Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-15
BURN THE BODY.
oREaA1Ios POPULAR IN LAsvAsrER
PfOfsaiionai and Businsss Men esvor
FunoraI Rsiorm-wha it Would Cost

Psofeniionai aud Businsss Men ray0i
Funeral Reiorm-what it Would Cost
TO start u Cremstory
Since tho direction of the late DR.. Gross
that his body DO burned was ann ounced
and the execution OF that order has been
made public, there has been a good deal
of discussion in this city Of the propriety
and practioability Of that metbtd OF dis
posing Of human bodies, which has beer
advocated for some years Ia the INTELLr
oENcER The idea has taken deep hold
In the minds Of many level.headed
| and practical mon, who not only prefer as
a matter Of sontiment to have their bod les
reduced to ashes rather than to moulder
and decay aud become food for worms,
but for economic and sanitary considora
tions, as we'll as other forciblo reasons
prefer cremation to burial Tho move
ment to organize company and build q
crematory hero In beng seriously mooted
by men who mean business and whose
good judgment ~ well as good taste will
not DO denied.
ID. G.. Eshleman, b. f. Eshleman, II.
9. Brubakor. w. I. Hensel, csqs., Drs. y.
/. Davis, Henry Carpenter and 8. IL.
Motzgcr, Jos. Wacker, J. w f. Swift are
among tho many who have indicated O
give material aid to tho establishment of
local agencies for cremation. Tho incre as
Ing expense and folly of modern funor ais,
the crowding Of cemetery lots, tho evil
effects OF an immense number of decaying q
bodies being buried in centres Of popula.
tion and other urgent reasons find great
weight In tho minds of sensible people,
| who favor change in tho modes oi
sepuIture from buryiug to burning.
rho COST Of = UromLtory.
Oac Of tho above named gentlemen who
recently visited Washington, Pa, to in
spect tho Le Moyno crcmatory there,
says it is situated about milo outside OF
town, on tho old Lo Moyne farm and looks
like O snug country school house. II ia
| built of brick, one story, has corrugated
| iron roof and big chimney inside it Is
divided into two apartments. ono of them
| reception" room where the body is laid
| awaiting Preparations for burning it, and
the other very much resembling bakers
oven. After it is heated up, the body is
| reduced to four or hvO pounds of white
ashes in as many hours. The total cost OF
| cremation, including transportation of tho
body to and the results from tho crema. .
| tory In Washington Is not over ESQ or eco,
about half tho pTic0 Of a good caskcs not
to speak of tho other expenses OF funeral
nowadays Tho Cgomations are 80 fro
quent ia Washington nov that they ex
cit no public interest.
People who hayu their friends Lurnld
ON make what uso they see ft OF thoii
| a. hes. Some keep them near at hand IN
| sealed jars Oc N mortal urus others bury
| them In the cemetery aud erect monu
ments over them while othors still keep
| th IN around the house, Gs portable as the
LIres aUd PonatCs OF the auC.cuts.
The site of the old Hard wicke mansion,
on tho p. r. Il. noar tho Big Conestoga
| bridge, has been suggested az an excellent
place FOR tho Lancaster cTomltory, wii0h,
| II Ia estimated, can be built as soon as 100
shares Of stock 1t S2j each arc sold
Another Potent Argument
L. Ia. been supposed thai ladies', az a
rule, are ayorse to the proposed innovation
in dspJsing of the dead but bright
Lancastrian of tho better sex makes the
| suggestion that there is widespread
horror among women Of being buried
| alivo, and that cremation would aver,
| such danger she favors il for that
| reason, and believes her sisters generally
| would approve 1t on that ground, if upon
| no OthOr.
Besides DR.. Gross body, tho oorpses o
| Gen. Gazzam aud of Lutheran preacher
were cIemated during the plst week, ant
when three mon eminent in tireo different
| learned professions give such practiCa
| cOmmendation to cremation it may DO con
| sidGred as an institution that IL bound tC
| me, and come 20 stay.