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Show : New Orleans Cities of the Dead. "Now Orlratm has spveral mlnlntura cities within Its boundaries, and thoy aro tho cities of tho dead," said Louis W. L Uranc of tho Crescent City. "I mean," ho explained, "that evory cemntery In Now Orleans Is a miniature minia-ture city. Thoy are built above the ground nnd laid out in streets, Just as tho larger city. Every houso Is of marblo and some of the tombs aro mlelature. In them uro buried many men who won fame under tho dominion domin-ion of Spain and France. In them, too, arc to be found Inscriptions that tell of sweet Creole romances, bucIi as that of Jeanne Laclede, tho populur singer of nearly a century ago, who died of a broken heart. Certain days aro set apart, nccord Ing to tho old French Catholic custom cus-tom for visiting thoso minluture cities, cit-ies, and on theso days they aro crowded crowd-ed all dny long. As thoy werobulli . so long ago they nro now In the con-' con-' tcr of tho city and nt night low weird I indeed. Long ago It was found necessary neces-sary to build tho cemeterlos above the ground, because of the fact that the city Itself Is below tho lovel of the Mississippi river." |