New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-30
WARNINGS ASHES BURIED
Executor of Estate Says They
Were Not in Urn Used for Drink.
IN A STAMFORD CEMETERY
Counsel for Investigation De-
clares Incident Is Still Proof OF
Laxity at Quarantine.

The sto,v of Arthur Denyse, the former
Quarantine emp,oye. who testified on Fri
day before the investigation into the ad-
| ministration OF Or. Alvah II. Doty az
Health officer Of the Port of New forF
that he had tossed the ashes or Coloiei
| George z. Waring, jr.. out of the WINDOW IN
order TO mix a gin rickey In the urn which
! contained them, stirred the friends OF DOM
| the doctor and the colonel to indignant de-
malls Yesterday Following the statements
made by DIR. Doty himself night .petore
/ last that the ashes had been taken away
By relatives of Colonel Waring, an agent OF
| George S Scoheld. DR. Doty's counsel was
dispatched TO Woodclff. y. J.. TO tax with
| the man who was said TO have taken them
! away.
Mr.. Scofeld said at a late hour last night
that the man had been found His name.
he said. was Frederick Hogel He had
confirmed the fact that he had gone to the
Quarantine Station about twelve years ago
for the ashes of Colonel Waring
Or. Doty last night repeated his asser-
tons Of the preceding evening, and added
that he remembered the man coming for
the ashes with the signed order and wait
ing at Rosebank until the tug returned
3
Everett Hill. executor Of Colonel Warnings
estate. stated yesterday that he had taken
the ashes to the family plot in Stamford,
where they were buried in the presence o.
the Colcnel's daughter
Charles Dushkind counsel for the inves.
tisation. pointed out several articles In
the New York newspapers about a year
after Colonel Warnings death. which called
. -l,A af
man who had done so much for the city
were allowed TO remain in common earth
enware Jugs. pushed about from one place
to another 10 make room for more pre-
tentiouS urns as they arrived. The latest
article, under the date Of August II. 1900,
told # the removal Of the ashes from Swim
burne Island a year prior to that time to
niche offered by the United States Crema.
ton Company in its Fresh Pond crematory
They stin remained in the earthenware Jug
'Mr. Hogel." Mr.. Scofeld said, present
ed an order for the ashes AT DR. Doty's
Office. signed by John 9. Yates, Colonel
| Warnings secretary. He was told that the
ashes were inSthe vault on Swinburne Isl
and and that he would have 10 wait until
they could be sent for. Hogel was at the
pier when the boat returned and he per
sonsllv received the ashes in two urns.
which he took to New York and delivered
70 the stepson of Colonel Waring. He tells
me that they were later placed in the
family vault in Connecticut. The delay in
calling for them was due 10 the fact that
the vault was not ready at the time
Hogel was found Mr.. Scofeld said.
through friend Of his living on Staten
Island. whom he had visited at the time
he went for the ashes. and who had &C
coupsnied him when he called Al Quaran-
tine for them This friend recalled the in
cident distinctly because Of the remark
which Hogel made concerning the weight
~ the two urns as he carried them from
the tug.
Even IL Denyse did not pour the ashes Of
Colonel Waring out Of the window. Mr..
Dushkind remarked. II seemed pretty Wen
substantiated that he poured out the ashes
Of some human being and If that were true
II would be a scathing condemnation of the
administration which permitted it TO hap
pen. Denvse. the lawyer said. only thought
they were Colonel Warnings ashes because
his assoc stes told him so
There was no hearing in the investigation
Yesterday because Mr.. Dushkind could not
find the witnesses he wanted to appear on
the stand He concluded that three DAYS
2 week were enough anyway. for the TAX
ing OF testimony. and suggested that the
next session be called for II o'clock Thurs
DAY morning in view Of the fact that Judge
! Charles y Bulger the chief investigator,
was compelled 10 leave town.