Show incinerated A two and a half lear idear old child reduced to ashes los angeles september 13 much mach interest has been felt throughout the state in ia the progress of the los AD angeles eles cremation society in its work aag aad the details of the cremations which haye have already taken place in its crematory at rosedale Ko sedale cemetery the first formal cremation that ever took place west of the missouri river was that of a wealthy physician of salt lake city who had bad a crematory erected fur for the incineration of his own abdy after his death and cremation the furnace was torn down the second cremation took P place ace a at t the crematory of the los A angeles gel e society june jane irth last tile the body was that of a lady widely known in southern califor via cid and universally respected for her christian work tile the remains ol of her two little children who bad died some years before were incinerated with her the cremation was a perfect success the third cremation in los angeles took place august last the subject was dr J frank newman of Gar garvanza Garva vanza aza who bad died on the of consumption tile the process again was a perfect success and again won the atle admiration and approbation of the few spectators by its perfect cleanliness and lack of disagreeable features the fourth cremation west of the missouri and the third in los angeles took place in rosedale easedale crematory this alvernoon alter atter noon A san die diego o family of standing lost their two to and a halt half year yea ro old daughter last sunday being firm believers in cremation they at once telegraphed to the directors of the los angeles crematory and today to day arrived here hebein in person with the remains the furnace had been heating since the day before and at in the evening was deemed ready for the incineration the father of the he child was present the mottier mother having deemed it best not to come ane names are withheld out of consideration for the prejudices of relatives the body was brought from san diego in a coffin which Ws was taken to the crematory when all was ready the coffin was opened and the father lifted out the little body it 16 was a beautiful child wit with h loner 0 dir brown curls and looked as lovely R as i p in 11 life fe it was then wrapped edins in ft winding cloth the cloth had bad been impregnated with alum to retard its own combustion thus shrouded with flowers laid on an its cerements cere ments the little form was dee des posited upon the iron cradle the iron door to the chamber was swung wide and the precious qs burden was pushed in the door was closed and the white intensity of purifying heat beat was left to work its way upon the inanimate form at 8 0 clock the little white figure in the rosy chamber haaf abed from its first distinguishable shape and was merely a little formless mound of light sott soft ashes the ashes will be removed tomorrow and then taken to san diego 81 A jar chronicle |