Show of columbus blood alexis columbus is a resident of buffalo years old and is said to be a lineal descendant of christopher columbus this man has an interest inn ina history and tile data on which are based ins iiii claim for a direct descent from the great navigator aro are numerous and convincing con vincine it is claimed says the chicago tribune that ho lie is the preal great great great areat great grandson of the tile man who geat discovered covered is ame america rica in 1493 1492 of his immediate antecedents his father was named anthony and hia ills father christopher all were nvere shipbuilders ship builders the line is supposed to have come down after this manner christopher columbus had a eon son diego who had two sons luis and slid Chrls christoval toval the latter was the ancestor of the duke of veragua Ver agua tho the forr former her who was wag the perfect picture ot of the distinguished navigator was the a ancestor of the present alexis columbus columb u Is almost all the immediate ancestors and find defendants are vessel builders and navigators the striking resemblance between this family and that of the tile discoverer dish dieh bear strongly in favor of t these h ese claims of relationship strangely enough the tile old hair and eyes are not only white now but according toa family tradition they were so long before a age had left its m marks upon n him these it will be remembered kv in r d w were ere peculiarities ullar b wes of tile great bolum columbus bus ahugh though uncertainty surrounds the portraits of the great explorer as to their authenticity yet there is a close resemblance between those thos generally accepted and the features of 3 this columbus it is worthy that this second branch of the explorer as distinguished from the one of which veragua is the living representative has been buffeted bv by fortunes waves from country to country just as was the tire great christopher alexis columbus is said to have an air of grace and courtesy despite the burden of over dver years ilia his cheeks are hollow ollow li hie his faco face tanned a deep brown his fiands hands hard and knotty but hie ills features fine his ills noso is delicately modeled liis his mouth sensitive and his forehead full and high |