St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-28
FLAMES DEV0UR HIM
CREMATION OF THE REMAINS OF
HARRY HAYWARD IN CHI
CAGO.
THREE SAD MEN LOOKED ON.
MINUTES IN THE FIERY FUR
MACE.
a VIOLATION OF HEALTH LAWS.
Ashes of the Murderer on Theic Way
to Minneapolis in Stone
jar.

CHICAGO, Dec. pa shapeless heap
Of ashes is now all that remains OF
Harry Hayward, the dashing youns
murderer of Catherine Cling. Today
at Graceland cemetery, in the presence
of DR.. T. 7. Hayward, brother of Har-
~; Mr. Goodsell, a cousin: N. F. War
ner, the undertaken; the crematory al
| tendants and reporters, the body of
the murderer was thrust into the fur.
mace and reduced to ashes.
A plain pine box, about six and one
half feet in length, with two iron han
dies ON each side, rested upon bag
gage truck on the sidewalk at the cor
ner of Canal and Adams streets near
the union depot this morning, and
curious people stopped to look at 1t.
Those bolder than the rest stepped
up to the box and read from the bill
Of lading: Remains Harry Il. Hay
ward-Destination, Chicago" Then
they would glance swiftly and know
ingly at each other and realize that
TIE mysterious box enclosed all that
was mortal of the late Harry Hay
ward, the murderer Of Catherine Cling.
The news of the arrival Of the body
soon spread through the depot and
every man who could leave his post
for a moment came to view the box.
The object of so much attention ar
rived in Chicago from Minneapolis
this mornig at $50 o'clock. over the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail-
road. 1t was lifted from the train
and placed in the truck. Then it was
4ol iY,fo hn hacaroanf hlUpl Qe
room. placed on the elevator and lift
ed to the main baggage room and
wheeled out on the sidewalk. There
it rested for some fifteen minutes,
when tall and portly man entered
the room with a policeman and gave
directions for the transfer of the body
to the suburban train Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul which runs to
Graceland cemetery from this city.
TO THE CREMATORY. ~
This man was N. F. Warner, a Min
neapeIis undertaken, who had charge
Of the body and its cremation. He
passed through. the ticket gate and
waited. He began to grow impatient
as the hour for the train to depart
was drawing near, when all at once
relieved look was sen to oVerspread
his face and DR.. Thaddeus Hayward
and Harry GoodseH approached. AS
soon as possible Mr.. Warner, who ac-
companied young Hayward and Good
sell, had the plain wooden box con-
tanning the body transferred to the
train for Graceland cemetery, and
when this was arranged the three
men boarded the train and sat con
versing in a low tone during the trip.
When the train stopped at the en-
trance to the cemetery the cart on
which coffins are placed was showed
up and the box lifted out The station
master and two attendants from the
cemetery were the only ones to meet
the train, and the corpse had been
scarcely removed when the train
pulled out Then the two attendants
bent their backs and commenced SLOW
ly pulling the little cart with its heavy
load across the tracks into the ceme-
terry. The three men who had come
from Minneapolis to take back with
them the ashes of the dead man fol-
lowed behind, with bowed heads and
slow steps, Sadly and slowly the lit
tie procession wound it's way along
the gravel paths to the crematory.
When the little chapel beneath which
is the crematory was reached the body
was carried to the basement where
are the huge furnaces. There were to
be no services or prayers. The at
tendants unscreWed the lid of the out
er box and the coffin was lifted out.
1t was covered with black cloth and
on the silver plate was engraved: AT
Rest"
THE LAST LOOK.
The lid Of the coffin was removed and
the little group pressed closer. Through
the glass was seen the face of a young
man, handsome even in death. The
eyes were closed as naturally as
though in sleep, but the mouth was
partially open, giving a weird express
sion to the lower part of the face. The
forehead and side of the head were
darkened, showing where the physi-
clans had examined the brain. Tears
| came to the eyes of the brother and
cousin when they looked at the clay
like face, but except for the moisten-
ing of their eyes for a moment neither
gave way to his emotion. Young Good
sell asked for a lock of Harry's hair,
but there was no tremor in his voice
as he made the request, nor did he
vince when he took the moist scrap of
hair from the undertaken. DR.. Hay
ward said nothing, but all the time
gazed steadily at the form Of his
brother. The silver trappings were ta-
ken from the coffin, the glass laid aside
and the somber black casket was lifted
to the trusses, the oven doors were
opened and two attendants hastily
pushed the corpse into it's fiery bier.
The doors were shut and the little
group who had been watching alb
stractedly stood for a few moments
without uttering word and then as
| if by one accord separated about the
cemetery to await the consuming of
the body. The incineration occupied
three hours and fourteen minutes. The
corpse was placed on the sliding plat
form and pushed into the intensely
heated receptacle at 10:46 o'clock. At
o'clock the furnace was opened, the
plate on which the remains rested was
| Withdrawn and the dust to which they
/ had been reduced was gathered up,
placed in an urn and given to the dead
mans brother, DR.. T. 7. Hayward.
IN CHARGE OF THE ASHES.
Undertaken Warner took charge of
the ashes which were placed in stone
receptacle and returned to Minneapolis
this afternoon. They will be sealed to-
morrow and inferred in the family lot
at Lakewood cemetery. Not the least
affected one Of the mourners was the
undertaken, Mr.. Warner. When Har-
ry HAYWARD was alive and before he
got into gambling he and Warner were