New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-12
THE CREMATORY Il SUCCESS.
SHEEP AND SOME BONES REDUCED TO FEW
POUNDS OF ASHES.

A SHEEP AND SOME BONES REDUCED TO FEW
POUNDS OF AsHEs.
The directors of the United States Cremation
Company In the happiest frame of mind yester
day. The statements published IN some Of the papers
regarding the informal Of the furnaces Tuesday
annoyed them considerably particularly the report that
declared tho crematOry be a failure "Ihis is false"
said Charles Putze counsel OF the company. "There
Is not director stakeholder in the company who, 30
far as aware thinks that the cremaory will not
prove complete in every way in very short
time. We we're not able to make the test yesterday
afternoon THE TRIBUNE stated. because OF tho lack
of heat this was owing to the nexperience of the
employees rather than to any defect in the furnaces
although the OF the latter had something TO do
with II. But tho sheep and bones were burned
last night and satisfactory incarceration
had. Dr. Beugless remained TO witness
the test and he that the carcass OF the sheep ana
the beef bones were reduced entirely ashes These
bones much larger thar those OF any huma skee'
ton and considered fair test Of the furnaces
power"
James Il. Brown, president OF the American Plough
Company, is chairman OF the building committee. He
remained at the crematory all Tuesday night TO witness
the experiment.. He said In regard 10 II
The Sleeps and the bones weighing
In all about 1875 pounds, were put
into the IN about 4:30 p m, for 1t was that
hour before the proper degree of heat attained The
ashes not removed until this morning that II Is
impossible to say how long IL took to accomplish incin
Grafton: but thing is certain IL was perfectly
done The bones reduced to dust. One difficulty
tbere is any, at present is not in regard 70 getting suf
fcient heat there Is trouble about that, was
proven last night We have got TO ascertain
by experiment at what time to admit the
air into the retort during the process
OF cremation. II must be done certain stage and
this only be found out by repeated trials II the
oxygen Of the air in contract with the remains at
proper time 1t reduces the body TO white peary
ashes, otherwise the result is bone black. No two fur
I'm operation alike and hence must find this
for ourselves will do before any public exhibit
tiOn is given. The nature Of our work demands that
everything n connection with 1t should he absolutely
perfect, and such we propose to have IT,"
There AT the cIeIOatOry yesterday but the
foreman, Mr. BIemsderfer He had charge or the FUR
naces ut Lancaster Penn. until last month. when be
here. He burned thirty bodies ut Lancaster
aud f. cOn-dercd OF the most thoroughly practical
CrenatiCnisS the world. He explained tho cause OF
the unfortunate DELAY on Tuesday. The committee ap
pointed by the board at their last meeting were told
IL dirert him 10 start the fires on Monday
night but by iSh he received no order until
y a. NJ on Tuesday, and this did not give HIN lime
enough to get up sufficient amount OF heat The FUR
nacc5 says all right lie exhibited the ashes OF
bones and the sheep. which look Ike clean vhte lime
dust. rather finely puycrized aud containngtcW nmp~
There wrrc three fOnr pounds alto. |
rehcr from tho bones and sheep Mr. |
Baemsderfer says thar tho crrmaOry !
a; Lancaster paid the stockholders dividend Of Il |
per cent during the first There were tllry-tWo
bodies burned during the Hrs, ten months ard twelve
OF lhe, came from Nev-YOrk city and H. vicinity II
probable that some further cTpcrmens VIII animal
kept burning nightly and the rctorts are stu Lrght
cherry red"