The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-10-18
DISCOVERY OF COLUMBUS BONES.
The Remains of the Great Admiral
Found in san Domingo.

inc hemains OF thc Sfeht tumifnl
Found in san Domingo.
From the "Patr,a" OF san Domingo.
The accidental discovery in one of the
vaults or tombs of the cathedral of the
remains of Don Luis Columbus, first
duke of Veraguas, and who was captain
general of this island from 1910 to 1913
gave force to the popular tradition that
those of his ancestor, the discoverer OF
the new world, also rested in this temple
and induced the authorities to make Il
careful investigation on the 10th of this
month, which has resulted in clearing
up historical fact and in demonstrate
ing the power of Divine Providence
The result OF the investigation is the
discovery that the remains of Christie.
phcr Columbus were deposited iu the
chancel of the cathedral, on the gospel
side, and below the archicpiscopal can,
opy. 1t was resolved that the authen-
ticity of this astonishing fact should be
established in a solemn manner and
with all possible seriousness.
The ceremony took place on the same
day (the 10TH ut 4 o'clock in the after.
noon, in the presence of the priucipal
ecclesiastical, civil, and military author
tiles, and large concoursc of enthusi'
astic admirers of the glories Of the great
discovercr. The sepulchre being opened
with due respect, to the astonishment
of all n lead coffin was brought to view
which having been removed personally
by the bishop Of Oropc, was placed on
a table, that all the persons present
might testify as to the discovery. HAY.
ing been examined by the ministers of
state, the consular corps, the members
of the corporation, the clergy, the gov
ernor of the province, the commander.
in-chief of the army, and other employees
of the civil government, it was found tC
measure forty-two ccntimctrcs in length
and twenty and onc-half centimetres in
width and twcnty-onc ccntimetrcs in
depth. On the top was found this in
scription: I'D de la A Per Ate" On
the left side was &C." on the front an
other &c" and on the right side an
"A"
"D do Ia A" means "DcscubridOr dC
Ia America" Discovcrer Of America
and yet in the time of Columbus men
had not given the name of America to
the islands or mainland discovered by the
Admiral (Columbus).
Having opened the coffin, they foand
soma 1nnna a,,t,rn nn1 ,,,n,,. ,t l,,ra MI
verified, belonging, without dispute, tc
the remains of the immortal Columbus
because on the inside of the cover was
found in GermaH Gothic letters another
inscription, which says: "Illtrey Esdo
Varon d. Chris'obal Colon
The authenticity of the remains hay.
ing thus been proved, the bishop, who
WAS profoundly moved, proceeded to
announce it to the people, showing from
the pulpit the inscription, without, Of
course, emitting the remarks which were
called forth by an event which should be
considered providcntial. As was tc
have bcon supposed, enthusiasm filled
the hearts of all the people, while the
bells rang loud peals and the thunder
of cannon filled the air and the cheers
of the multitude augmented the glory
which surrounds the memory of the
illustrious dead. The tumult being
somewhat Gained, the authorities pro.
cccded to drawup solemn declaration
which document will pass into history
to rectify an idea generally received
notwithstanding that it has been many
times subject to doubt, as is shown by
an article in foreign paper with which
we preface our declaration i'll order that
it may be seen that the fragment of {
coffin exhumed in 1895 had no inscrip.
tion whatever such as proves the authen
ticity of the present discovery. Three
notaries having drawn up this docu
ment, which was attested by all the dig
nitaries present, the remains were car
ried in procession to the Temple of the
Queen of Angels, where, being enclosed
in coffin sealed with wax, they will
remain until the completion of the re-
pairs of the cathedral will allow of thcil
being permanently placed in the spot
where they are to remain. The festiva
terminated at 8 at night amid genera
enthusiasm; natives and strangers gave
proof of their great veneration for the
first martyr al. Il hero of his age.