Ogden Daily Standard | 1910-03-29 | Page 1 | Ashes of Dead Cast Overboard

ASHES OF DEAD CAST OVERBOARD Portland. Ore., March 29. Captain, Oeorcc E. Br'dg?tt of the Standard Oil steamer Asuncion, which has arrived ar-rived here fmni San Francisco, performed per-formed ihi- last rlte.s for a departed friend, when, en tiood Friday, March 2. be cast overboard the ashes of Captain Henry Kenitzer and those of Mrs. Kenitzer. Captain . Kenitzer formerly was a well known architect. ;i pioneer of California. He dle l In San Francisco on January S ai ihe age of r.C, years. The l.dv was cremated, snd In ac- cordHnce- -wlih an " ngr'e-ernerit 1i' cn-r" - " tered lulu with ' Captain Rrldgett, a friend of many years, his ashes and those of bis wife, Jcannctto Kenitzer. were taken lo sea and dropped overboard over-board in deei watr. The urns containing Ihe ashes were lashed together, placed' In a weighted box and, at noon, on (lood FYlday, the Annncion was stepped at latitude 10 41 N, longitude 12102 west, tho llng.s half-roasted and without reli glous .-ert Ice or ceremony of any kind dropped overboard.