New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-16
ron TNEXPFNSIrE FUNERALS.
r,.rop~ OF COMMITTEE or THE ARCH
pE.coNRY or NEw YORK RE'"MMEN-
pATIONs MADE

'CO\TiY or NtN i'lsN mr."
nATIoxs MADE
Probably the most important ana exhaustive pre-
sen,aton Of the argument In favor "f the l'sS'nns
~ the expense Of funerals ever MADE IN TINS city
-, hod,cd in the report OF q committee 81 the
archdeaconry OF Ncw-York. which has Just been
prepared The committee chosen to consider the
,,,,oc, consists Of the Re-. Dr Henry Mottet.
rector Of the church OF the Holy Communion
William 8 Boardman and James f. Learned Ait"I
Two wears Of study the subject. the committee
has completed its investigation. and has presented
liz report which ~ In part as follows.
Your committee have examined. Win great d.aI
Of care the constitution Of the Burial Reform A.
ISOLATION. They are convinced thdi 'ne NOR M
the recommendations % sain hSS"..s i,,i, ,ho
hered TO- and the more closely and intellgeh,N me
Archdcaconry co-operates WIN sa' sS'G,,n.'D" ~
the dissemination OF rs prlnclpleS' me I'Ise an
more beneficial viii be the results The rccomineh-
daiions Of the Burial Reform Association are az
Tirsi-rhe exercise Of economy a ana simplicity IN
everything appcrtaining TO the funeral
Second The use Of pain heafscs., ,,A.. i
I,ourth"Tne avoiding OF all un-chrstan and
heather emblems and the use OF any moral 'e''r"-
ne disc ,lraging of all eating and drinking
In connection with funerals 1900. 80, ,,,o,,, -
Seth The discouraging Of any but immediate
members OF the family from accompanying the body
to the grave but NOTHING IN tncse rnisS hu aind
.nc. nT ncrsons At grave In connection WIN tn"
h hnIf ~ If religious services.
hoinnS n The dispeng OF the idea that all club
morcv or society money must be spent on III"
'Tirbth-The use Of such materials for the coffin
"a rsnidlv decay after burial and the disuse OF the
ocE ~ Th eariy mierrcn, Of the body in soil
sufficient and suitable for its resolution 10 us utl-
TenthTTne Substitution Of burial plots for family
aea,vcnth-Thc encouragement. on sanitary grounds.
Of Inc removal IN crowded districts, OF the body 10
a mortuary, instead of retaining II IN rooms oo'u-
p Twelfth~Thc impressng upon officers of public
charity and correction me cIalh o INV P"o''E' "
proper and reveTent burial
The report then goes 10 make number Of rec
concentrations evolved from their own Investigation.
These recommendations are:
Firs,-Th. substitution Of simple earb OF mushn
or linen for dressing the dead In place OF clothing
thai might be Of use to the living. M
,o1 tbe reason that viii decay quickly else Of
the wicker collins which have iounh FAVOR III r+hs
land and are now manufactured In this country;
Thjrd-Abandonme OF the custom once prevalent
and even now not infrequent, Of building brick and
Tourth-That the rectors and vcstries OF chnrches
should loan The use OF suitable places for mort
remajns could be removed az quickly as possible
after death q. far a, possible the clergy should
make known the fact that the churches, and not
are the Places isey oer ths the
S pu.'1 ,se OF said churches for funerals.
50 0 aaT as in 'Hs s Meha H cee,ey
where grave can be had for Tor those unable 10
bubble cemeteries
rhs report closes with the following statement OF
the methods which may be used to reduce materially
the cost OF burals:
ror = cor,n. with plate. hearse. one coach. New
foun hermit and ferriagc for hearss ana coacn
tpon" house the sum OF s25; extra, from church
e. n A shroud II necessary. -; q boH ~ OF loP
% o,er for coffin ST. the cost OF preserving the re-
matns on ice S. These prices would he Tor Long
Is,and Cemeteries near by. and for funerals below
nne hundredth-s and FOR more northerly localitics
m 30 Harlem Bridge. say 81 extra Tor the vehcies
" S,; a nlan coffin will he furnished and remains
ne conveyed TO ST. Mchaels Cemetery from points
south Of One hundredth-st
Any further information on the suolec, VIII W
- ~, ,nncatIon TO any member OF the COM
m,,tee Copies OF the report will be sent to ali the
clergy in the diocese asking them to take part IN
a ted effort to bring about much-heedeu IT,
form. -. ,.. -, tho p.v Tbomas
Al pcters s T. D., and John H. Boynton, botn OF
whom were members OF the Committee on Inexpen-
Awe Burlas for the Poor.