Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-14
CREMATED.
Incarceration of the Body of DR.. HoppeI of
New York.

Incarceration of the Body of DIR. Uoppel OF
New York.
NEW YORK, Aug l3.-Dr. Charles Hop
pei, who died at his home, No. - West
Fifty-cighth street, last Friday of heart
disease, was Il prominent advocate of ere
nation and long before his death ex
pressed II wish that his body might b,
disposed of In that manner. His dealt
was sudden and unexpected, and whether
his views upon the subject wer,
maintained up TO his dying hour
could not be known, but In
nc or lance with the oft re-
pcated expression of his desire, his body
was taken on Monday To the crematory at
Lancaster, Pa. DR.. George II. Jacoby,
Prof. Bruce and j. j. Prime OF this city
went 10 witness the incineration, at the
request OF DR. lloppel'S family. The
body arrived at the crematory AT p. M,
being delayed at the depot at Lancaster
for an hour, during which time the coffin
remained upon the freight platform IN
the sun. The furnace was ready for the
reception OF the body. 1t had been
started mt a. M, and by noon
lHt lltIlllblltlfI lUultultQ .ONtI -uNV
Fahrenheit, and when the body
arrived It had reached $500 The body
of lIr. lIoppcl was placed upon a heavy
iron frame, shaped in the form OF Il fiat
crate, which stood upon rollers upon a
platform about the height Of the door of
the rctort. All the rings and shirt studs
were then removed and the clothing was
arranged as If there was to be burial.
white shroud OF cotton that had been
stepped in alum TO make il partly fire.
proof. The heavy iron door OF the re-
tort was opened, and the platform
upon which the body rested was
pushed in front OF the opening.
4 snail wire which ran through the re-
tort was then attached to the iron CRATE,
and was wound around n roller by means
of a crank, and the body was slowly
drawn INFO the returt. After the feet Of
the doctor had got inside the wire caught
IN the opening, and, despite the efforts of
the attcHdln the body could not be
drawn any further into the furnace.
While seeking for some other means 10
move the corpse the alan sheet caught
lire, and the flames were speedily com
municaled TO the clothing upon
INC DpuAs anu Dtluif " bbii''
be- moved into the rctort the flesh was al
ready burning and the Odor filled the
room, 10 the great disgust Of DIR. Hop
pers friends, who were sadly watching
the proceedings. The body finally went
In the retort, the doors We're closed and
Shut ont the hiss of the steamhg flesh.
The steam blower humnled in the
chimney and the intense heat was kept
M fur AN hour and half, when the fur
mace tender looked through a peep hole
in the retort and pronounced the In
cineration complete. \ glance at the
body showed that IL appeared exactly as
| IL did when IL was first put
into the furnace. The heat had
made no apparent change. There
were the perfect outlines of the body un-
: der the white cloth, extending stiff and
solid. when the furnace door was
opened, however, and a draft OF cool air
( struck the form within, II seemed to melt
away as II by magic, and a few handiuis
of dust was all that remained OF DIR, Hop
pel's body DR.. lIOppel weighed ABOUT
( 1865 pounds: the ashes weighed three
pounds. After the furnace cooled lhey
were taken. out and they viii be sent 70
Dr. Iioppcps family. The ashes VIII %
Z placed IN AN urn and deposited IN Vanl'
nj woodlawn cemetery The cost oi III
cineation was S25, aid the incidental OK,
pense of the funeral brings the toia
amount Tea SIS