The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-17

IS COMING
The Way Cleared for
Building One in
Nuuanu.

It will be good news to those who
ment of a public crematory for Homo
lulu to know that the obstacles which
have been impeding the progress of the
Oahu Cemetery Association in the mat
ter have been removed and that the
work has every prospect of being car
ried through with expedition.
The preliminary details, such as the
location of the building on the new lot
acquired for the purpose, the approval
Of the general plans for the building,
the best process of incarceration and the
best fuel to use in incineration, as well
as the most improved make of retorts
to be installed, have all been satisfae-
torily settled. Nothing remains but to
proceed with the building. The neces-
sity of installing two retorts instead of
one as was originally planned will make
the ineinerating plant cost nearly $4,000
more than was at first estimated but the
erection of the crematory viii neverthe-
less proceed without further delay.
The tract of land of nearly two acres
in extent, known as the Campbell home
stead, lying in the rear of the cemetery
acquired by the Oahu Cemetery Asso-
citation and offered as bonus to sup
ply site for the crematory mas been
taken over and the land viii at once
be cleared for the building. Some de-
lay was experienced in securing sat
isfactory title to the property. The ap-
proved deed has at last passed the Tor
rens Land Court where the title has
been cleared and the Cemetery Associ-
alton have within the last week taken
possession of the property.
In the meantime the architect for the
Association, o. G. Traphagen, has given
the subject of cremation and crema-
tories very careful study, spending
some time on the mainland to person
ally inspect certain crematories of adj
vanced types there. AS a result the
sketch here shown is believed to en-
body all the desirable features to be
found in complete ard thoroughly up
to-date mortuary chapel and erematory,
combined. When the entire structure
can be built, at a total cost of approx
imately $4,000, Honolulu will have a
crema forum to compare favorably with
any now in operation in any of the
larger cities OF Europe and America.
For want of sufficient funds only the
rear or incinerating portion of the
building will be erected at present.
The chapel, with seating capacity of
two hundred persons, which provides
spaces in its walls and balcony for
nitches in addition to reception, urn ana
rooms in the basement, is
designed so as TO be added at any time
without alteration of the incinerating
portion TO be built at this time
All who have given the matter study
feel that once the crematory Is In OPP
Grafton it will not be long before some
one of Honolulu s generous citizens
will interest themselves In adding this
portion of the structure which has on !!
the mainland come to be almost as i'm |
portant to the equipment OF crema- /
tory as are the crematory retorts. As
a memorial mortuary chapel to be used /
bv all, free of charge, without refer
nnce to race or creed, this portion of /
the building would be a. much appre- /
ciated public gift. Preliminary esti |
mates place the cost of the chapel at /
approximately $4,000.
The incinerating portion to be erect
I'd will stand on the site here shown.
1t will be a plain inornate structure
suited to the housing of the retorts .
and necessarily win depend on the !
erection of the chapel TO give the strue /
rure finish. In addition to the retort !
room. the incinerating plant will pro
vide a temporary preparation room i
and an ample ineineratiors or receiving
room. After Il most thorough and |
careful investigation of the processes /
and fuels used in the sixty crematorles /
in operation in America and Europe the .
trustees have decided that the retorts .
hest suited to the purposes OF erema-
ton in these Islands are the rapid COM
oustion oil burning type, such as are IN
,ss in a number of our western cities !
where they have given entire satlstac-