Arizona republican., 1891-12-04
CREMATED.

on account of its unique character and because 1 myself remain skeptic, slhll relate the adventure exactly as it occurred to me.
 When was studying medicine in the Scottish university of Aberdeen formed the acquaintance of Isidore dei Seilano, a young Italian who had chosen the Granite City school for his studies. Our tastes were in many respects identical and our acquaintanceship soon developed into friendship of the firmest and most intimate description. l may say that though we have long been separated by the exigencies of our respective battles for life, the friendship remains to this day as cordial as ever.
 Dei Seilano and had many interests in common, but none was stronger than our desire to dip into the mysteries of the supernatural We passed out of the university on the same day with our de- grees of bachelor of medicine and mas ter of surgery, and as we separated at the great gate of Marischal college we promised to keep each other posted as to all our movements
 Dei Seilano went to his hoIns in the vicinity of MarSeilles, where his family formerly possessed large estates. My star led me from one quarter of the world to the other, forced me to give up the practice of medicine, and finally brought me over to the United States, where presently fancied l had found my metier in the profession of journal ism. But my visits to England have been frequent, and upon the occasion of one of these flying trips about six years ago l again met my old friend.
 Twas sitting in my room in the Grand hotel at Charing Cross making prepara- tions for my return to New York in five days time when a bellboy handed me the card of Isidore dei Seilano. l pass over our mutual pleasant greetings lsidore told me he had been fin London for some four months, having deter mined upon trying his luck as prac- titioner there. He had grown into a steady, somewhat morose man, remark ably handsome, dark and stern. But his black eyes softened as we talked of our old friendship. Presently he told me that he had continued his metaphysical studies, and among other things had be- come a strong advocate for cremation. He had even perfected and was about to patent a crenatorium on the most ap- proved principles
 He hoped I would come and see this new machine. He had it at his house in Harley street Why should not come to spend the evening with him? Suffice to say that in addition to the feeling of amity which existed there was the news paper mans anxiety to see something novel. 1t was therefore agreed that l should dine with Isidore and spend the evening with him.
 found him awaiting me. We had an excellent dinner. Having lit our ciga- rettes, at my hosts request l followed him into his study, there to enjoy our smoke by ourselves and to talk over his great invention. Once comfortably seated in our big armchairs the light hearted manner of my friend changed to one of serious earnest, and at once saw that he meant to take me completely into his confidence, and would insist upon my doing" the crematorium very thoroughly
 It was long story that he told me of his arriving at the conviction that ere nation was the proper mode of dispos- ing of the dead. "I have experimented upon living and dead animals of every kind" he said suddenly, but never upon a human being. And before 1 can be certain that my machine is perfect in every detail l must do this. Moreover (and here found that he was gradually becoming more serious in his manner and was gazing with growing intent ness at mel. l mean to have living human being upon whom to experi- ment, and have come to the conclusion that no one could more appropriately serve me than my oldest and dearest friend. You will do me this favor, will you notT'
 How shall describe the sensation of horror which crept over me as heard these words spoken with stony coldness, yet with an affectation of friendship which positively shocked me. l was about to rise from my seat, indignant, when. with peculiar glitter in his eye and forward movement of his body and outstretched hand, he exclaimed:
 "Sit where you are You must do as say! You are the subject for my first and greatest experiment"
 sank back in my chair with sigh of helplessness and relinquished myself to his will without word of protest. Ris- ing from his seat he bade me follow him. With an uneasy sense of present. ment l rose unsteadily to my feet and we passed together from the room. Up a few steps to a short corridor, along passage and into a small room about 12 feet wide by IS feet long.
 The room was dark when we entered, but as lsidore touched a little wooden knob it was flooded with brilliant light from several incandescsnt electric lamps Along one side of the room stood a sort of trestle bed. upon which was plank on rollers In front of the foot of this bed was a large box, apparently made of iron, but japanned to represent oak. In another corner of the room stood a num- Der of cells of large electric battery, and network of wires were conducted from these to the under side of the box.
 "Here is my apparatus" said Dei Seil- ano "ls it not simple? The body is placed upon this trestle; by touching a spring the doors at the end of this pretty box open, and simultaneously the plank begins rapidly to move forward until it is well inside. Then the doors close ...z-~..s..tl,, .,,o, tho hoJu Navt