The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-01
AFTER LIES FITFUL FEVER.
Funeral Directing as 1t Is Done in Met
ropolitan Completeness.
The Chapel of the Strangers-The Coroners
Chamber-A Gratuit0us AM
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20 the reporters of the daily papers of this city
has been No " North Delaware street, occupied
by undertaken kregelo. Scarcely day in the
year passes that this wel1-known place does not
furnish to the news gatherers at least one item
in the never-ending and ever-lengthening chap
ter of sudden death and mortal accident When
the city editor finishes the roundup of belated
happenings at o'clock or later in the morning,
there Is always one last inquiry by telephone Of
the night men at undertaken Kregelo's.
Mr. Kregelo has removed from this spot, and
the reporters will for some time, doubt, have
considerable trouble to adjust themselves to his
new place, notwithstanding its admirable a.
pointments The new building is at No 125
North Delaware street, one square north
of the old place, and occupies the ground
SO long known as the Coburn homestead.
Here Mr.. Kregelo has built a large and hand
some three-story brick building, which he has
arranged and fitted up to meet every require
ment of the undertaking business OF metropo-
lis. Before erecting this building Mr.. kregelo
took occasion to see the best arranged buildings
in his business in all the large cities In 1ne
United States With this view he visited New
York. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago Pitts
burg. Milwaukee. Minneapolis. ST. Paul and
other cities where he got all the points, and en-
bodied his observation and experience in the
building to which he has just removed.
Entering the building, the visitor steps into
the general Office. which is fitted up much as the
counting-room of any well-ordered business
house. The room is eighteen by forty feet and
opens into room of the same size. on the south
side, which is to be known as the
chapel" and will be- used for mortuary
services. This room is indeed a chapel. 1t con-
tains pulpit, organ. tables for flowers chairs
a. Sc frao at
all times Mr. Kregelo led to make the
chapel part of his establishment for the reason
that his experience showed him that the remains
OF many persons failed to receive proper re-
ligious rites account of the lack of convenient
places for such services. Persons DIE at ho.el s
and boarding -houses-are killed In railroad and
other accidents, and having no friends to care
for them, the last sad rites are neglected. Ihe
chapel will be suitable place TO hold services
on bodies awaiting shipment, and will, no doubt,
be often used in such cases
Back of the Office and the chapel is we'll
arranged sitting-room and back of the sitting
room is a verv large room which has been given
the name of 1.-THE Coroner's Chamber" To this
will be brought persons who meet with
death by accident. Here the coroner will hold
inquests over such remains, and here they will
be prepared for burial
Back of the Coroner's chamber is the carriage
and hearse room, 35x70 and beyond this an ad
mirable clean and we'll -contrived stable for
twenty horses These last-named rooms and
stables have cedar block floors, and are kept
tidy and clean at all times.
Upstairs are the show-rooms, where thirty five
different styles of that grim furniture known as
burial caskets may be seen, consisting of metal
lies and indestructibles together with caskets in
plush, black cloth, white cloth, and drabs of all
shades Mr.. Kregelo makes speciality of
burial robes suits, and takes great pains to
have constantly on had the newest and the best
in funeral vestments.
There also large rooms upstairs used as
trimming and stock rooms. The building is
heated by furnace, and has an elevator, water
works and all conveniences Mr. Kregelo has
ten employees, practical men, who understand
the business all its branches. He has the
finest hearses, funeral and carriages in the
State; indeed. in style and completeness Of out
fit is not excelled by any establishment. East
or West. He has had all the largest and best
funerals in this community, and all the funerals .
of public men. managing the largest and most
elaborate affairs with admirable skill and ad-s
dress.
The best thing that Mr. Kregelo has done for
the public comes in the shape of a new ambu-
lance. which is certainly the most per feet vehi-
Gle of the kind In the United States. and the
only practical ambulance in this city. Mr..
Kregelo has made this vehicle free for all calls,
and extended its gratuitous use to all the rail-
road companies and manufactures about the
city. He also offers its free use to remove the
sick when one is to be taken from one location
to another This ambulance is built SO that a
person can be placed in it in an easy position,
leaving room for physician and three or four
other persons as attendants without crowding
the sufferer. There is even room within the
ambulance for the performance of sur
gical operations, the removing OF leg
or an arm, in case of emergency. The
cot upon which the sufferer is placed is seven
and half feet lon and twenty-six inches wide.
and at the side is a reversible seat for four at
tendants The glass in the vehicle is beveled
French plate, and the windows so arranged that
they can be let down to give all the air that may
be desired There is in this ambulance full
supply of baudages of all sizes, together with
other surgical appliances, and filter supplied
with ice-water-a very necessary thing, as the
victims of accident nearly always suffer for
water while being moved from the scene OF
&hA h4rr al oleAu rharn
Mr. Kregelo wants it to be clearly
understood that he gives the
of this ambulance free. He takes
great pride in the convenience and comfort of
this vehicle, which embodies all the exceleuces
of similar conveyances seen by him in use in
other cities
Charles E. Kregelo's reputation is not confined
to this city. He is frequently called away to
direct funerals in other places. The new loca-
ton. as the newspaper reporters are not likely
to forget, is No. 125 North Delaware street.
ALBERT GALL has just finished papering and
decorating the handsome residence of Mr.. d. A.
Richardson on North Meridian street