The Washington herald., 1908-03-23

come up TO you and tell you that he or
She was glad 10 see you. He or she was: /:
but il had 20 be told in some other way.
and so these placards voiced the feeling
of the people. II anything else were
needed 20 complete the greeting, it was
supplied when the DIario, the leading
newspaper of Lima, came out with half
tone reproductions of ships, officers, and
the Annapolis Academy. a page of news
in English from the United States. and
formal welcome TO the fleet
Visitors TO PiEarrO's Mummy.
Then began the exploration OF Lima
Standing on one side OF the beautiful
Plaza de Armas is the great cathedral.
which was started in l540 and which cost
81 100000. despite the fact that its walls
are of mud and. as one writer has said.
could be run through with a fence rail
In almost any place. It was the inside
decoration that cost so much, for It has
rare wood carvings. and once was fairly
plastered with gold and silver. stolen by
Pizarro. 'the pious old cuttnroat." from
the Incas. You see. PizarrO founded Lima
in l525, and. although he was known as
the -Indian butcher" he began right. by
H.
bones in a mummiied condition rest.
They are kept in a glass case. and are
in a crypt. An attendant takes you 70
the coffin, lights candle for you TO read
the Inscription on the case and TO peer
in. and you get first-rate look az a
mummy.
Pizarro undoubtedly knew his business
we'll He gathered IN the millions upon
millions that the Incas had saved up for
a rainy day. II was explained that Pi-
zarro had found out that il never rained
where he intended 10 set up in Lima. and.
therefore, he told the Incas they really
had no use for all that gold. and he
would take it. establish a city. and give
them real religion. and be q missionary,
and all that. for them.
All OF which" as a hluejacket who
had been reading I'D the history OF the
place, said, he done good and proper"
There were some bluejackets roaming
about who had been in Lima already. and
there was persistent rumOr afioat that
several Of them had said that when they
were there before Pizarro had only one
arm. He had two in the coffin. and one
coubter as 10 the authenticity Of the re-
mains settled the discussion by saying:
well. if he's got another arm. you see
1t is because they want 10 give US our
moneys worth"
Pizarro attracted the attention Of thou
sands Of the visitors. Not all were ir-
reyerent or fiippant. Many of them
paused long time before the mortal re-
mains Of one of the greatest men in his
tory You felt as if you were really at a
shrine.
Various Churches OF Interest.
Then the explorers visited other
churches, which took one back 90 the
Middle Ages There was the Franciscan
convent and church. There was the
church where the remains of Santa Rosa.
the only American woman saint. rest.
Then there were numerous other edifces
with old doors and heavy bolts and
locks. and inside some Of them were dec
GRATED with what seemed to be solid
sheets of gold about their pillars.
churches where there were be1u -If,h old
paintings Of religious subjects. churches
where the tiling was brought from Eu-
rope, and is now almost priceless IN
value; churches where there were historic
parchments.
II is evident that Peru as a nation is
still devout but if one could have seen
the crowd at the San Pedro Church on
Sunday morning when the doors We're
opened and the beauty and high blood OF
Lima came out from their devOtiOns he
would have been convinced that Peru is
really no exception to other Latin Amer
lean countries. and. indeed, most other
countries, in that the womer are the
mainstay of The church. That beauty
parade is one Of the sights OF Lima, and
the Americans, officers and men, were
there, side by side with the men of the
city. to see the show
Then came more sightseeing. All the
clubs Of the city were thrown open All
the postal card shops had extra supplies.
English Spoken Here" was posted on
the windows and doors of scores Of shops.
One sign that was amusing to the Amer
leans read: