The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-10
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PITTSBURGH, March 9.-The arrange
ments for the cremation OF Dr.. Samuel
Hahn, OF New York, have thus for seemed
to be 10 singulatly chaotic state. The
fire in the furnace Of the crematory OF pr.
LeMoyne, at Washington, was made ready
yesterday, and all was prepared for the
incineration. This morning when the
Cincinnati Express arrived at the Union
Depot, a pine box, apparently containing
body, was taken out Of the baggage car
and placed on truck 10 await the arrival
OF the persons who had charge Of it. The
box bore the stencil mark OF the Metallic
Burial Case Company OF New York on one
end, and In the center OF the lid there was
written with led pencil: "Dr. Samuel
Hahn, Washington, Pa" No other mark
or direction appeared on the box, and the
baggnge agents did not know what to do
with It, so they allowed it to remain on
the truck. When the nine o'clock train
left for Washington few curious persons
gathered around the box to see II anyone
claimed it, but no one arrived. II was
the same way when the eleven o'clock
train left, and then the railroad employees
began TO be puzzled Us to what 1t al meant.
A messenger boy was at the train with a
message for Rev. l.. Mayer, the Jewish
rabbi OF this city, but he did not arrive
until shortly before the :26 express was
due. When he heard that the body had
not been forwarded to Washington he was
very angry aud talked about careless
ness and "inetficiency," but he did not
explain WHY no one had been on hand
to receive the body aud take care OF 1t.
When the train came in DR.. Mayer met
three gentlemen, who were among the
passengers, and began an excited an AMI
mated conversation with them in German.
An attempt was made to obtain the names
OF these strangers,an some further details
as to the past life OF DR.. Hahn. The at
tempt was made in vain. The gentlemen
either pretended that they did not under.
stand English, or else they fatty refused
to be interviewed. 1t was finally deter
mined by the party that they would go TO
Washington tonight on the five o'clock
traiu. They did not seem TO worry about
the body, but left it remaining on the
track and went of to attend 10 their bust.
ness.
A dispatch from Washington says that
the trustees OF the crematory expected the
body to arrive this morning in charge OF
Prof. Felix Adler, but as 1t did not come
arrangements would be made to postpone
the cremation until further notice was re;
ceiyed. Il
L4TER.-Dr. Hahn was cremated at
Washington, Pa, this evening. The body
was accompanied by A. kaufman, his
father-in-law, and DR.. Happel, a friend,
arrived at 7:10 p. NJ. The corpse, In a
plain iron casket, was Immediately con-
veyed to the crematory and carried into
the receiving room OF the furnace. The
coffin was opened and the body lifted out
and placed in the crib and covered with
a sheet saturated in alum. No services
whatever.
At sos p. NJ. the body was carried to the
retort room by four men and showed head:
foremost in, the door placed on and
secured. A slight odor as OF burning hair
peryaded the vicinity. In 20 minutes the
sheet began to expand and the bones ot
the feet could be seen devoid Of flesh. At
the end of-an hour the friends left per-
iectly satisfied. Orders were given to have
the ashes forwarded by express to New
York.