The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11
sNNrCmrp rHuN TUT WORMS
NNp IEt~f RIVED
TOR Ihr PURIFYING FIRE.

Hohind the heavy double doors there was
in few hours. but there WAS no hint of it i'll
the cool. white, Gem" nt-noored room UPSIDE.
Nohlnt.cN"cpt pair 4 very thick gloves wing
on tn" ca'afalIne, Mr., KuGhne nut them on
II WAS cooler still down in the crypts, which
are hall underground Here. are ni'hcd
s"91 y, "2sns oil H@n h s2"k o Tan
the" lower crvpts can hc bought for 50. Tn
IN the c"Iumharium prices range from SO to
inches being 50 high that one must mount n
chair or a stepladder in order to reach them.
K u"hnes worEsh"". He Is not man " u one
trade lie has taught tho living; he burns the
dead and then no i, aLnuses himselt He makes
only dead mems ashes near MIN. Here he
men are to he, laid when their turn comes
These cradles are Ike long Eridrons.
turned NJ little around the edges and with
straight bar at the other end Tor a Nnal foot
rest. One cradle ran lie used about twenty
times, Each time 1t fakes OFT u little. until
he weight OF a body SO dull days or when
the fires are started and there is nothing to do
workshop and fashions new cradles or makes
ornamental ironwork for window guards or
Hell German. is Engineer Kuehue. A
really clever person. might nave guessed it
from MS ian maoe f;s So % i ivy was not 55arnE sur
chair in the commharum and had gone up
stairs to the gallery. Il weird melody began
ole Treaths Of artificial flowers which crowded
the urnS in the inches. \ Germ an and little
reed organ can lie hnIr-lifting even in less pro.
come il. while the reporter had been down in
the cryEl' They were moving around tho
place with mprHld curious interes' and an oc-
cas!onaI gigg-. II the recording angel has
sense Of hnmor he may not put down tho
atiur circumstances in some Of tho inches.
There was II little OF almost everything. in
were OF a most comprehensive floral nature.
One woman pers lstcd in Gall ing the pIar"
herbnrium instead of n colhmharium. ana tho
mistake didn seem such tig ne In adIi-
tion t. the artificial flowers there were palm
branches. shHnyes Of wheat vases worked
notices. embroidered ribbons. Photographs
oh. ever so many photographs, The ueoues
faces looked ont from the inches containing
their own ashes.
locked the glass door Of a niche about eight
feet from the floor She oueLed the door and
urn in It's nest Of flowers and knick- knacks.
a@ionally they wircd their eyes and at last
y around on Htour OF INSPECTION. Meanwhile
Engineer kuchuc's wife had come She PLAYS
af @rGan =, ~ EnTngerati}nS hSr hui6S%d
stairs. other visitors had dropped in. so that
there were pcrhar. tw"nty persons present
which contained the body Of an elderly man.
was PLACED II one end, Of the rolumhnrium.
Engineer kuehne had made his appearance,
closing the folding doors be hind him. He wore
costume much like that which F,ulSf wears when
Ia is first seen in his library. long. full black
gown with wide sleeves and a baret. or full
crowned cap something like a Tam The top
Of this crown WAS of scarlet velvet and on each
sleeve were applqued a design of a red velvet
urn about foot in length. lie was accom-
: pqnied by another man similarly dressed At
the close OF the service the Iabearers carried
the coffin cut 10 the corridor and the doors
were closed, Then came the sound Of rum
; bling as the Catafalgue wa rolled mo place.
In a few minutes the doors were again opened
aud the friends were beckonei To- approach
the sllGrnE PARTITION WHICH hhd been pushed
hystan terS. who now numbered forty fifty.
pressed upon their heels In II mad desire to
get to the opening and see whatever was TO be
seen. aud finally the whole crowd closed ill., u
struggling mass, with neck craning and elbow
rrodding and scarcely suppressed comments
on the sight
ON the catafalIuS rested the iron cradle with
! the body. which was wrapped In the white
| muslin soaked in a solution Of alum. This Ia
70 prevent any burning Of the clothing o. tho