The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-06
LuIs DE ArESIER4S's Requiem
\ solemn Tercmouv in -. stephens in
hIcmOry of a Cuban MartJr-Au Imposing
Nn-s NeNt Week.

A solemn requiem "a mass was celebrated at
. o'clock yesterday inorniugiu ST. Stephens Church,
IN TweutycigHth str q, Tor the ropose OF the SOU
Of LUIS de Ayostcrgn, Who was grrrotod last week
In II. vana !or his devotion to his eoun'ry's cause
ruc aged I,oth,r .ud two sisters sat IL tie fore
rev OF the. c,rtre aisle, at,irtd IN deep mournirs
vi,A 'ong back wells, and every now and then they
Jared the solemn stiffness Of the gloomy ten ole
with their larsupTrcsscd sobbing They are re.
siding with relative Ia this city Among the mourn.
c's were Gen Quesada, tue members OF che Cuban
Jun'1, Madame NlllaNerle Gen Ryan, aAd other
Cuban patriots.
Ayesteran's body !s noulieriog in fclon's grave
In Cupl, and cors, qucu'h liz uicnds were Obliged
covered with . pail Of black velvet 1.-The one which
IS commonly used IN such occasions In It. SteYhel's
Around A. burned continuous row " wax candles
in sphI silver andlestick-. unt ON Tie ttr was a
'rre crucdS Of massive silver. on u also werc o
cross. an anchor. and heart made o. cniurrd flow.
or, ANA ore aHitd by tle Cuban Junta; Wruath q.
tulorp-Cs. fringe with steamers OF wri.e ribbon
aud bearing iu its conir, letters of back tho nam.
"Lui, dc Alcs,cran;' large heart OF iuiuuIte.I.
pierced with eager; and cross. also Of i'm
m"rteles; with tho hern's initials worked on i. in
Al tic ez'raneoua ornaments Of the handsome
m RI. "i.r N,i rten remoyc l. anl was clothed
a. ttc gowns OF 80 ac1yt"s were also o. l'lci.
Wi' White crosses, and around the glide! piltr.
which support tac ch7ncal broad band OF black
c-'nc l'd bt'n tt'Wlrcc ny loving lHuls. Al the
stained glass windows were closed, and ,Le c.oudoi
sun sIc7WCd family Through lhe sacred figure,
yp.n the dlrk blue of nc ceiling aud the soullre
brown Of the walls and pillars, Va lttps accord With
Oh, FaiucsS OF the mourntr..
TIE Rev Father Griffin ,mcl'c1. srd was assisted
h' the Rev. DIR. McrWrtnrt rs deacon. ana tD1 n s..
FaircT Ca. Clvol, NJ Cor Irs. rs uudolc1n, Ta.re
vas dou e quartet lud tai c.oru. in tie OF gan
lot, She urg.uI-t. Sir. bau.ortu, r.ul rim Chopin
DI-o' ant te d.r-r nom "uon scDa-tlu."
Madame dc Iussau and Mr br,.taou.e Ho' lcr
we're also in tlo choy, an1 tine 'cruC SAM the
" Iln.luW. tus, rom EO-..u.- " ~t.htt Mater, a.-
? ano SOLO, and The latter L- "EeGcIltu-,' tcnur
500.
'thc usual ceremonies incident 10 solcun high
Masses Of requiem wore pcr'oTac1, iuc'ul.n.
sptluA ling &c tSt1Ucue VILE holy water aud
swinging the ccUstr over It back and forth, after
which tie mou.rtis quicly dispersed 10 t.uiT homes
There W : 10 sermon, Next Mt'h y Grand solemn
Li-h requiem mass is to he offered in the same ed-
fee Tor the r'Iust OF tie souls OF all the Cuban pa
Uluts who have pcr..hcl In the strug e with So In
This is Ia be dom Il the request Of the Cuban ad,
residing In the cit, hC1lc. hy that sclrsacrincing
Jerome, NaGure N.laycr3c. The fil choir ami
chorus aud al the ofirts con" ortHd t the cLu ch
have volunteered tuol. services. and 10 IL oSutctoi
that thc ATTENDANCE " III he very hiEc d. MCGIynn,
O. pgs- r. " IN urea. h.