A Lady’s Remains Labeled “Phosphate of Lime”: 1886

HUMAN PHOSPHATES. The Cremated Remains of a Lady Sent to This Country as a Sample Free of Duty. [New York World.] The steamship Alexandria, which is due from Mediterranean ports, will have on board the first cremated body ever entered at this port. The ashes are those of a wealthy lady of Philadelphia, the widow … Continue reading A Lady’s Remains Labeled “Phosphate of Lime”: 1886 →