New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
CREMATION IN ENGLAND.
MR. HAWKES. VIEWS ON ME sUDJECT.
HOW LADY DILKE's BODY WAS GNCfNERATED-sER
VERNON HAECoURT's OPPOSITION.

HOW LADY DILKE's BODY WAS GNCiNERATED- SIR
VERNON HAECoURT's OPPOSITION.
Among the clergy one of the most enthusi
ase advocates OF cremation is tho Row H. H. Haweis
OF London, who has just sailed for homo from this
city When the question nrst agt,ted. or ratho
revived about zen years ago, Mr. a"eIs wrote novel
entitled Ashes to Ashes: Prelude Crem,tion," in
when the arguments In behalf OF the reform are
presented by tho hero OF the story, brilliant young
French doctor Mr. lilwes recently received TRIBUNE
reporter the house OF Conrtldudt Palmer, and In
response Inquiry to how the mos emcnt Is going
forward To- England, said:
Crcnation has had peculiar history with us. About
a dozen years ago Sir william Thompson wrote an
article iu favor Of The measure. which published In
The contemporary K,ri.r II cvci'oi a great deal 81
d-cu s-Ion among all classes and bitter opposition par
tcuary from the Clergy shortly ntterwhrl the Crema.
ton Society ~ London was formed. IL membership
Included sir william Thompson. who VAS made presi-
dent -r Spencer Wells myself aud various other Tcpre-
scnta,iyes OF literature. science and art For the
purpose ~ a.cer'auins Whether there WAS any legal
obstacle lr The way ~ tho practical adoption OF crema-
ton the society opened correspondence on the subject
with 4r INC secretary. sir Vernon Hlrcour We were
n' formed by hun that any attempt 10 put into practice
r mode oi burial would b' Immediately stopped by the
Government. and also that ho would oppose any bill
Introduce % Icg,Ile cremation But the reform was
received VITA favor ny the public and was progressing
fyora1,y until the burning oi the BODY OF SIR Charles
MIKES ur.f vic AZ Ilsrln Itdy pike ual expressed
~ ,......., ...t ,c.,-ti,.l IL, ,f,.r d.,th her
"'-'' /" "' ''''"'''' '''' o. ~
b,i, va ttHol 10 germany IoI tH't purpose IL WAS
l,.,,t, ,. I,~.t,,: thtt tho incarceration should bo
''0' ''' -. ,.. ,i.. FOO
Nl..t l'''''' ""' "'''''''''''''' ',
-ci,nt.-t. were admitted - the building The retorl
doors were OF uci during the process for their nspec
ton and they took notes Of the Burning TIL, fact
leaked oIt auI The ftHcS. which was thcu nl1'cal To
-ir Charlie, Dixie published paragraph in reference 10
i 'if,.. crri,.i ION which created "A storm of public
colin ,,iu.t b,tn sir Charles and the burial syston
cif p,u'.hrt- of vulgar character, condclnuug the
.rhrmc we're hawkrd ABOUT the streets and widely
clr,utted My had been published shortly before
ifI. tud already had through three editions bat
alter IN. unfortunate occurrence IT. sale was com
uIetr,y -tni ped Ia stbrI the entire movement had
deceived uAsalytr stroke In England. For the next
an ..y.u effort. aruu-r plbC interest lu
the matter were fIti.r. and to all Appearances tho
t-u.c,f Al, doomed to prove utter TAI. are. The
I.,.fy continued tp Ao meetings from time 70 time.
,,,,i WtIu -lrm.u. built FOR oar the present
.-.nl,tnry AT NoaLg Cemetery. Winch IS about thirty
t.- f.., IuuIou and M n cNlt!iucutsd with the
.,r,.,--.- ,i .I.., ami other animals"
with tAc -l,ncu, iuciLrIatiuE apparatus are You
able io reduce tr entire franc ""Ih or Tue bol 70 Hho
white Asu,sf iuuluc- the reporter.
on. uo. Pieces ~ On" dcu 90 bones SG'h As lIe
fciuur and huWcrus. generally remain anu A'c ~ "'
crushed To powder but tli- can Dee done easily WIS
not uut last year that our movement lrc'i',"' Il'su
I.- VINO called himself = Druil. undertook Ia creuatc
his child with petroleum IN an open n'"l INC
uci -hDur. Iutrrposrt and had HIN arrested lie wa