St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-15
INCINERATE THE DEAD.
A Chicago Physician Who Thinks Crema-
ton Will Ultimately Take the
Place of Burial.
The Woes That Quickly Piled Up on the
Devoted Head of Garden City
Club Man.
They Begin With a Rainy Night at the
Theater and End With Mater
FamiIiaS' Scorn.
Burras, the st. Paul w oman-Shooter
Still in Jail--His Victims Said
to be Recovering.

Correspondence Of the Globe.
CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-''There is rapidly
growing sentiment in favor of cremation as
a means of disposing of the dead" said DR..
D'Unger to reporter few days ago. 81
believe that among thinking people every
where the idea of burning the bodies of de-
parted friends is becoming less repugnant,
and the opening of the crematory at New
York the other day will, l hope, stir up a
lively interest in the reform here, for it is
a reform. Take the trouble to ask the
opinion of people you meet, and you will
be surprised to find how many there are
who think incineration better than burial.
You will discover, too, that those persons
who are opposed to cremation find their OBJ
jections in religious prejudces. Intelligent
Americans favor it, and the Germans, as a
rule, look upon its adoption without preju-
dice. believe Is per cent. of the people
in Chicago to-day would adopt it if they
had chance. The Scandinavians, with
their simple habits, see the folly and eX-
pensiveness of the present system of burial
and would, think, lay aside all sentiment
and adopt the crematory. And it is COM
ing. too. | may not see the day when the
dead in Chicago will be taken to a crema-
tory temple, and after proper religious cere-
monies be moderated in decent and
solemn manner, but it is coming. neverthe-
less. Some time ago the National Crema-
tory guild was organized here in Chicago.
The intention was to
BUILD CREMATORY TEMPLE,
containing a chapel for funeral services.
The charter, which is still in existence and
may be revived, called for $25, 900 stock
company, and the intention was to issue
shares of the value of $40, the certificates
to entitle the holder to one incarceration. 1t
would have been cheap way for man to
pay his funeral expenses. In the course of
time these certificates would all have been
buried out, so to speak. and the stock all in
the hands of the original holders. One Ger
man society offered to take 400 shares Of
this stock, one for each member of the So
ciety. You can depend on it that Chicago
will have crematory before long,"
There's a young swell in the city, mem
Der of one of the fashionable clubs, wealthy,
clever, and all that, but an Anglo maniac of
the most pronounced type, whose recent eX-
periences are a fitting example of the old
adage concerning the rapidity with which
troubles pursue an unlucky man. Last
week he and the lady of his choice-rumor
had it they were engaged-occupied box
at the Columbia, and while he ogled pretty
Marie Jansen, the lady at his side cast lir-
gering glances at Mark Smiths pretty white
hands. well-known newspaper man and
his wife Joined the pair in the box, and at
the conclusion of the first act the gentleman
arose, seeking the stage entrance to have a
chat with the fascinating Marie. Rain was
falling heavily. and the stone pavement was
very slippery. and-Well, Just how it hap
pened no one knows exactly. But the aw-