Dispatch.l
The third incineration in the crema-
tory, on Gallows Hill, Little Washington,
was successfully completed yesterday,
the subject being the founder of the
practice in this part of the world, the
crematory having now accomplished the
main object of its builder. The crema-
tory has been described so often that
it is unnecessary to say any thing about
the contrary yesterday, every thing was
in order and the retort in good condi-
ton. At 9 o'clock, a. M, the relatives
of the deceased and large number of
citizens of Washington assembled at his
residence to pay their respects. The
religious services was conducted by Rev.
Drs. Brownson and Hays. The services
consisted of the reading of some selec-
tions. from the Scriptures and the offer
ing Of prayer by DR.. Hays. At their
conclusion the body was placed in a
hearse, Messrs DIR. Frank LeMoyne,
Julius LeMoyne, v. Harding, Charles
Harding, William Willis Proudfit pail
bearers. The family and friends then
entered carriages and were driven to
the crematory.
When the body had been placed on
the catafalque, DR.. Hays mounted the
4 steps leading to the crematory, and said:
"We have now brought the body Of our
I Il 10 hn Vn1o nf n IC
choice, and here we leave him." DIR.
Hays then announced that it was the
wish of the relatives that all persons re-
turn.to town. He then pronounced the
benediction and the door was closed up
on all, except the relatives and the per-
sons in charge of the retort. In addi-
ton to the pall-bearers mentioned, Mrs.
/ Wade, Mrs. Wills, Miss Fannie Wills,
Misses Sophie and Annie Harding and
Miss. Jane LeMoyne remained in the
building. There would have been more
persons present up to this time had they
understood the programme, many per-
sons supposing the exclusiveness reached
even to the service at the residence Of
the deceased. Four policemen were on
duty at the crematory, but their services
were not called into requisition, as the
respect of the crowd for the deceased and
family had a tendency to repress any ex-
hibition of curiosity.
At 10 80 o'clock q. m. the body was
uncofined and placed on the iron crib
by the pall-bearers; the door of the re-
1 tort opened, and the body thrust in
quickly. In a minute an immense vol
4 ume of smoke poured from the stack,
and some persons with minds imbued
with a strong sense Of the horrible, re-
ported that, a horrible odor of burning
flesh was noticed distinctly by persons
outside. It was also reported
that half an hour later a disa-
greeable smell was still noticed. A
/ Dispatch representative who was on
the ground number of times during the
day, failed to notice the odor, and is
confident from conversations held with
different people, also present, that the
report was incorrect. 1t is true the heat
was not as great as desired, nor as great
as on the occasion when Baron lie Palm
and Mrs. Pitmap were incinerated, and
the fireman replenished the furnace sew
eral times with coke. The cremation
4 not only did not 60 on very slowly, al
\ stated by some people, but in three
hours from the time Of placing the body
J, lin the retort nothing remained but cal
cined bones. This the Dispatch repre-
, sentative saw himself last evening.
~ 1t is, the intention of the LeMoyn'
family TO preserve the crenatory for fu
: ture use. 1t is learned that there is
J, vast body of people who have been con
] Lverted to the cremation idea, and man.
/ during the past two years asked DR.. LIE
, Moyne to allow them to be burned in HI
3 crematory. As the enthusiastic old gen
: tlcman refused no one, his representa-
g tives, respecting his wishes, will main
: tain the building as it is 1t seems, too
& that the prejudice in the minds of man.
+ of the orthodox in the vicinity of Littl
I Washington has been greatly dissipate
s Eby familiarity with the building and tn
r repeated burnings, and for months pas
& threats Of blowing it up have ceased.
eE The family have not decided on wha
d shall be the final disposition OF DIR. l.
n Moyne's remains, but as he indicated
2 his lifetime a dozen different ways t
e dispose of ultimate remains treated b
e the burning process, it is probable ths
.ttsome, of these will be adopted. Whe
= Mrs. Pitman was cremated, the Doctc
It stated that some persons might fanc
,-shthe collecting Of the calcined remains
q an urn where they could be kept on tn
e center-table, or buried under a rose-bus
g Tor any other Towering plant or tree Il
IL deceased may have preferred in his lit
E. time. He grew eloquent on this subJec
4, land for a man of his stern stuff Shove
much sentimentality, even while el
deavoring to enforce his estimate OF Il
y-tfntility of his method of disposing OF q
h, dead. The remains will not be take
" out of the crematory until to-morro
evening.
b. The manner in which yesterday
a. services and ceremonies were conducts
n made the occasion less notable in Was
lei ington, as local event, than wou
n have been the case if the funeral OF
rs person so prominent had been condu'
he ed In the ordinary way. A strang
al would have failed to notice that a.
in thing unusual was going on in the tow