Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
FUNERAL SERVICES MONDAY
Mother, Wife and Son of C. L. Brem-
erman to Rest Side by Side.
THEIR GRAVES AT OAK HILL
Experts Discuss Action Of Deadly
Fumes-Water Gas, as Used in
Washington, Heavily Charged.

Twenty four hours after death. the
body of Cults Bremerman. the eighteen
months-old boy of Clarence l.. Bremen
man, who died from carbon monoxide
poisoning. was startlingly lifelike in APP
pearance." said DR.. Larkin w. Glaze
brook last night.
There was a tnge of color on the
skin and the cheeks were a pretty pink.
There is no turning of the skin blue or
black. as in some cases of poisoning.
THE child had the appearance of be-
ing asleep and in the full blush of health"
DR.. Glazebrook. deputy coroner. per-
formed the autopsy yesterday on Mrs.
Bremerman, one of the victims Of the
triple tragedy at 1909 1st street. He said
there were several interesting features
from post-mortem standpoint.
In the past ten years he has been Of
ficially cognizant of about ten cases of
carbon monoxide poisoning in the District
of Columbia. He described carbon monox-
ide as "a colorless, tasteless and odor-
less gas
1t is produced, he explained, when Car
bon is burned with deficient supply of
air, especially charcoal and anthracite
coal. 1t is the most dangerous of poison
Gus gases known.
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In Illuminating gas. to hide the carbon
monoxide, several other gases produce a
warning smell. But with subtlety carbon
monoxide kills its victims without warn
ing of any kind, painlessly and within
few minutes. Its formation is due to In
complete combustion without sufficient
air. 1t cannot be produced where doors
or windows are open, allowing a circuia-
ton of air.
The bodies Of Mrs. Bremerman and her
mother-in-law also retain lifeltke color
ing. The internal organs maintain q
bright scarlet color such as is found In
healthy persons in life. The presence of
carbon monoxide in the blood was well
recognized, DR.. Glazebrook added, under
the spectroScope.
In paraldehyde poisoning. the deputy
coroner further explained, the effect upon
the blood and its brilliant coloring Is the
same as in cases of carbon monoxide.
The funeral Of the three members OF
Mr.. Bremerman's family will probably be
held Monday afternoon with services in
the chapel OF Oak Hill cemetery. Inter-
ment will be made there in three graves
in a row.
The remains are at Wright's under
taking establishment, 1887 10th street.
where Coroner hewitt says he will prob
ably swear in coroner's jury tomorrow
morning should the investigation now in
progress at the Department of Agricul-
ture determine that such a step is neces-
sary.
DR.. Lewis Wine Bremerman, a brother
of Clarence l.. Bremerman, the bereaved
husband. son and father of the victims of
the poisoning. is expected to reach this
city today from Chicago. DR.. G. b.
Heinecke of Takoma Park is a cousin of
Mr.. Bremerman and is attending him
while he is almost Frustrated
Experts Discuss Carbon Monoxide.
That the character of carbon monoxide
as deadly and subtle poisonous fume is
well known to gas experts was stated
last night by Elmer Runyan, United
States gas inspector
In every home. in every kitchen where
gas ranges are used, in every bathroom
where water is heated "instantaneously"
by an arrangement Of gas jets this odor-
less and terrifically powerful agent Of
death is present and awaits only the
combination of poor ventilation and lack
of care to strike down its victim.
Death probably comes painlessly and
quickly. depending entirely upon the in
dividual the size OF the room and the
amount Of gas.
A little more than year ago there APP
peared in trade journal devoted to gas
appliances an account of man who
died in his bathroom, WHICH was equip
ped with a gas hot-water heater Con-
trary to the regulations of the state of
Massachusetts. in which the death oc-
CURED. no flue had been provided to
carry off the monoxide fumes. Conse-
quently the poison acted quickly when
the oxygen in the bathroom had been
consumed partially or entirely.
Mechanics who put in the apparatus
laughed at the scientific explanation. and
offered to stay in the bathroom under
the same conditions for fifteen minutes.
At the end Of ten minutes one man had
to be carried out. The other man was
weak.
Inspector Runyan mad not read the ex-
PLANTATION offered through The Star, last
night by DR.. Haywood of the bureau of
chemistry. In his talk with Star re-
porter he gave the same explanation of
the death Of the Bremermans and the
same description of carbon monoxide in
almost the same words.
He explained that carbon monoxide is
present in all gas used for Illuminating
and heating purposes. Water gas. the
kind in use in Washington, he says. con-
tains several times the quantity found
In gas made from coal
Danger in Gas Stoves.