The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-06-13
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What Became OF the Bodies of Many
Noted Men.


What Became of ths Bodies of Many
Noted Men.
The tombs of the Pharaohs have been
rified and the mummy of Seti 1. is now
to be seen in the Boulak museum sti1l
preserved; the ashes of Caesar have
come to light and the earrings of Arts.
totle's daughter have been found in her
dust
Thirty-six years after the death Of
Edward the Confessor his remains were
disturbed in order to settle the vexed
question of the incorruptibility of his
flesh. The body was found in perfect
preservation, the flesh white, the fingers
flexible and the beard hoary and long.
William the Conqueror was refused
burial and his coffin lay on the pave
ment until the payment of 60 shillings
secured him a grave. Some 400 years
later the coffin was opened by a bishop
and the body was found entire. Before
the coffin was again closed the bishop
had painting made of the body, but
unluckily it was lost.
Henry 1. died near Lyons and his re
mains were scattered, as often happened
to the corpses of the great during the
middle ages. His tongue, heart, eyes
and brain were buried in Ste Marie de
Prato, the body sliced and powdered
with salt, was wrapped in a bulls hide
and carried to England and deposited
in Reading abbey. Later at a time of
trouble the remains were thrown out
and scattered
The heart of Richard Occur de Leon
was given to Rouen, which city, inclos-
ing il in a leadcn box, buried il near the
high altar of the cathedral, surrounding
it with silver balustrade. In 1912 the
heart was exhumed entire, though
withered all out of shape. To-day it is
inclosed in a glass box in museum at
Rouen and is nothing but pinch of
dust.
James ", of Scotland, who married
sister of Henry VIII, was found dead
on Flodden field and not buried, as he
was accommodated. The body was
embalmed and sent to a monastery,
which was taken by the duke of Suf-
folk. The corpse, wrapped up in lead,
was thrown into a lumber-room, and
some workmen, for fun, cut off the
head, one of their number carrying it
home because of its sweet embalming
spices. Finally he buried it.
Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry
VIII, was much troubled by inquisitive
one after her death. The first time her
coffin was opened, 2S4 years after her
death, square opening in the sur
rounding lead revealed her wrapped in
six or seven grave cloths, entire. The
year after the coffin was again disturbed
and the corps was found greatly de-
cayed, while number of years later
mere dust and bones were left.
The dispute over the whereabouts of
the body of Charles /. was settled by
the finding of his coffin. The head.
nearly 200 years after decapitation, was
entire, the skin and muscles preserved,
the nose and one eye fallen in, but the
oval face and pointed beard making
recognition possible.
The daughter of Mr.. Thomas More
preserved until her death the decapi-
tated head of her father and Sir Walter
Raleigh's widow did like service for
him. Lord Chesterfield's skeleton was
found reclining on a coverlet of white
satin, with the head propped up on
cushion.
The tombs of French royalty at st,
Denis were violated in 1898 and start
ling discoveries made. The lead of the
coffin was melted for balls and the val
uables removed. Pepin, the father of
Charlemague. was mere pinch of ashes
and scattered in second; Louis XIII.
was a well-preserved mummy; black,
shapeless lump was all that remained
of Louis XIV; Henri ", who was care
fully embalmed, preserved enough of
n resemblance to his living self to awe
the people.-Chicago News.