The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-15
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nearer to us and their needs must first
be consulted
The time will come. and in the near
future, when the sacredness and all the
tender sentiments and associations
which are wont to cluster about the
little mound of earth the grave, will
be transferred to the repository of the
ashes, the Columbarium with its thou
sands of inches, beautiful urns and me-
mortal tablets, always in order, shelf
cred. protected and freed from the ele-
ments of decay, place that can be Wis
tied at all times, and under all circum-
stances, with perfect ease, safety and
comfort, a convenience that is utterly
impossible under the most favorable
conditions of earth burial
The revival of the practice. by mod
ern scientific process, was first success
fully accomplished in .Breslau, Ger
many, in the autumn of 1874, and was
introduced into the United States by
the incineration of Baron de Palm, in
the private retort of DIR. F. Julius lie
Moyne, at Washington, Pa, in Deem
ber. 1876.
I'm 1884. Or ten years from it's be-
ginning, Europe and America together
possessed but five crematories, while in
1888, or four years later, it was stated
Vienna, that there were fifty in active
operation, and others in course of con-
Struction.
During the past ten years it has ad-
vanced with rapid strides, until today
every city of prominence in the world
has in operation, or contemplation, a
modern crematory and Columbarium,
by means of which there is provided,
for all classes, without distinction, a
commodious and beautiful building,
where the last sad rites may be held
without annoyance or interruption,
freed from the dangers consequent to
earth burials; where all meet upon the
same level, the rich and the poor alike,
and where the remains of the humblest
person receives the same respectful
care and attention as bestowed upon
that of the most wealthy and re-
nowned.
1T accomplishes in a few brief mo-
ments, and by exactly the same process.
only scientifically applied, that which
takes years to accomplish by natures
plan.
cit is generally Understood and be-
lieved, that in the process of cremation
the remains are taken from the casket
and wrapped in a winding sheet. many
being under the impression that even
IL.
crematories have changed the method.
and except in cases where metallic
caskets are used, the remains are never
touched or handled by anyone. being
always lncinerated in the casket as re-
ceived, the glass and metallic trim
m1ngs only being removed, as other
wise they would melt and fuse with the
ashes. The casket is encased in
winding shetland placed upon steel
carriage, by means of which it is quick
ly and noiselessly deposited in the
retort
I'm the process only the hot blast is
used, the body supplying the hydrogen
and carbon. For heating the retort a
stream of heated hydro-carbon, mixed
with heated air, is sent directly into
the retort from the gasometer, which
is supplied from English coke The
ire brick chamber, or retort, is thus
heated to high degree (about $500 de-
grees Fahrenheit) before cremation be-
gins; under the action of the intense
heat disintegration Immediately en-
sues, and all disease germs and nox-
1ouS gases are destroyed and rendered
forever innocuOus.
The process of slow accommodation
and its attendant evils and all obiec-
features are thus avoided. and
"ithil IHS SpdCS Oh one Dfi61 lOur the
body is reduced to its original eIe-
ments, there remaining only enough
pure ashes to remind us of that which
has been, and around and upon which,
when placed in the Columbarium. to
center our loving memories and affec-
tions
No special preparation of the body
or clothing is necessary, it being in
in the casket as received.
Where metallic casket is used, the re-
mains are removed and incased in a
winding sheet All caskets, or parts
thereof, trimmings, ETC., not incinerat-
ed with the remains are Immediately
destroyed, and no parts of the same
are permitted to leave the Crematory
except the name plate
1.-TWO or three more articles upon
this subject Will be published in this
paper in the near future-Editor Ad-
vertiser.)