The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-17
AT A CREMATORY
Manner Of Conducting a Funeral
with Incarceration.
BAD FEATURES ARE ABSENT
Chapel and Services The Retort
Room-CoSt-The Ashes Niche
Building at San Francisco.

The chapel of the Odd Fellows Gre
matory at San Francisco has a seating
capacity of one hundred and forty, and,
with standing room, Will easily ac-
commodate two hundred persons. Or
gan service is furnished without
charge.
The reception room is directly be
meath the Chapel, is light and airy,
neatly and artistically decorated and
furnished.
The remains are always carried to
this room by the pail bearers, and if
there is no service in the Chapel the
friends here take farewell, and such as
do not desire to witness their intro
duction into the reeort can remain I'M
Ill that ceremony is completed.
There is a receiving or preparation
room in which the casket is prepared
for incineration by removing the glass
and metal trimmings. The body re-
mains in the casket as received with
out in any way being handled or dis
turbed. The walls of this room are
lined with light glazed thing, the cell
ing neatly tinted, and the floor of
cement, covered with rubber mating.
The hydraulic lift noiselessly trans
ports the casket to and from the
Chapel. The entire room is thorough
~ antiseptic, with all appurtenances
for frequent fumigation and cleaning
Not less than two witnesses are al
ways present when the casket is being
prepared for incimeration
The casket is borne from the prepa-
ration room into the retort or inciner-
ating room by the attendants, and
placed upon the steel carriage, which
is then quickly and noiselessly pushed
forward into the retort. By means of
simple mechanism the bed OF the
carriage is slightly lowered, thereby
depositing the casket on the floor Of
the retort. The empty carrige is then
imm ediately Withdrawn and the doors
closed.
This work occupies but a few SEQ
onds and IS not nearly SO trying to
friends an3 relatives, who may wit
ness it, as that Of lowering the casket
into the open grave.
Connecting directly with the Chapel
is a gallery, running around three
sides OF this room, where those may be
seated who desire to witness the work
of introducing the casket and remains
into the retort.
The inc;neration may be strictly pri-
vate if family and friends of deceased
so desire.
The fee for incineration at San
Francisco, including plain copper re-.
ceptacle for the ashes, use of Chapel.
organ service. etc, is forty-five dol
lars. Cremation certificates may be
contracted for, emitting the holder
thereof 10 one Enumeration on demand,
for the sum of thirty-five dollars
The incinsrated remains are placed
in neat. plain copper receptacle,
properly sealed, and are deliverable on
the day following the incineration. If
50 desired they can remain in the Gus
tody of the association for a period OF
three months without extra charge
The coiumbarium or repository Of the
crematory, is without exception the
most beautiful and elaborate building
in the world, used exclusively for the
ashes Of the dead.
1t is original and unique, both in
design and arrangement, of classic
architecture. and contains upwards OF
four thousand inches and apartments,
of great variety IN size, style and finish,
to accommodate the means and varied
tastes of all.
1t is entirely saparte and distinct
from the Crematory, is constructed OF
f1re-proof material throughout, impos
ing in appearance, bright and cheerful
in aspect. and built in such manner a.
to insure permansncy and stability.
All inches and receptacles are easy
of access and so arranged, by means
Of separate apartments or rooms, and
by regulations regarding visitors, that
one may he almost, if not quite, alone
when visiting the remains of their low
ed ones.
All space therein will be sold for per-
manent occupancy and with perpetual
care. and while great latitude will be
given purchasers as to style of urn5.
memorial tablets, finish, etc, of the
same. in order that the whole, when
completed, shall present a pleasing,
artistic and harmonious effect. all de-
by the Association before they can be
executed and placed in the building.