The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15
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Rules Governing Incineration in the Cre- matory of the United States Cremation Company, Limited.

Rules Governing Incineration in the Cre-
 matory of the United States Cremation
 Company, Limited.
 First-Application for incineration
 must be made at the office of the com
 pany, 62 East Houston street, New
 York, if possible, the day before the in-
 cineration.
 Second-Each application must be
 made by the person having charge Of
 the disposal of the body or his represen-
 tative; a blank form prepared by the
 company must be filled out and filed in
 the office of the company. Third-On the filling out of said an plication blank, payment of the incin- eration fee and presentation of the phy sictan's certificate, stating time. place and cause of death, an order directing the incineration will be given the appli- can't to this order the undertaken Tn charge of the body must have attached the customary certificate of the board of health, and such other permits as may be prerequisite to lawful inter-
 melnt in the state of New York and the township and county where the crema- tory is located. Upon the arrival at the appointed hour of the remains at the crematory, this order, with the said certificate and permits attached, must be delivered to the superintendent This rule is imperative, and unless the order l is accompanied by the necessary certifi- cate and permits in due form, the in- cineration will not be allowed to take place.
 Fourth-Every incineration shall be attended by some relative of the ie- ceased or representative of the family Ffth-The price of incineration is $35 payable in advance. This does not ;n-
 clude transportation or undertaker's services. Children under ten years, $25.
 Sixth-The body may be conveyed to the crematory in such a manner as the | friends of the deceased may select; where desired the company will convey | the body to the crematory at an expense
 not exceeding the usual charge for like service.
 Seventh-No special preparation of the body or clothing is necessary. The body | is always incinerated in the clothing as received.
 Eighth--It is expected that the funeral services will terminate prior to the re- l moval of the body to the crematory, but where desired, ceremonies or services
 may be held at the crematory in connec- tion with the incineration, which does not involve any extra charge. Ninth-The coffin in which the body 1 is carried to the crematory is never al lowed to be removed from the buili ing, but is burned after the inciner1- ton.
 Tenth-In every instance of death from contagious disease, the coffin will
 be burned with the body. and no expos
 ure of the body will be permitted Eieventh-Incinerati may be as pri- vate as the friends of the deceased de-
 sire On the day following the inciner- ation the ashes will be deliverable at
 the office of the company in receptacle provided by it free of cost. Twelfth-On one days notice bodies coming from a distance will, where the
 relatives desire it, on their arrival in
 New York or Jersey City, be received | by the company's undertaken, who will procure the necessary permits and take charge of all arrangements. | The crematory is located near Fresh ] Pond Cor Bushwick Junction. station, Long Island railroad, about four miles
 from the Brooklyn bridge and all East
 River ferries above that point. ten min utes by rail from Long Island City, and | is reached
 Via Thirty-fOurth street ferry, New | York, and rail from Long Island City. Via James Slip ferry, New York, and Trail from Long Island City.