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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-17

Gus and Renowned Man, Don Christie
pher Columbus"
This II the story told by the Domini-
cans. Another story told i'm that sec
ton OF the country IL that when the
Spanlards removed the remains one OF
the priests kept some OF them and hid
them in the cathedral There have been
many controversies between thc Span
iards and the Dominicans i'm regard to
the matter. but the Spaniards. and es-
pecially those i'm Havana, have never
permitted themselves TO believe that the
remains were anywhere but in their
city.
While many other stories have gone
the rounds there is considerable proof in
support OF the theory that the remains
are still in Santo Domingo and that
those which the Spaniards have housed
IN the cathedral at Havana and which
they are now preparing 60 send back TO
Spain are all that is mortal OF Colum-
bus son Diego on his brother Bartholo-
new, both or whom. az stated. were
buried near the admiral
The following IL taken from the re-
port " Charles X Adams 70 the Ameri.
can Historical society Mr. Adams was
formerly the president Of Cornell uni-
versity. In speaking OF the rOamlnes
OF Columbus remains Mr.. Adams says:
Columbus expressed the wish that his
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-17

remains might be inferred on the island
or Hispaniola. 1t was not practicabl
that the wish should be compiled with
at once, and accordingly IL is probable
that the body of the admiral remained
at Nalladolid from 1906 To 1914, when Il
was transferred 10 Seville. About 154l,
though the date is not precisely known
the remains were taken 10 Santo Do
mingo and deposited i'm the cathedral
that had been recently completed.
Although there is no record OF that
early date indicating where the remains
were placed, there was a tradition that
they rested at the right Of the altar,
and 135 years later-namely in 1676-this
tradition took the form OF an entry in
the records Of the cathedral. At a some
what later period than that OF the
transfer OF the admirars remains.
though the exact date cannot be fixed.
the remains OF Diego Columbus, togeth-
er with those of his son Luis. were car
ried from Spain 10 Santo Domingo and
buried i'm the same cathedral. Ii is
probable that these interments took
place about the beginning Of the seven
teenth century, for there are records in
Spain which apparently refer to the
matter. There was no inscription TO in
dicate the locality OF either vault.
When by the treaty of Basel, Dec. 20,
1895, Santo Domingo was ceded TO
France, the Spaniards had a laudable
desire that the remains of the discover
er should be transferred to one OF the
islands still TO remain in Spanish pos
session. Accordingly the floor at the
right OF the altar was explored, and a
vault, supposed 10 be that of the adml-
raj, was found. It's contents. believed to
be the remains OF the admiral. were
transferred to Cuba with great ceremo-
ny and were deposited In the cathedral
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-17
The Spanar& Think They Have Them In Havana,
Records Appear to Indicate That They Are
Still In SantO Domingo

inal' beauty OF the building has been
done. Here alongside the high altar
and in vaulted sepulchers above the
pavement rested the remains of the
great admiral and his son and brother.
spain lost Santo Domingo, as she has
since lost her other possessions in
America, but she has determined TO
keep the bones and dust that are sup
posed TO be those OF her first great dis
coverer. When Santo Domingo was ced-
ed TO France in 1896. the Spanish gov
ernment had the vault which was sup
posed TO hold the remains of Columbus
opened and the casket removed to Ha-
vana, where they were Inferred In the
cathedral with great pomp and cere-
mony. 1t was not known at the time
that there were two vaults in the cathe-
dral at Santo Domingo, or If the clergy
were cognizant OF the fact they refused
to divulge the secret.
Some authorities who have written on
the subject have stated that the clergy
knew where the remains had been in
TERED and that when the Spaniards
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-17

I at Havana. where they have since re-
NAMED No doubt seems TO have been
| raised i'm regard 10 the genuineness OF
the remains thus removed until Sent 10
1877. Some laborers I'm repairing a part
OF the floor or the cathedral discovered
another vault on the right of the altar
| lying between that from which the sun
posed remains Of Columbus had been
removed and the outer wall of the chan
eel These two vaults were separated
by thin wall. one of them. the small
er or the two. was empty. while the
other. the one that had apparently first
been constructed was found 10 contain
small leaden box ~ centimetcrs long.
% centimeters high and 2lh centimeters
IN breadth. a nearer inspection OF the
box and its inscription satisfied the au-
thoritles Of the cathedral that the re-
mains transferred In 1895 were those OF
Diego or his son Luis and that the re-
mains OF the admiral were still I'm the
pOssessiOn ~ The cathedral"
Herr Cfoneau, a noted German scieu-
list, visited Santo Domingo in 1891 Tor the
purpose OF examining the remains found
in The vault. He was given every "a
cilty and at the conclusion OF his in
Nestigatlon gave II as his olinion that
the remains were those or Columns
In his report Of the matter Herr Cro-
neau said: Il Inspected the remains on
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-17

wanted 10 remove them they opened the
vault in which his son Diego had been
buried and in that way kept the bones
OF Columbus I'm the cathedral. as a re-
quest had been made by the people of
Santo Domingo 10 the pope 90 make the
admiral a saint. The truth OF these
statements, however. has never been
verified, and little or no importance is
attached TO them.
The tomb in which were the remains
taken away by the Spaniards was left
unscaled for many years. No one was
allowed TO enter II. and IL was not
known Go have contained any but the
one casket. For nearly n century aft
erward nothing was said concerning
Columbus and Il was commonly baliev-
cd that his remains were in Havana
Some minor repairs TO the cathedral at
Santo Domingo brought out discoveries
that changed the common thought as to
the last resting place of the admiral.
This was I'm 1871. when SONIC OF The
workmsn about the altar discovered a
vault that had long since been forgot
ten. An examination Of the place was
made b. the archbishop and some OF
the hish civil officers. and it was then
o asserted that the vault contained the
bones 90 Columbus
This news. with many proofs. caused
excitement not only i'm
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-17

the body was removed from Seville and
shipped to Santo Domingo where II was
placed in n vault near the altar OF the
famous cathedral which was erected by
order of Don Diego Columbus in honor
OF his father, the discoverer and grand
admiral.
The construction OF this cathedral was
commenced in 1914, but IL was not COM
pleted until 1910 The casket in which
the body OF Columbus was first placed
began to decay, and the remains were
removed from IL and deposited in a
leaden box, on which was placed a sill
Yer plate suitably inscribed. II was i'm
this manner they were sent from Spain
To Santo Domingo. There were two
vaults placed In the cathedral near the
altar. They were separated from each
other by thin wall. In one of them
the remains OF the great explorer were
placed, and the opening was sealed. In
The other were put the remains Of his
son, Diego. and his brother. Bartholo-
new. Up TO this time there was no doubt
and there were many records 10 show
where the bones OF Columbus rested.
A little later. however. the records were
lost. The officials OF Santo Domingo
Claim that the remains subsequently re-
moved by the Spaniards were not these
or Columbus. but those OF one OF his
family. while the Spaniards state that
the cathedral at Havana holds the dust
OF the man who gave 90 CASTLE "A new
world, which since it's discovery has
been taken little by little away from
her.
For more than 200 years the bodies OF
Columbus. his brother and son sium-
bered in peace in the vaults under or
near the altar OF the cathedral OF Santo
Domingo The old building. with its
Gothic roof. supported by 10 massive
columns. still survives thetprogress OF
ages. Time has weighed lightly on rs
moss covered sides. and with IN. excer-
tion OF some repairs which We're made a
few years ago nothing TO mar the orig
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aItI. Yours. senor.,

Many amusing situations arise In
Mexico on account OF the graceful cus-
tom OF remarking whenever any belong.
ings are praised or admired, 1T Is
yours. senorl" or course this is mere
politcness. which Is not supposed TO be
taken advantage Of but visitor who
chanced to admire a cask OF fine wine
carried IL away upon the remark Of the
clerk that Il was his. and the un-
fortunate clerk had TO repay his em-
ployers. A lady was elated over piece
of rare lace she had accepted ON hear
ing the words 1T Is yours" from the
Mexican owner. aud it took the Inter-
vention OF Interpreters 10 obtain the
restoration Of the lace aud soothe the
lady's wounded feelings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-17

Where are the remains of Columbus? %
has brought many different answers.
Scientists and explorers have spent
considerable time in trying TO settle the
much mooted point. and while some OF
them have made discoveries that would
lead one to consider the matter dis
posed OF for all time they have been
unable to come to a positive conclu-
sion. and IL seems as unsettled today
as Ii did when the vaults OF the cathe-
dral at Santo Domingo were opened
and the remains, supposedly those OF
Columbus, were removed TO Havana
more than 100 years ago.
Like his birthplace, the final resting
place Of Columbus cannot be definitely
fixed. and there are at least three cities
each Of which claims the honor OF being
the spot where the great dscoverer
first saw the light OF day, while three
others claim to have his remains in
their cathedrals. The last are Havana
sSanto Domingo. on the island OF the
same name. and Aguadilla, a small
town on the coast of Porto Rico There
is nothing 20 show, SO far as the latter
is concerned. that Columbus was ever
near the place when alive. and little at
tention has been given to the report
With the other two places IL is Diff
feront. They do not only claim that the
bones and dust Of Columbus rest I'm the
cathcdrals Of their cities. but have doc
uments TO prove their assertions. There
are two things certain-Columbus lived
and died and he was neither twins nor
triplets. What records there are show
that he was born in Genoa. Italy. and
that he died and was buried at Vallado-
lid. Spain. There are no records to prove
in what year he was born. and historians
and authorities differ as TO the time. So
far as is known. the event occurred
either i'm 1895 or 1896. Some authorities
claim 10 was ten years later. and that
point also has never been settled salts
factoriiy.
His death at valladolld occurred May
20. 1906. and from that time to the pres
ent his remains have been moved about
from place 10 place until IL is now
question as TO where they really are. IL
Is safe TO say that his body has Travelled
around and been placed In more vaults
and cathedrals than those Of any other
great man. During his lifetime Columbus
rGamed about from one country to am
other. and IL seems that even with death
his voyages were not TO end in fact.
death had still greater Journeys in store
FOR the famous discoyerer.
Columbus when dying requested that
hc be buried In Santo Domingo. which
was at that time the largest and most
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-17

The story Is told that friend. invited
10 dine with Schopenhauer at his ia
Nofite restaurant, where n number OF
officers were in the habit of meeting.
noticed that Schopenhauer took a gold
coin from his pocket before eating and
laid it on the table beside him. When
the meal was over. the philosopher re-
placed the coin in his purse. tfpon a
question from his friend, Schopenhauer
explained. II have been dining with
lhese officers Zoe some time aud about
t"o months ago 4 registered a silent
vow 10 give this gold coin. Of consider
able value. 60 some worthy charity on
the very nrst occasion upon which
should hear these gentlemen talk OF
anything bat women. horses and the
chances OF pfomotion. You sec. stnI
have my money"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-17

I sunday, July II, 1891. Many OF the
| church and state dlgnitaries were pres
/ eht' The relics are well protected They
are I'm leaden casket that shows great
/ age This is inclosed i'm a glass case.
| which is locked with several keys, some
or which are held by the church off,
clals, while the others are i'm possession
OF the civil authorities. They are in-
closed in a heavy wooden case, which is
also kept locked by several keys which
are divided among the officials. The re-
mains are kept in a chapel adjoining
the cathedral, over which a guard is
placed"
Herr Croneau states that the inscrip-
ton on the cover OF the casket was
Descubridor de la America, Primero
Almirante" Translated il means, The
Discoverer OF America, the First Admi-
ral." on the inside OF the cover is an
inscription written i'm Gothic script
partly abbreviated. which has been
translated as follows: THE Famous and
Excellent Man. Don CristovaI Colon"
The silver plate was found i'm the bot
tom Of the lead box. 1t had an inscrip-
tion on both sides, which evidently
meant TO state the same thing. The
inscription translated is, THE Last Part
Of the Remains Of the First Admiral,
Cristoval Colon, the Discoverer."
After the remains were inspected be-
fore the foreign consuls they were
placed in the lead box and then in the
glass case, which, after being locked,
was bound in the tricolor of the island.
The consuls then attached their seals
to that. strong outer box, which is
closed with seven locks. received them
oil xashf d he,
chapel, where they are constantly under
guard. The consuls who witnessed the
inspection represented the United
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-17

states. Spain, Italy. Germany England,
France and Holland.
The Spaniards deny that the remains
or Columbus are still in Santo Domingo,
but they have no proofs TO show that
those taken from the cathedral over
century ago are the great admirars,
ana from the facts at hand 1t would
appear that Spain VIII have one more
blunder to add to her already formi-
dable list TRUMAN L. ELTON.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-17
Like the Flying DutChnan, the Great
DSCOVerer ROamS the World
Even In Death.

powerful OF the settlements in the new
world. His remains were first placed in
the convent OF ST. Francis in Valladolid.
where they remained for about seven
years, when they were transferred TO
the Carthusian monastery of Las Cue
vas at Seville in 1873 1t was not until
many ,ars afterward that the wishes
OF Columbus were complied with and
his remains were sent on their first wy
age TO the land he discovered and loved
so well. In 1886, 30 years after he died.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-17
Copyright, 1851

Ihe report that the Spaniards, who
are now preparing to evacuate Cuba
and the other possessions that have
recently come under the control OF I'm
Gle Sam. intend to take with them the
remains or Christopher Columbus,
which have been supposedly in the ca
thedral at Havana for more than 100
years, has started an inquiry as To the
real last resting place OF the great ex-
plorer and discoyerer. The question,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-17

The largest wrought iron pillar is ~
Delhi in India. IL is 20 feet high and
weighs u tons.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01
NEARLY TOOK THE VIM OUT OF HIM
Col. VifGuain's Boys Gave Him Lit
tie Surprise.

Lieut.. Col. Victor Vifquain of the Third
Nebraska returned to his command from
a sick leave the other day. He has been
much benefited by his rest.
Upon his arrival a Camp Onward there
occurred an incident which for once took
pretty nearly all OF the vim" out of the
generator as matter Of fact the leu
tenant colonel is a veteran brigadier gen
eral of the war Of secession. He enlisted
as a private in the Union army in 1851,
and when he was mustered out at tne
close of the war he wore the title of briga-
der general. won by merit and achieved
by regular promotion. He was given
medal of honor by vote of Congress for
his distinguished services.
But to return TO the incident of his ar
rival at camp after his sick leave: His
boys" as he affectionately calls the men
or the First Battalion of the regiment,
which he commands had fixed up a neat
little surprise for him. The four COM
panies of the battalion, c, B. D and A,
gathered TO welcome him and to present
him with testimonial Of their confidence
and esteem. private OF Company c
stepped to the front and in a neat speech
presented the general (the boys insist upon
calling him by that tlte) with a hand
some smoking set of silver. including an
amber pipe with gold mounting. The in
scription in the testimonial reads: From
the Enlisted Men of the First Battalion,
Third Nebraska Regiment, L. S. Vols. to
Gen. Victor Nifuuain."
For the first time in his life the general
capitulated; he was taken a a disadvant-
age, and had 20 surrender. But ne did
not retreat. He told his captors that he
did not know what to say or to do; but
he told them so in a manner which added
charm to the incident and still more en-
deared the commander TO his men.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01
CHESTER READY FOR SEA.
Anchored In the Blight and VIII Go
Out This Morning.

The transport Chester is expected to
go to sea this morning. She was pull
ed off her second position aground yester-
day morning, but not in time TO catch the
morning tide. She dropped down the riv-
er about two miles and anchored in the
blight, where she was made fast to the
mooring piles. 1t is believed that she viii
get out this morning without further mis-
hap.
The Chester was relieved from her po-
sition on the bank without any great diff
iculty. The tug Cynthia No. suffered
a mishap. however. She had her lines
fast to the stern of the steamship when 1t
gave a sudden lurch, the stern going up
in the air and swapping the lines. This
brought the tug under the stern of the
Chester. which was using her propeller.
The wheel of the tug was broken, and she
was otherwise disabled. 1t is thought that
her rudder is also damaged but this can
not be ascertaned until she is locked.
The disabled tug was towed up to the
city, and will be dry-docked to-day.
The men of the Fifteenth Infantry have
not had the pleasantest experience on the
transport. The vessel is crowded, which,
of course, increased the hardships upon
The men. The order to take off three com
panies and leave them in Savannah, in
order to give more room to the remainder
of the regiment was not carried out, the
vessel being already some distance down
the river, and it being inconvenient to re-
turn the three companies to the city.
1t is an i'll WIND that blows nobody good.
Owing to their delay in getting OUT of the
river. the officers of the Chester We're able
10 come to the city yesterday and draw
their pay, which they could not have done
had the vessel gotten away the day be
fore, as the paymaster was not ready for
them then.
Capt. Gus Eberhardt is the pilot who
has been assigned 10 take the Chester to
sea this morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01
CORPS MUSTERED FOR PAY.
ROLL or THE REGIMENTS MADE
FOR THE PAYMAsTERS.

Troops Will Probably Begin to Re-
ceive Their Pay within Week.
Money VIII Then BE Plentiful and
Things VIII Take ON the Usual
Payday Aspect-Mustering for Pay
Not the PIeasantest Task in the
WorId-Men Have 10 stand II Long
While in Heavy Marching Order
and to Undergo InspccliOn-CO1O-
neIs of the Regiments Attend TO
the Mastering.
Yesterday was muster day for the regi-
ments Of The Seventh Corps. All had to
be mustered in for pay, formality that Is
pursued al the end of every month. Three
copies of the muster roll are made. One is
sent on to Washington, to be kept in the
records of the war department; another is
kept by the company for which the roll
is made, and the last is sent to the pay
master. This roll is used in making up his
accounts.
Mastering for pay, were it not for the
purpose for which it Is done, and the early
prospect Of getting their money for the
month. would be a trying ordeal for the
men. AS it is. there are NOT few COM
plants, for they have 20 stand in line for
a long while before the work can be com
pleted. A regimental formation in heavy
marching order usually precedes the mus
ter, and the men have to have their uni
forms, guns and Announcements in first
class condition before they can escape the
eye of the colonel and the other inspecting
officers. If they are singled out as having
anything radically wrong in their appear
ance reprimand and possibly extra duty
is pretty sure to result. A couple of hours
is not an unusually long while for the men
to be kept under lorna ion before the mus
tering commences.
The actual mastering in of a regiment
also takes a good deal of time. The colo
mel attends 10 this, with the assistance
of the adjutant The colonel first checks
his own name and that of the ad-
jutant. after which the names OF
all the officers of the field and staff are
checked. Then the band and each com
pany IS taken. The colonel goes from
one company to another and sees that
every man whose name is on the rolls is
present. II il chances that man is alb
sent, he cannot receive his pay, but will
have to wait until the next pay day, when
ne viii get his money for two months.
1t takes nos a little time for the colonel
to so all through the regiment.
The pay rolls viii be sent into the pay
masters at once. They will go over them
and figure out how much they will pay
each regiment. 1t is probable that they
will begin to pay off the men within a
week, at the most They will then be
flush again for time. They will have
their money and will spend it as freely
as is their wont.