Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-20

terial were likewise sealed up and hand
ed over to the civil authorities. who in
turn placed them in charge of the Veneer
able metropolitan Chapter.
'ihc sccons. nuriai,
The chapter. as heretofore. will in future
care for the remains i'll the Chapel of the
Kings Of the Cathedral at Lima. Before
committing it again to the tomb, the c.
cleSlastioal authorities tex the body of the
conqueror from the wooden coffin and plac-
ell it in a case of white marble with gla IS
on three sides. reclining on couch covered
with cherry -colered cloth The glass bottle
containing the dust-li1e substances from
the internal parts was put into small
marble. This crystal case was deposited
inside of the large csse at the foot Of the
mummy. One OF three copies of the report
made by the committee in charge of the eX-
animation was Enclosed in q gi.,ed tin tube
sealed with red wax and was placed within
the Large white marble case Thus lies
Pizarro.
How He Died.
The committee in charge considered that
the identity of the BODY was absolutely es-
tablished by the examination. Fortunately,
reliable historical details are set extant as
TO the manner in which Tizarro died. 1t
was the 18th of June, l9iI. At y O'Clock in
the morning the conspra tors assembled in
the house of Don Diego d. Al.nSgro The
conQueror had been warned Of his peril,
but took no great precauticn on that &C
count merely refrainng from going out to
attend mass, and hearing it at the palace
instead. No care was taken TO fasten tie
great door of the building. So the insur-
gents entered unopposed. crying. Death to
tyrants" Guards and attencaGts fed or hid
themselves. tizarro. fastening TO an inner
apartment, put on II breastplate and, un-
SIZE athing his sword. prepared To defend
himself with desperation.
PlZarro, meeting the infuria ted assassins
at the door of The room received the thrustS
OF their weapons upon his cloak, which was
wrapped around his left arm, at the same
time dealing mortal blows at his enemies.
Frenzied at the delay, the chief of the muir
derous crew. Juan de Rada, seized one of
his companions, named NarVaez, and threw
him bodily against the conquis tador The
latter received him on his sword, thrusting
him through with il; but, while he was
STRIVING to disengase the blade he received
a terrible wound in the neck, ana fell in 1t
pool of blood. This is all history, the ac-
count being well authenticated by witnesses
in writing.
Marks of the Wounds.
Cnmistakable traces of the wound in the
neck, already described were found on
the mummy. History states that Pizarro
was struck with sort of arrow very sharp
~ pointed in the breast. and of this injury
also there is evidence in the cadaver the
upper part of the left chest having suffered
from decay. The corpse was left where il
fell while matters of state called the chief
conspirators to the city. Al this time il
was profaned by shocking mutilation.
Pizarro was very severe in military dis
cpline, and there were many who would
have been only too glad TO wreai VEN
lar
ter were finally carried OF at night by
friends and were placed in a vault beneath
a church.
1t is not known what became of the
hands, which, as the condition of the body
shows, were cut off at period long sub
scquent. According to public rumor, they
were taken and carried out of the country
not many years ago. In letter addressed
to the then Emperor of Spain, in 1913. de-
scribing the assassination, the corporation
of the city of CuZco states that after the
Death of the conqueror, lin order to dis
honor and ridicue him, the murderers com
mitted upon his person many inhuman and
Infamous things, which, that your majesty
may receive no further pain, we refrain
from describing" This evidently refers to
the mutilation at the time of death, which
has been already referred to as exhibited
by the mummy. 1t is observable that the
back of Pizarro is uninjured, showing that
ne died like a man.
striking Features.
AS has been said, one of the most striking
features of the body Is the projecting under
jaw. This agrees with the evidence of many
portraits of Pzzarro still preserved at Lima.
In fact, says the committee. comparison
Of the dead countenance with these like
nesses makes the proof OF identity complete
The peculiar chin indicates a determined
nan-the man who, lieutenant of Nunez
de Balboa. dis tingushed himself by crueties
to the poor Indians: who seized the i'm
mortal discoverer of the Pacific. his own
benefactor: who, as leader of the famous
thirteen" so heroicllly maintained himself
In the midst of disasters on the island Of
Gallo.
The skull Is abnormally broad. Another
anatomical re2uliarity is The instep, which
is extraordinarily high. The latter was a
feature of his conqueri2s race. 1t recalls
the warrior interchangeable on the march
whether on the desert tracts of the coast or
in tie ~ildS of the Peruvian ro"dil.eras As
to his age. reliable evidence is to the Effect
that Piz;aTo was little more than seventy
years Old when he died. The writer should
state in conclusion that the material for this
article has bsen furnished t. him in adj
vance PROOF shoers by the American Anthro-
poloSlst.