Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-12-01
1860. OLD SERIES, VOL. 81, NO 10.
Removal of the Remains of Columbus.

| 1t is stated from Havana, that the remains
OF Christopher Columbus, the discoverer OF
the New World, are again to be removed to
new abd splendid cemetry soon to be
opened 10 that city. They are TO be deposit
ed 10 silver urn, upon VIII ch will be inscribed
10 letters Of gold. the nest remarkable events
oil bis great enterprise. A bronze statue is
also to be erected over them, representing
the great d!scoverer 10 the attitude of reveal.
ing the grand mission Of his wonderful life.
Columbus died Ascension day. the 10th Of
May l506, in about the SEVENTEEN year Of his
age. His obsequies were celebrated with
great pomp at Valladollid, and his body de-
posted 10 the coffin of San Francisco
Thence, seven years after, in the year 1918 it
was removed 20 the Carthusian monastery of
Seville. where was likewise deposited the
body OF his son Diego Twenty-three years
alter, in the year 1886, the bodies Of both the
a dmirai and bis son were removed, with ap.
propriate pomp and ceremonies, to the New
World he had discovered, and inferred ib the
principal chapel Of the city of San Domingo.
hispaniola. There they remained uudis,urb.
cd Tor the period Of two hundred and fifty
years. 10 the year l795, however, at the
close OF the war between France and Spain.
all the Spanish possessions in the Island of
hispanoa were ceded to France, whereupon
| request was preferred to the French Gov.
ernor to have the remains of Columbus re.
moved to Cuba. The request was granted,
aud on the goth Of December, 1876, the vault
IN the cathedral Of San Domingo, was, for the
urst time in nearly three hundred years
opened. "Within," says the record Of the
event, were found the fragments Of leadep
coffin, number of bones and quantity OF
! moulc, evidently the remains of q human
BODY. These they carefully collected and
put into case Of gilded lead and about half
an ell in length and BREADTH and a third iu
height, secured by au iron lock, the key of
| which was delivered TO the Archbishop. The
case was enclosed in coffin covered with
black velvet, aud ornanented with lace and
fringe Of gold.
After appropriate fureral ceremonies the
BODY was taken on board the ship San Loren.
90 and taken to Havana, where it arrived on
the 10th Of January, 1886. 1t was received
10 the most solemn manner with oil the honor
given to sovereign. On arriving at the
mole, the remains were met by the Governor
oil the Island, accompanied by his generals
aud military staff. The coffin was then con-
veyed between lines of soldery which lined
the streets to the oblisk, in the Place d.
Armes, where it was received ir bearse pre-
pared Tor the purpose. Here the remains were
formerly delivered to the Governor and
Captain Of the Island, the key given up to
him, the coffin opened and examined and the
safe transportation Of its contents authenti.
Gated.
The ceremony concluded, the solemn rights
ior the dead were performed by the Arch.
bishop, and the remains of the great dis
coverer were again deposited in the wall, on
the right side Of the grapd altar of the Catbe.
dral o! Havana, where they have ever since
the object of reverence to all visi.
tors Of the Island.