Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-26
THE FIRST CREMATION.
ruxss OUT A UuMpLHrs suuuEss,
the Full Details OF the Incarceration OF the
Kensins ct mrs. Beseler-Tns work
Speedily Accomplished.

lt was some time after the conclusion Of
Rev. j. Max Hark's address yesterday
afternoon that the body Of Mrs. Beseler
Was prepared for iucineration but the
arge audience in attendance patiently
awaited the novel ceremo, /. A little
before O'Clock the door leading from the
room TO the audience room was
opened and the catsfaque on which the
corpse rested was wheeled into the au-
iience room and placed in front of the
retort by Undertaken Ro,e, assisted by !.
ID. Pyott. ii. e. Brubaker, and Frank
Griest. The body which had been pre-
pared for cremation by DR.. Davis was
swathed in winding sheet of linen made
wet with a saturated solution Of alum, to
prevent flame, aud was covered with a
white cloth heavily fringed, over which
was black pail.
Rev. Geo. Gaul, of st. Paurs church,
took position before the cltafslque and
read the following certificates
JERSEY CITY, July Q, 1884,
This is to certify that Mrs. Christisuns
Beseler, wife Of Mr. Frederick Beseler,
of l0l Greene street, this CITY, died Of
cholera morbus on July 9th, 1884, at her |
home in this city and that attended her |
in her last illness.
II. MELVILLE SMITH NJ. ID.
State Of NeV Jersey, Hudson County, IS
|, the undersigned, A. +. Schlegel, o
notary public in and for the above named
county and state, do hereby certify to the
correctness of the sign ture of DR.. II.
Melville Smith, whom | know to be o
physician of legal standing, residing in
Jersey City.
Given this oh day Of July, 1884.
ALBERT +. SCHLEGEI,
Notary Public,
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service, closing with the Lords prayer
and benediction.
THE PRAYER BY REV. GAUL,
Eternal and ever blessed Father, who
hast all power in aud of Thyself, and hast
created man in Thy holy image, and placed
him in this world of powers we beseech
| Tree to teach us so to direct, conuol and
| use these forces that Thy will shall be the
| outcome, and mans benefit the result.
We know we shall err unless Thou dost
| teach, anA Thy patience is fully manifest
| in the tireless lessons Thou hast given us !;
therefore we invite Thy aid at this time,
and ask for direction and guidance.
| We learned long ago, our Father, that
| this world is our throne, and 1t is Thy in
tention and our interest that all powers
should be subservient to our well being ;
yet we are trembers in venture and slug
| EaTfs III pTaCVlCp, Wl6rcdS We suJulu
| marshal the forces. leading them in our
interest aud to our victory, they marshal
US, and lead against our interest, and are
our conGuerors, Forgive us, we pray
Thee, in this our slowness to appreciate
and to understand our advantage.
| We know that Thou art on the side of
| whatever removes the cause of disease and
pcstilence, and tends to lengthen life. Help
us to be on the same ide, sin not only ap
plying physical forces for the purifying OF
earth, air and water, but also moral aud
spiritual forces to purify the intelligent
suS!eo's uepehuIuE on eaIth a,r auu Hasei
May tne grasp oi our nlihu pe oroau auo
nIm so tnat we suan not tniuk lh.t 'hs
~noie eha Oh llie ID ootaineS oy d IegaIu
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eieauslng Oh tne outSiue oi the cup ahu
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anu otOauer anu nIgner parts VI our hatuls
IN tnelr natural uncleanness, anu 80 use
tue approp'iaee 'ou gwen nie"hs iof tnei'
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We beseeoh Thee. our Father tn Give II,
all these BLESSINGS. and such others as Tb,
wisdom shall discover we need and on
need shall crv to tbae IN nnssess and W,
shall nraise Taea in = world wifbont ond
tbrough Christ Jesus onr Lord. ANry.
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pacK Dr. DAVIS Win wrencn ant
MANNER, iooSehed tne ooits that iastenet
tue uoof Oh .ne Ietort. me aoor wa
openeo' showing the nre DITCH Win "hict
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OF the corpse plaoed tne lronoiad polel
WIN whlch tney were PROVIDED agains
Ine iron Iack upon mntch tne corps
, rested, ana Wltn sentie, steady motioi
, pushed II rom the cataia,que ana lnto I'M
rstor.' TUG uoor vi mnicn was lnstahti!
, closeu ana 1he "orK oi iuc'heration com
menCeo.
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tne suulence arose anu iookeu on wlti
GREATNESS interest suu many OF tnen
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