The herald., 1895-07-22
A Crematorium in Mountain
View Cemetery
ASHES TO ASHES PROMPTLY
James Lockett's Exciting Experience
With q Bronco
Matters Of Interest at the Crown Of the
valIey-Notes and Personal
Mention

PASADENA, July 21.-Visitors to
Mountain View cemetery will notice a
new object among the tombs and vaults
and mausoleums, in the shape of little
building. the architecture OF which re-
sembles that of chapel with stained
glass windows, arched entrance and she
other features that distinguish a chapel
from ordinary buildings. This is the
crematorium erected by Reynolds & Van
Nuys. and now nearly completed. 1t is a
neat little building constructed of brick
and iron, and containing two rooms, one
the preparation room and the other the
retort room connected with it in the rear.
The former is fourteen feet square, and
10 fitted up with conveniences for the
families of those VINO use the crema-
orium, while the retort room is arranged
In the best possible manner for the cre-
nation of the bodies tnat may be
brought to it. The retort in which the
tncineration is accomplished is of iron
set in fire brick in solid walls of masonry,
the latter being three feet thick. The
front OF the retort is protected by double
heat Is to be produced by either coal or
oil COR fuel, which is applied to the fur
mace underneath in such manner that
the hot air passes through numerous
coils that surround the retort without
passing into the retort itself. The de-
gree OF heat to be attained for cremation
must necessarily be high, and it is calcu-
lated that the time for complete incinera-
tiOn will take from two to two and half
hours. The cost of the operation is about
the same as that for inhumation. There
Is an ingenious slab provided for running
into the retort through the doors, upon
which the body to be crsmated is placed.
When the BODY is ready it is wrapped In
sheet that has been soaked in alum
water. There is small window of
mica above the door, through which the
process of incineration may be seen.
OF the dead. ~ constantly growing in ia
vor, and this crematorium has been
erected in response to the demand for q
better way than the old method Of burial.
James Lockett's Accident
PASADENA, July 2l.-James Lockett,
boy who works at the Pony livery sta
BILE. was riding a bronco down Raymond
avenue at lively rate last night about 10
o'clock. when. as he neared Brayley's
fruit store. where a crowd of men and
boys were congregated, he turned the
horse suddenly toward the sidewalk. evil
IDENTIFY with the desire of stopping in
front of the store. This he did with sud-
denness that was rather more than he ex-
pected, for the horse lost his footing and
fell fiat, rolling over on his side, and con-
sequently on the boys leg. 1t was all so
sudden that lat" the young !, man ,s had no
before the horse was upon him, pinion-
ing him to the ground. But for the
prompt assistance of the bystanders there
would very likely have been bad acci-
dent, It not death. to chronicle. for the
horse began to struggle to get up. of
nd ho had hoa hall
until the boys foot could be extricated
from the stirrup he would probably have
started to run, dragging the boy along
after him.
Wedding announcements, engraved or
printed: mail orders carefully filed; SAM
pies free. H. NJ. Lee & Bro, lao N. Spring.
Brevitles
PASADENA, July Ex-Governor Mark
ham and party have returned from their
camping trip, having enjoyed the ir out
ing very much.
W. r. Stats, W. s. Wright. N. W. Bell.
9. H. Hastings, G. D. Daggett and DR..
T. s. Updegraff went to Catalina to re-
main over Sunday.
The Southern California tennis tourna-
ment to be held at Redondo will be at
tended by number of representativ
from Pasadena among whom the follow
ing will enter the tournament: Messrs.
Robert Rowan, Picner. Dan McGilvary.
ing sets were played at the Summit ave-
nue. courts Friday evening. some OF the
clubs being Sin training" for the tourna-
ment.
A number of changes have been made |
In the faculty of Throop Polytechnic for |
the comm 6 year. For the most part the
new teachers have not yet been appointed |
and the trustees are not yet ready to give |
out much concerning the changes, al |
tn ough. it has been known for some time |
past that there were to be certain changes
made. 1t has been announced. how ever,
that the department of wood carving
and clay modelling is to be in charge Of
Miss Mary Smith. sister of Mrs. F. S.
Wallace, who formerly taught in the pub
lie schools here and who for the past
three years has beon studying art in
Brooklyn, N. Y. where she took thor
Ough course in the branches which she is
to teach at Throop.
Bids for the construction of the two
new school buildings are to be advertised
for, beginning Tuesday, and as the advsr-
tisement must run ten days, it will prob
ably be two weeks before the buildings
are under way: At any rate. they will
not be ready 10, oocupaanGy tS until after
will have to suffice until
that time. The fall term opens Septem-
ber oath.
g. H. Richardson has some date palms
that are bearing quilt prolifcally. He was
exhibiting few days ago samples of the
late of commerce grown on two plants
about fifteen feet high, that are now thir-
leen years old in their present location
and stood before that in his nursery in
Los Angeles. They appear to bear every
other year. and this is their second year
If bearing.
Entertainment and Ball
Court Fremont. No. 7760. of the Ancient