New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-27
The Ashes 3s Colun.I,ua

The remains of Columbus rest in The cathedral
Of Havana. The cathedral will repmy sbe tya-
veler for visit Itis plain but fobls build
ing, and the monuments are disposed generally
with good taste. 1t contains sonas good pictures
snd d fine marble monument, suFmounted by 4
statue Of the Virgin. On the right Of this an
urn, containing the remains Of Columbus, is en-
closed In the wall, behind fine basso relieve,
IN Marble Of the bust OF the great navigator,
the size Of ifes under which is the following in
scriptions
Q Ksatns Tnagsn del grands Colon
MI sigtos durad gasrdados en- h tir1a
en- y renornbraucia de- saestra naaiop.p
remains and image of the great Columbus,
And IN the remembrance Of Ger nation
Opposite TO the tomb of Columbus tlaeFs, Ia 4,
small and beautiful painting, bearing date i47;;;.
and said 70 represent the Pope and Cardinals
Cclumhus ',.sst'a4 ~
The following is from Washington Irvina,s
most interesting account Of the life and voyages
g The body Of Columbus was deposited IN the
celebrated with fungreaI poFIr II, nv
church Of Santa Maria de la Antigua. "a val
ladolid- His remains were transported. IN 15Ia
to tbs Carthusan convent of isas fss,avts IL
Seville, and deposited in tiie chspef ~ sans.
Christie. In the year 1856, they were re,nnyed
to Hispaniola, and inferred by the side 81 fIe
grand altar of the cathedral Of the eity of San
Domingo. But even here they did not rest in
quiet On the cession Of HispanioIa ID the
French in 1875, ii was determined by the span-
iards to bear them off to the Island Of Cuba az
precious relics, connected with the most glorious
epoch Of Spanish history
Accordingly on the 10th December. 1856. in
the presence Of an august assemblage of the
dlgnisafles % the church and the civil ard
miiifary ofncers, the vault was opened besidea
the high altar Of the cathedral: within were
found the fragments of leadlen coffin 4 number
OF bones, q quantity Of neuld evidently the
remains of human body These we're care
fully collected, and put into case of pilded
lead. secured by an iron lock; the case was an
closed in coffin covered with black velvet and
the whole placed in temporary rnausoIeum.
On the following day there was another grand
convocation at the cathedral; the yiriiss and
masses for the dead were chanted, and funeral
sermon was preached by the archbishop After
these solemn ceremonials in the cathedral, the
coffin was transported to the ship, attended by
grand civil, religious and military procession
The banners were covered with Grape there
were chants and responses, and discharges of
ARTILLERY and the most distinguished persons
OF the several orders took turns TO support the
coffin tss
g The reception Of the body at Hayans was
equally august. There was splendid process
sion of boats to conduct it from the ship to, tho
shore. On passing the vessels Of war in the
harbor, they all paid the honors due to an Ad-
miral and Captain General Of the navy. On
arriving at the mole, the remains were met by
the Governor of the Island, accompanied by The
Generals or the military staff They were then
conveyed IN the utmost pomp to the cathedral
Masses and the solemn ceremonies Of the dead
were performed by the bishop, and the mortal
remains Of Columbus were deposited in the wall.
on the right side of the grand sltar, where they
still remain''