San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-20

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thedral with their heavenly mel
Ody, whose echo was waited back
to where it came and then heaven
ward to join the angels in the skies
The Cathedral was packed full OF
men, women and children, and sc
was the yards and streets that sur,
rounded it. In the yard adjoining
the church on the east was station
ed the Military band in civilians
dress, who discOursed sweet music
during the services. All the en-
frances were decorated with ever
green and white roses.
SCENES ON THE PLAZA.
The scene on the ZaragOZa plaza
Sunday night was as picturesque
as the one in the cathedral. Thou
sands of gaily dressed ladies and
gentlemen We're there; the rich
and the poor, the Jew and Gentle,
Catholic and Protestant, saints and
sinners, went there to pay their
respects to Bishop XambranO, listen
to the music, inhale the OdOr of the
orange and rose, and sip from the
fountain until the clock in the
tower struck twelve.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF BISHOP
SANTIAGO GARZA ZAMBRANO.
Bishop Zambrano, the subject of
this sketch, first saw the light of
day in this city on the 81 of Dec
ember 1887, and is So years old.
The ZambranOs of Monterey are
the decendents of some of the most
distinguished families that ever
left the mother country, Spain.
They have been identified with the
rise and progress of this city; they
are known through this and adj
joining states as prominent mer-
chants and capitalists. They have
been for generations the leading
merchants of Monterey and their
names are as familiar among the
business men of San Antonio and
New York as are the Breckenridges
and the GOulds and Nanderbuilts. |
AS the parents of Santiago Cara
IembranO We're wealthy, they gave |
him a thorough education, they
sent him to the primary school in |
the city, and from there he was
sent to the Mexican Seminary,
Monterey, and graduated in July
1871, when only 20 years old.
In November, 1859, he was or
dained first in the City Of Mexico,
by the right by Rev. Francisco
Belda, and soon after he returned
to this city and was appointed the |
parish priest of the San Francisco |
church in Monterey. The wear fol-
lowing he was selected professor Of |
philOsOphr-in the seminary, and |
in 1872 he was appointed canOnical |
of the cathdral choir. In the lat
ter part Of the same year Bishop |
GgnaCio Monte de OCa appointed |
him secretary of this diocese, which
office he held until his Holiness |
Pope Leo NH. in January last APP
pointed him the first Bishop of Sal
tillO, state of COahuila.
Bishop Iambrano stands about
> foot II inches; he is we'll built, |
light complexion, dark eyes
and warm temperament. He is |
a fluent speaker, a close rpasOner,
and profound thinker. He is a |
man who makes friends Of those |
who come in contact with him, for
he possesses the power Of drawing
men unto him. He is in sympathy
with his fellow men, and his great |
aim in life is to promote their
temporal and spiritual welfare.
RAILWAY NEWS.
Last Thursday night Colonel J. |
n. Robertson, the general manager
and receiver Of the Monterey and
Mexican Gulf railway, returned
from st. Louis, accompanied by |
the commercial agent Of the road, |
with headquarters at st. Louis, |
He informed us that the company
recently purchased for the road 37j |
new freight cars, 10 engines and 10 |
cabOOSes. SoVcnty-fVc of the cars
were for hauling coke to the Mon
terey SmelturS. He also informed
us that they had everything ar
ranged to commence construction
from the TreVino station, on the
Mexican National railway, to the
Sierra Moiada.
PAYING OFF.
Since the arrival of Mr.. Robert
sod the cashier of the road has
been busy paying off the employees,
and the boys are happy. This car
ries the pay roll up to the first of !
March, and as soon as the pay roll |
for that month is made out they