Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-17

duced to ashes in the crematory. In
this case, as in the other, the Doctor
took great interest, and manifested nc
little delight at the repeated success o'
his experiments.
DR.. LeMoyne had a workman, one
Wolf, on the place, and TO Wolf he spoke,
as he would speak OF any important de.
tail of farm work, about the precise way
in which he wished his body TO be cre-
mated. He talked with Wolf about the
necessary heat, and about the escape OF
gases and vapors, until Wolf fancied that
the old gentleman contemplated the
approach OF death with no misgiy-
ing. He had had absolutely nothing
to occupy his mind Tor years when
the cremation discussion was begun, so
that the study he gave to the proper
kind of structure to perfectly do the
work, gave him an occupation that he
took great delight in, and, as he had
practised medicine and amassed large
fortune, he had the wealth to spend in
experiments. How much heat would
be required properly to cremate body
in six hours; how to build the furnaces
and retort so as totally to consume not
only the body but also the gases and
smoke; how best to prevent the escape
of noxious vapors-to all these points
he gave much study, and took great de-
light in it.
DIR. LeMoyne has been
AN INVALID FOR YEARS,
so terribly afflicted with diabetes that
he has been unable TO leave his chair,
and could not sleep except in a sitting
posture a greater part OF the last twenty
six years. For three days before his
death, which occurred on Monday, he
was unconscious.
His body was burned to-day.
In order to prevent the intrusion of
curiosity, no public notice was given Of
the religious services at the late resi-
dence, previous to the removal OF his
body to the crematory. At 8 O'Clock
a considerable number of the personal
friends of the family assembled. Dr.
George P. Hays, President OF the col
lege, led the religious services, by read
ing number of beautiful selections from
the Scriptures, appropriate to the oc-
casion, and leading in prayer. After
the services, il was announced that
the benedction would be pro-
nounced at the crematory. About a
dozen carriages containing the family OF
the deceased and snch personal friends
as chose to pay their last tribute OF re-
spect, accompanied the hearse as in a
funeral procession. The coffin was a
plain, polished rosewood box, to which
handles were attached for convenience
in removal. The coffin was carried by
the sons and grand-sonsof OF the deceased,
who thus performed the last sad tilial
duty to the dead. When the cortegc
arrived at the crematorv the body was
taken from the hearse and followed into
the crematory by the relatives, from
which the most of the members returned
after the benediction was pronounced.
Most OF the family and all of the friends
returned to town Immediately, as from
any ordinary funeral.
When the cortege arrived at the
crematory there were probably twenty
persons who had been led by curiosity
to be present when the body was re-
moved from the hearse. The crowd inn
mediately dispersed, leaving the body
to the disposal OF those in charge. No
persons, save such OF the relatives as
chose to be present, were permitted to
enter the building or to witness the in
cineration. The ashes OF the deceased
will not probably be removed from the
retort before Friday evening, as it will
require that time for the furnace to cool.
The affair causes much less interest
here than the former cremations, and
only few members OF the press are in
town.
DR.. LeMoyne leaves eight children,
three sons and five daughters. The
oldest is Charlott, the wife of John A.
Mills, Esq, formerly an attorney OF Pitts
burgh, now a leading member OF the
Washington I'd. c. bar. The oldest
son is DR.. John ", OF Chicago, who was
a Democratic member OF the Forty-iif.h
Congress. One of the daughters was
married to Mr.. Nicholas Wade, OF the
Fort Pitt Iron Works; another to Mr..
Harding, of Washington, Pa. The
fourth and fifth are single, and reside at
the old home. julius, the second son,
is thriving Washington county farmer,
and Dr. Frank isa Pittsburgh physician.
WASH.