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Show PERI. Horrible Discovery I. OOO to 5.000 Skeletons Found in I he Halls ot an Old Spanish Hospital. Tanama, 2. The Opiniont Saiioual of Lima, Peru, pays repairs to an old San Andres hospital bein necessary, one wall of a Chinese ward wns thrown down, when the laborers found that the w.il!s were bilow and rilled with human remains. Toe laborers then workui with ze.il until between 4,0X1 and S.OttO skeletons were discovered, San Andie.j hospital hospi-tal was built in 1V,7, under the protection pro-tection of the Ma-,iiis of Can teden Andres Uurtado, and by adieeof ft Spanish priest named Molina. Since then to the present time it has been employed tor the charitable and humane purposes for which it was constniciLd. How the skeletons came where- found is not known to any one, hut the South Pacific J't-,(s says the impression gen- rai'ty pre v.i.Ls tnew hontat beioug to liic victims of the inquisition. The-) appear in lc from I.jO to 2'X) years oiil. and from their appearance lead to the heliel that tl e txxlics were thrown into an openinp between the waiis. Ali the skeletons appear to be clothed, ar.d dixs-cs, b o s and sh. cs are found mixed wilh largo quantities of Oman's hair. A por.iou oi a Spanish miral has also been found, but tiothing of any value. |