The record-union., 1898-01-11
THE0. DURRANT'S REMAINS.
WILL BE TAKEN TO PASADENA
FOR CREMATION.
The Father and Mother Will Start
With the Body on the South
Bound Train Tomorrow.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10.-In ali
probability the body of Durrant will
find its last resting place in Holy Gross
Cemetery. However, nothing definite
has yet been determined in the matter
and the parents are still in doubt as to
what disposition will be made of the
remains.
They have finally given up all hope OF
cremation for the body, and this has
been the most severe blow of all. For
several days past Mr.. and Mrs. Dur
rant have chung to the hope that the
Directors of the Cypress Lawn Cemete-
ry would relent from their previous re-
fusal to accept the body for incinera-
ton. The officers of the crematory
were inclined to be lenient, and it real
ly cost them an effort to refuse the
pleadings of the father. This morning
the latter visited the officers of the
company, and a final refusal was made
to his requests.
At first the elder Durrant would not
accept no for an answer. He insisted
that the body of his son must be Gre
mated. He offered to make all sorts
of sacrifices, saying that if necessary
the interment could be held secretly at
might forever be kept secret. His eff
forts were unavailing, however, and
now he has given up all hope in this
direction.
The Directors of Cypress Lawn ex-
planned that they feared the damage
that would be done by the crowds of
curiosity -stricken who would visit the
grave The cemetery, as is generally
known, is conducted on the lawn plan,
and in an hour the crowds could tram
pie down the grass and do much dam
age, so the Directors say. The matter
was fully explained to Mr.. Durrant, and
he at last resigned himself to the inev-
table
AS the odd Fellows and the Los An
geles CreTnatories have also refused to
accept the body. nothing can be done
in this direction.
This morning Durrant went out TO
Holy Cross Cemetery to make arrange
ments as to the selection of q plot of
ground fer the grave. There is no OBJ
lection to the interment Of the body in
consecrated ground. Archbishop Rior-
dan has already given his sanction. If
possible, the parents and the officers in
charge of the cemetery will try to keep
the location Of the grave secret, should
Durrant be buried there. The princi-
pal fear of the parents is that ghouls
may steal the body. For this reason
Mr.. Durrant's principal work now will
be to make arrangements for the guard
ing of the tomb He anticipates no diff
ficulty in this direction. however.
Late tonight it was decided to ship
the remains to the crematory ait Pasa-
dena, the managers of which have con-
scented to reduce the remains to ashes.
The body will be removed tomorrow
forenoon to the undertakes. where it
will be placed in zinc box for ship
ment to Los Angeles on this afternoons
train. The remains viii be accompa
MED on the journey by the father and
mother and will arrive in Los Angeles
on Wednesday afternoon
The Rev. Father Lynch of ST. Pc
ter's Church visited the Durrant home
tonight, and held an informal burial
service. After his departure number
of the friends of the family gathered
in the rooms and sang psalms and other
music. such as Durrant described in his
life time.