New-York daily tribune., 1845-05-01
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Hayana-T Theatrcs-P Hotels
Churches-Fish Market, etc.
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Mr GEEEIEI: There are few amusemen,s N
this. Ike those OF other Cities No Anpliheaires,
Circu..s Museums, or CaTiosty Shops Of any kind,
but with Theatres the City e sbundsnily supplied.
Tsere are three, the Tacon, PnncIpa.e, and the
Diorama The Pnacipal- s fns large building,
but situated in part Of the town preJueicia 70 Il,
and It Is scarcely opened during the year; the Do
rama suffers the same fate, but the Tecoa is the
iayori,e, and IS =ubcct OF pride 10 the SpanaTds,
who imagine there IS nothing Ike Il IN the word,
and am told by those VINO are acquainted IN Eu-
rope ha It has no rival here, except the Italian
Opera House in London. The Tacon stands out
SIDE the wa in Nrr. Tctes, near the Grand Paseo,
has billiard rooms, Sc in front, and IS capable OF
eating 300 persons. The pit has GOO separate
seats, and bys good arrangement OF numbering
seats, and giving you se,t ticket, you are never
disturbed The body OF tie Theatre consists OF
three tiers OF boxes WITH beautiful a;ce fronts and
chairs, and two galleries oi the same Size as tae
box tiers Atthe lett Of the Stage IN the first ter
Is the Captain Generals box, and IN the second tier
directly over the entrance II the box OF the Plr-i-
dent Both OF these boxes are decorated with The
Spanish CUlors and the Royal Arms Of spdln i ne
Company performing At t,,s Tdcon IS poor IN man
ner as IN purse and you wili seldom see more Than
100 people IN the house Of night, but the SWlss
Bell Ringers no have iesen u, have managed 10
draw iuii houses: the 7Pegl-n paironize anything
realy new or uovel. IIe.e Is also P!nlnaImoaic
rOOnl IN only concert room 10 the City. a Hcensr
for Concerts costs about so, and the soyernm.nt
STIMULATES for one or more Concerts Tor the Chauly
Hospitals One Is not obliged 10 give such, but 1t
soon becomes known ii II refused, and The people,
true to their customs, VIII give the exhibition no
support The TacOn, winch Il sad 10 BE- worth
million of dollars belongs 10 Don Aiariie. also
.,,,i tl,e -. Ms-E IT
Martle vas formerly poor fisherman, and dnHng
n time when the Island was infested by desperate
pirate The Government oil, red " haIeTcl monopoly
the man should ask "ho wc1ld tase the pirate dead
or alive Marie salasd hi- confidence, or as ls
suspected was linked with MN before, and taking
A company Of diagoons secured and betrayed MN.
For this act he asked TO supply the City with tish
forever, and he has done so. Ills market Is ds
beautiful as the court OF a palace, and here ths
choicest Of fish are sold at ms own prices No one
is allowed to sell iisn IN the city save hm though
vou NAV catch them for your own ealing. For
some other act the Government helped him 10
build this eplenGld Theatre, named after Governor
racon, and Martle, though VIGOROUSLY mean IN The
estimation Of most people, IS ono OF the richest
men oi the Island and perfectly llli'erale
There is bui one general promenade IN Havana,
though there are squares and gardens IN abundance
This one Is the "PaSes e" infqata hG6e'lo,' com
bnaisn oi SIX roads running SIDE py s.de from the
mo.h of the harbor TO the rear SIDE OF the CITY,
between Old and New Towns outside the wal =
Between these roads Is trench tor wafer, ana al
regular intervals orange tTecs, which III former
wears branched over the roads and completely
shadowcd them but the hurricane oi last August
has ruined them all. There are hardly o0 trees now
on the paSeo where there were thousands. lhe
people mourn over this destruction, rs they have
expended Immense sums OF money ahd toll 10 make
this place favonte worthy oftavor. Toward night
on these roads you may sometimes codnt ZOo 'o-
laDles in line, wheeling up 2nd down, keeping al
ways TO the lett, and here you see the beauty oi
Havana. Splendidiy dressed ladies with heads ana
arms bare, ride slowly past, seemingly 10 look ana
be looked at and Il large crowd al men, lining /
either SIDE return the compliment Atthe head OF
The Pdsco Is a magnificent fountain enclosed IN |
circular raillng anu crowned bc the statue OF |
South American ladian, beautifully wrought IN
marble, and resting upon tour marble DoPhlnS,
rom whose mouth CUISINES the water OF the ioun- |
tain There Is also fountain near the opening OF
the road and a row OF beautiful statues represent |
ing dItlerentsa stands the head OF the trenches
running between the roads. 1T the promenade !
hour several Dragons, are stationed al different
points 10 keep order: also AT the Theatre, soldiers
are the police. The Government grants good pro-
ir ciion 10 whatever II licenses nj lis own expense.
Very few people ride on horseback. and there are |
few fine hoYses. itlS Tie fashion 10 smoke on the !
in the streets, houses, IN fact every |
where. and the politeness with which Spaniard !
asks Won for light and then returns your cigar Is
The commonest person may stop the |
proudest nabob for light aud i; Is granted, tor lie
The mex! moment may need me favor perhaps from
spit like mer-,his was horrible 20 me at iirs! sight
Hotels are few, and far beneath those OF the
States The Mansion House, and the National.
where am stopping, are The rnnclpal that nave
seen and neither would we with The poorest OF a
dozen could nams III Newly orlI and IL Is cues
tonable whether large establishment, would be
supported There are however several excellent
cafes aud saloons, where YOU can get The best OF
preserves, icecreams, cCiiee, Nc. as cheap rs IN
New Orleans or New y ork.
A garden like Nlbio's wosld make man tor
tune in two years Such place Is more wanted
than ANYTHING else, a. II IS warm enough the whole
wear 10 keep II open have seen IN the little Dom
inca saloon crowds of ladies and gentlemen every
evening who could neither get eatSnorattencsnce,
SO great was the demand for ices, NC.
do not know how many Churches there are, a
great many at any rate, aXS all supplied with The
faest toned bells. The Spanish are great lovers oil
bells and every other kind OF music, and recoect
hearing one who sat before me al the Iacon hea-
ire, eXclslm as the Can1Fdnoeslans concuded one
of Their pieces "bono, bonoi Bone DcoS, est pos
seslc good good My God, Is II possible The
Cathedral i the principal Of The Churches, and II Is
spenGjd Old edlf!ce with three rows e pillars
nearly eigh, feet square, running through ]; and
supporting arches. 4 grand aisle leads from 'he
entrance door 20 the altar which built OF norphyry
and on each SIDE Is the space tor the vorshlpeiS.-
The arches and sides are painted with represente-
lion OF marbles and rescces, and beautiful PANT
INKS of religious subjects decorate the walls set n
massive frames The floor is Of checked mar
bic, and the spaces large enough for thousand
peoole 10 knee! al once. There are no seats, tae
organ !. immediately over the sntrause door, ard
the choir and orchestra al the farther .ce opposite
The echo when both the chimes ot bells peal cut
together is graad, and the effect irresistible. This
morniu. rose atsix and wentto mass, not so much
for ab.cIution as curiosity. There were bat few
beside the priests ana choir present some Young
ladie. were kneehug on black mats, and could
see tha, their eyes instead OF watcain. the cere
monies. were scanning those who came 10 wo,shlP
In the Ca,hedralis an urn conislnrns the s,lgs OF
Columbus! What q poten, chaym-how h2lowed
did those old walls aud pillars become as gszed
nncn This precious relic-how sacred the slightest
dpst upon the vase in whose bosom the Worlds
brnefactor so slorously sleeps Priest. pillars
woyshpers and music were forgotten & IS fs, Is smoke
fbe Cienoese stalking forth from his urn, The per-
vadins genius OF place he Will ever con'ecrate
From the Cathedral passed down, Ii beng yet
Early 10 the Fish Market. On long rewsoi benches
were sprrad out the mos, beautiful tsh ever saw,
and pnrchasrrs were bearing them away as fast as
,Lsy couid be weighed. Martie makes fsriune