The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-14
oRgMArIMo THE DEAD.



what Has Been Done In This DIrsotiss
oance the First Iaelneratlon.
The first cremation Of human body,
effected In a closed receptacle. with
the object of carrying OF or destroying
offensive products. with the exception
OF the Dresden example (wlen the
body Of an English lady was crema ated
In Sicmcns apparatus), took place in
Milan. In January. 1876. and was fol-
lowed BY another in April. the agent
adopted being gas. The next occur.
Ing there. in March. 1887. was accom-.
plished In like manner. but By employ.
ing ordinary fuel. It was in Milan,
also. in September following that the
first cremation was performed by the
improved furnace OF Gorini In the
preceding year. 1876. the Cremation
Society of Milan had been established,
under the presidency Of Dr. PM. and
It soon became popular and influen.
tlaL During that year a handsome
building was erected with tho view of
using gas as the agent; but it
was subsequently, enlarged-namely,
In 1SSO-to make room for Gorini
furnaces. These were soon III opera
tion. and since that date many bodies
have been burned everv year. the num-
Der up to the Slst of December. 1886.
being 463. Similar buildings on a
smaller scale have been constructed
and largely employed elsewlierc-for
example. at Lodi, Cremonn, Brescia,
Padua, Varese. and more lately at
Rome. in the Campo Varano cemetery.
This was first used in April, 1883. since
which date 12S cremations have been
performed up TO the 3lst OF December,
1856. The number OF all crumatons
occurring in other towns. incluling
Milan and Rome. up to tire same date
Is 2O2 making 787 for Italy alone. In
Germany the only place at which tho
practice has been regularly followed
Is Gotha A building was constructed
here, under permission of the govern
mcnt the first cremation taking place
In January, 1879 1t has been largely
employed since, the number of crema-
tions amounting to 473 up to the S1st
OF October. 1887. Cremation societies
some of them with numerous mem.
bers and displaying much activity.
have been recently established in
other countries; in Denmark (where
the first cremation in Gorini appara.
tus took place in 1856, in Belgium.
Switzerland. Holland. Sweden and
Norway. and in various parts of the
United States. where also cremation
has been employed few times. In
Australia Hon. j. NJ Creed. a well.
known physician in Sydney. has
warmly advocated the practice, which
has numerous supporters there. Ha
moved the second reading of II bill TO
establish and regulate cremation in
the House of Assembly. June, 1886. in
an able speech pointing out the dan.
gerous proximity of neiglborlng ccmc-
tcries to their rapillY-doveloping city,
referring TO well thus poisoned which
had caused an outbreak Of typhoid,
and citing similar facts arising under
like conditions in the suburbs of New
York and other American cities. The
net was approved by the legislative
but failed 10 pass tho
House of Assembly. In Paris.
projects for performing cremation
have for some time becn1 discussed.
and crematory Of considerable
size has Mt length been constructed
under the direction of the municipal
1t is situated at Perc-la-
Chaise. and. although unfinished.
was successfully employed on the 22l
II October last fnr the bodies of Two
Den who died by smallpox
The Woking crematory was used
or the first time on the Goth of March,
885. Two other cremations following
n the course Of the year. During 1886
0 bodies were burned-5 male and 5
emale--one of them that Of Brah-
min. Daring 1897. up to the 30th Of
November. 10 more bodies have been
'urned. only l being that of a fe.
male. The complete incincration is
accomplished without escape of smoke
+ other offensive product, and with
xiremc ease and rapidity. The
shes. which weigh about 8 pounds.
re placed at the disposal of tho
.iends. and are removed. Or, il de.
ired, they may be restored to the {
oil, being now perfectly inocuous. il ,
nat mode of dealing with them is ,
referred. Sir Henry Thomson. in /
'i''eteenth Centary