Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-16


dispenses with the burning and de-
posits the coffined body in inches only
differing from those of the Roman
days essentially in their size. This
is the system of the Espada cemetery
in Havana.
Heavy Gate Bars Way.
The opening CT strongly locked
and heavily barred iron gateway gives
passage into a high-walled Enclosure
of some three or four acres IN extent.
Neither monument nor standing tomb
stone breaks it's fat and grassy area.
A grass-grown pathway leads straight
across the plat to the mortuary chapel
upon its northern side. All around
are the walls, four to five yards in
height, showing four tiers of round
topped inches, some open and some
closed and sealed. Midway the west
ern wall a gateway opens upon a sec
ond Enclosure of similar area to the
first, though of different arrangement.
A brick-paved walkway crosses it
from east to west, bisecting a series
of interior walls which extend through
it's greater length. If my memory
serves me, there are six of these struc-
lures, alternately open and arching
the pathway. Here, too. the surround
ing walls and the interior structures
show the four rows of inches. A lit
tie counting and a rough calculation
h. 4z1 49, hot in,
closures at about 10000.
The ground Immediately around the
chapel, in the outer yard, is largely
=. occupied by the horizontal slabs which
mark the resting place of those whose
rank, wealth or influence has secured
for them a special interment. Here
lies the body of a bishop, and there
lies one whose coronated coat of arms
dicates a strain of royal blood. Many
of the stones are broken, all are
weather stained, bordered with un
trimmed grass and weeds. For the
graves of many who lie here there is
no one to care. OF Spanish birth, theil
their homes across the sea.
Burial Places are Rented.
Many of the wall inches stand empt!
by reason of an established custom
prevalent in these countries, of rent
ing burial space for time only A
the expiration of that time the bones
are removed to large uncovered re
ceptacle along the southern wall, wher'
they constitute a CHASTITY heap, seel
only from the top of the wall. Tn
vacated space may then be filled b,
succeeding tenants or by one who's
payment insures repose so long as tn
place continues as a burial ground
In some of these now vacant niche
beds of dried grass and discarde
clothing indicate their use by the li'
ing. There is no doubt that many G
them were occupied as sleeping place
during the days of the reconcer tratio
under Weyler.
Marble tablets, often exqul sitel
carved, seal the openings of the inches
taking the place Of the now more gel
orally used mausoleums, monument
and 1eadstones. Here and there som
wreath or other floral memento, a
tached to the tablet, shows that eve
for quarter of a century of sleep !
this unused burial ground some dea
are lovingly and actively remembered
Here and there an English name al
pears, but they are very few.
Shoot Decorators of Graves.
In one of the walls in the wester
section a niche is shown in which ono
lay the body Of man who. in his lif
had grievously offended a group
students in the University of Havan
After his burial some of these ST
dents manifested their bitterness b
the foolish prank of desecrating tn
tablet which sealed the tomb OF the
enemy. They we're caught and SCI
fauroI 80 4oh1at IN tbn far