Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-10-06
UNDERTAKING.
TEE MANY IMPROvEMENTs IN
THE BUsINEs - FIXING
MUTILATED RODlES,

Ihere ndV1 Oocu many auu great I'm
movements in all kinds of business
during the past halt century, In which
that OF the undertaken has participated
Fifty years ago, and for years after
wards, when person died, the remain,
we're laid on q cooling board and envel.
oped in q sheet, and the funeral, espe
ciaIIy fthe weather was warm, would
take place a. soon after wards ~ coffin
the most Of which at that time had Hat
lids, could be constructed.
When the body was placed In this
lat receptacle, 1t was invariably dress
e., in a shroud, the greater number OF
which were very plain. A large shee,
was also used, called the winding sheet,
which was allowed TO hang over the
sides of the coffin, until the lid was
about to be put on, when it was careful
" covered over the corpse.
As the years rolled on, and It some.
times became necessary 10 keep the
body for several days To await the arri-
va of friends from distance, ice COM
meuced 10 come into general use. 1t
would be broken INTO small pieces, and
the body completely covered with 1t,
but this method was found objection
able in many ways, and ingenious men
ss' .ne'''''''' !" "oiA W ioi'euy ''s
'elev's, ah, -, ,,,, u. ,ox ,x. ., l..
lne paon' 'Io voH - ""e heA. "se', ~
"Ai1n INC u"y h'u uu Peilo'"Ven
eoo''ns po"i"' w..n MN 'ne ico III pan oF
ooA ,' ao'Ne' an'' pesehpeo tne op-
le''on""iu ';,, .'.,suio NV ~ 'no ,Io coi'ne ln
Coh'"C' WIZ" '"o uuy, ap'i 10 Bull usod
IN many oa'eS. ine , neA. Improvement
s% ,n"t -, oua"k, '.nasHni ~ "r.Gn m, ~ now
Wuilhg 'hto soneIal use. ihis cohsists
VI 'ne .'Jeo..ou " iqu'u possessing
pMel'"' o'o. s"s Po~ers lhoo the
a'lsil" ,I'h''. sei.s ~ anu oouy ol .ns corPse.
AnNouh" tnn po'oos VI noaiinihR
was ~ senei", uso A'noh9 INC ahCieht
%spe."hs, ~ ''.ue o'cslne one ol the
os' "i''' "nu .no p,ooss now eihp'oyea
"H a.. 'o'on. ea:, 'nso', ~. y, u'soo'e,y.
~ =, ,saia, '%;i '."' 'noIo 40 Nv nm. W tne
nme WHICH l,, = oo"y PrePareu III this
manner m,,i VIZ AeeI, anu .Iere ~ ooay
III fnllaue'phia III whicn th's i'4uid
N"' 'IJec.N '"o years aRo' that IL ~
F''e'' nv" 40 ~ was the nay IL was
prepared. "leat improvements nave
%s sls' oce'l li'"uo ~ cohhns' anu the nat
a", arc no" w 'onset USED IA sohie
nN'"'es 'ashe's' many Oh "hich are
very eAPens'Ve' are einPioyea, ana u ~
a,'' 'hins ~ 500 'uherai "hefe the
.'"'n 70 NV auo'hot' WIN si'VeI-p'ated
~y""a.nso "D oo"'e VI .hese cashe1s are
"'' eApen.'vf, ana funeral can DC
a
~, ,""'sahnS. -......
!, 'V' va sreAt & "hlle ago = woman aleu
in ',s" ~, ,.,,, ,viA' ;s ieaYihg !uI. u'recllohs
IT,, r"a,i ",', ~ 'a.eaon.e W her i.helal'
a,r a, "ms ans, VIZ oa'sn e. non o''' ~ me
D,.o H. az , " 'oe' vi o'el s',ooo ~ 'l''
nol % % m;,h "aAu. .',, "I' "o.posou ~ fose
"VTI Tg, WIN .,.;it soa" pia.e on .he III"
sra,n sn'a."' "nuoi t, 'ahoi .iuehvoIs py
r,,,.. . 'n'"na a W n's poMei p, W ie'uei 'ne
.nda,i p'H i,ns ns h"'",a. ma,n, 40 poss.p'e, anu IT.
," ,~'r";hns.,Io pJoo,nee n. necessary 70 employ
rsy "'in', IN aa,as ao.o "no"' ,',h'" ., nN. 'spe-
Is, aa",h ." "' 1,',a Wo Po.suo u.o VIZ
h. h.a.' f,,,1 's y. W.. u"s"Io'
a,rs ri,ss iU NV, n,h;"m ~ "o =, e ,ha ~ a;I ,n
va, dnnn u"s ~" ~, mug ". '"o hlh''
pn,Ism,, ~ ,rn,a Ma Nau W.ay, vi, ~, ,i.n ""uh
s hy n"aat ,. n ~" ,,,,. n ~as .inP'oy
In cor,arSn,;n u.. 'onus an''; g; .an'I'.
,aid ,ha, % 90 o"o" . 'o~ u"ys o. uos, no
ua, .a"' ~ ni","' IVY NUN oouy
pn,ahla , iT"u -. nv ';ao" oo"" .,i',n Sno ~ pla
nront 81 t;a ".a .no p'ooo' oou" oo 'ounu.
arp "Gv' IN " ~ n'' na ,Mi' wa' seen 'o'ue 'le
aimo., m ;na,.,,,s ,nn ."sI .,,s ~. a n'an "no was
vsI Ths hah'. Instantly k..eu ny an Mciueh.
v,a "h b,d.y 'Uuy '.!, wno.' soeh q, 'he nholgue
4,nsnaI,. "s N,u.'h''eu, l;'' .he heau - anu iace
cnpri%nn! pviI! pei.'e ne .'usheu p'yonu re-
All 11't"n' -, a- nu' IN = snort tiihe, ny Inc
mai" certain "ppi'ais'es' Tue lace was
''' .r" ,1 ~ ASSUME naturai appearance,
'oe 'ne corpse wDen IL was IN inc
,nI n"H :, nau very natural appearance,
,rs' ' I" "as snD!ect OF remark that no
Iaa,h VI me accldeht whlch caused his
n Tn., "Pl eHred on the mead or lace.
,or,' WY 'ew OF those VINO looked at that
y'r" aS IL laid IN the conn had any
mnsI;. ~ .ne cohaition whlch 10 presented
ii \pw Va.I' % ,n"s "nou no va