The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-20
DEATH AND sUaIAL m MANIA
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fsnctloa.
Firs, ZONES sh~ land. that is@u hpae9
considered l~ndispeusstae to fssevual Rno-
,s-sr. o. 10 stated that. In spite u ous
receiving the story With evident ssepts1es,
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a Hot Time 10 . fsvcrite tuse upon thesH
occasions. 'Dixis' is sid Ia be ssosAsv
and "Hia~s,ha' had . long snd istsnas
popularity.
Following the land is q four horss hears
with black figures ct the cornoee. ooh
labelled with Q lsrse piscard - prsvsss
mistakes In identity. The heaFss b at
,ended by f~unctionariea Ia hemp vt0.
fur trimmed coats. knickerbocksvs ssd
shovel hats. n the family 10 not rich
enough to scord q hearse the heavy bsses
are carried Ivy relays Of paIibeasvrs.
As for the Manila cemeteries, they are not
what they were before tbs American ocop-
patton. II was Gov. Taft himssf who
described the wall vsslts - the pangss
future reference These wall vault. are
like sDme Of those in the New Orleans oeme-
teries and were rendered Deoeesay BY tbs
same cause. tho ~swampiBess Of the ground
In the old city.
The principal cemetery used 10 he that Of
Paco. IL was round and was o~rnaaAsoteA
with a terrace and bahistrade above tbs
vaults. The wall containing the -pigeoo-
holes was about eight fest thick
crossing oss s's in The e.: S.n asrrsssnSs shs = "" we ss:s:
chapel WHARF the 0overnon-0e1sral aed
high prelates were buried. Chiidren wers
buried, IL one may use 20 inaccurate . tegm
FOR the PROCESS. by. themselves In what was
This cemetery ives built In 1870 and until
the typhoon Of Septemhsr ~. 1908. wae -
attractive as such . place could Be. b
face Of the walls was ornamented with .
great many columns and the annes sah.zs
trees. Many Of ttrss were destroyed by
There were "pigeonholss' for ,7s7 boAes.
80 that evidently rotation in once mus b
perennial use. This rotation was esqussd
by a system Of renting the inches instead
OF selling them outright.
The fees varied from u shillinp for q
child to e. FOR an adult. the rent TO DO PAID
in advance every FIVE years. Thess rentals
provided the funds which supported the
chaplain, who dwelta across tbs way. and also
paid other expenses OF the place. IL at the
end Of any five year period another "a was
not IOTLncOfhnks VIC otu VokAant vas
promptly evicted to make room for . more
profitable occupant.
Before the Americans came these Dis
possessed parcels Of bones were taken 10
the back OF tho outer wall and thrown into
a sort Of fosse between two wa3b. bis
fosse was called the dep0st0 but was
promptly designated the bone pile by our
soldiers.
Every visitor to Manila secures Q picture
Of -the bone pile" a. IL was when the xner-
cans took charge. soon after that event
10 was ordered that the bones Do covered
with earth and that had paying teneate
be provided with some les shocking final
resting place.
Before the change wss made there were
many Americans who used rAthoV 10 enjoy
taking new arrivals to the csmetery and
giving them q shock by suddenly. pSoe6Sg
them where . good close visw q tie boaa
pile was unavoidable. An AmsHoan woanaS
who had lone thisa number Of times w(nt
out one time to repeat the experience With
a lately arrived friend.
Upon climbing the wall which overlooks
the deposito. however. she caught aSht d
the recently evicted remains of 4 woman
whose long hair was blown about by the
wind. II was her last visit. Tho Digit
cured her Of further curiosity or misc6kee
in that direction.
Out at La Iona are real burying grounds.
the dead being inferred in h higher WoyAd
Of that locality. II 10 Q favorlte buying
place with the Chinese, who Ike . sIoptne
hillside and who cover their graves
well laid thicknssses Of cement,
DOGS ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
French Army Urged to Use Them 70 Retrieve
the wounded-Ne . New Pian.