Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-29
LAST VOYAGE OF coLuMBrs.


A'"fN'N Nffhl0aI
Under brilliant summer sky IA.
| remains ~ Christopher Columbus We're
brought home a. sevlll,-hoino 10 ne
ciy Whrrv more than four hundred
years hru h. cams IN triumph 60 rrcelye
the homage ana thanks 81 his rrat.fii
ruNefrlsna, lp the same river. through
The same streets, 10 tho same Oh cathD.
dfal which he Travelled In the nesh and
lurh ~ NE, the little box ~ dunt-nii
uhA' REMAINS u the untu great man
wa brought IN heuttlnr ceremony hack
from The indlel. the pride III spaln. To-
fvHt sally enough among the other 10.
lies n past greatness.
Iher" was n brilliant gathering nj
properly decorated iundlur Dn The
river emhankment Al branches ~
tho Official lie ~ spain were r.prn.
rh'ed. church and siate-Rllitorlng Ia
tho bfiFht sunlight IN uniforms ami
yestmunta ~ every hue nnd .ist,er.i
ton. conaplcuous among an was Tho
bute OF NcraEun. IN u respondent al.
nlrala Uniform, cooked hat Win Whita
t'aihcrH hnd gold lace, brilliant decor.
hiinhs, pink Filk sash aud bolt. and
Grape tied In conspicuous bows GA ia
lcfi arm and sword hit. There vas the
nl'hhhroh, N MS richly figured vest.
mentt! followed by tho two little boy
ualn'benrersi the cardinal In hla mn.
pie, cape bishops and priestHi army
ana navy officers, foreign reprss.nta.
yves, clvii dignltariss IN evening dr,as
boys bearing heavy cnndiestlrks a,
which huge candles burned sirkly IN tbs
brlHht sunlight but poured streams IA
'ahhln-Ef on inaitsntive uniforms
snthrrinr that sparkied under the
arches ~ laurel aud tho atreami",,
hagH, surrounded by soldiers ana
guards, and viewed by thousnnds NJ -
Nllle's Ushl-hoafted pOpulncs, an await.
inH the arrival NJ the shin uirniJs
Mhieh came IN good time, amid tbs
booming ~ saluieH ana the oxcitemsn,
the remains
The Duke ~ VeraFua went ON ho,,,
me snip 10 view the relic, ana then ri.
lowed Il IN procession through tbs
crowded streets ami beneath the mnny
balconies, whore the snnornr nnd 80
mems 81 Ola Seville We're t.ro,,ue1 "a
see the show. Arrived az tho c,ih.Jr,t
lhefe wn. q service N great solemnity
sp,linv,,1 Nhlle Nc people packed and
bier. where. surrounded by man,, 49,.
candles. tho little box was n.rch,I
high M m the top o. an Wofpen t,,,,t,
IN groups before tho altar rnil ~, ~
tones ~ melody Numbered ana uciton
lhfnufh w" Gloom NJ the ola nrches ami
r.eeshea' the sunlight rtfeame1 la
tl"NhH Instant window, cnlored hy
VIC Hlhsh through which il pnssc1
nHhtlng np the tons of the heads ana
Isees OF THE crowd who stood in the
n,,,1sonh we many candles spread a sort
lrht around the bier. while The ln,,.,,sa
Iuse W thln clouds az the service mn
vt"ltu. conducted by All the CLERGY
ple.,n,' guard N soldiers stood fiTed
n.1unu ine precious relic, and q row ~
n,ns'a ln front Of thom held eandie.
Nhlle We cardinal went In solemn pro.
g, ~, w, iFlcc around the bier. The choir
ni priests sang the services frum the
% parchment voininen, turrln. the
husr leaves u aprawlinR bars and notes
i9rse enough To be read across tho |
me service over, the boy-wlth tho |
ne snall bone aud henp ~ dust-wns |
',hAen uoWn with the greatest onre by |
.ho chlhedrnl nervnnts. gently lifted |
inWh on To a huge plush cushion. nni |
~ covered by cloth, ANA with groat |
,'ginhily carried and treasured away. |
'lrong guard.