The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-31


stinks assert their supremacy with success that is
really wonderful 1t would not interest the readers OF
the HERALD to know what the members OF our
party did in Vera Cruz. gave you by telegraph
"a brief account of the doings in tho city.
no u , 0%r 70 az the
city. My time WAS spent in visiting the public
asylums and hospitals with his Excellency Gen
eral Luis MGR T'eran, Governor or the State OF
Vera Cruz. As informed You. the Governor most
politely showed all these civil and military
institutions the management of which is credit
able to the municipal and military administrations
n was saddening to walk through these homes
with their emaciated bodies clad in the shroud-like
hospital garments Yet could not fail to per-
ceive that everything that tender and Intelligent
foresight could provide to supply the wants OF these
poor people was there for them in abundance.
Although the weather was very warm and the odors
foul. sick-ward smells nauseated the visitor in the
hospitals and did not even notice that the officials
adopted tor their motto IN sanitary matters the
to some of our own institutions for the sick,
means-"the cure Is as bad as the disease
People may ask what induced me to abandon the
bright and pleasantsuch they are-scenes in Vera
Cruz for the sad spectaclcs i'll the hospitals during
brief stay. only that il the duty u
the HERALD correspondent to see everything Of in
terest. irrespective OF his personal tastes. His eyes
are for the time being, those OF million readers Of
the HERALD. many OF whom may be interested in
knowing how Mexico takes care Of her sick and poor
TO her credit. be it sad that i'll Vera Cruz she
tends to all who suffer or are in want the true
terna protection. and II not to-day prosperous
she might be commercially and politically. shc at
ieust wears wortniiy Inc glorious crown or CHAR
blocks squares. with the inevitable Span
ish-Anericnn plaza, iounIains' Catnedral ana
Custom House. open sewers. busy buzzards
swarthy and generally not very clean looking
loungers ready to carry trunk to the station or
mo o or 20 s.ea II. uuennas donAeys ana art. Inc
ou iorlnIi.oas. WHICH Mo iooA weak
anu ,ssseu. eiSe Sums outhes: San snan
ae an ,s,.h ia Q, inc cry
serves oniy as ofeskwa'er anu lighthouse ststion
to protect and mark the roadstead where ships and
s.e ea, uscnase 'nclf Saigoes into nenters
an snc In. sh,v Was 20 Tue
uess VI nnanS.". .aolty .sle neAIcans nave Iauea
~ VII ~. th T., ~ .sei'es ~ tle poIt OF
.', 70, MI eau a. ruae anu cosby
~ .a =. anu as tnat
which tse IN the early osys OF the spanish
oeeuPA'ioAi ~ A.oneo. -
But bidding aaeu to Vera Cruz. its heat, hospital
tcoh th @ NO an 9 p unuus..ini Dcputston
menced ;+ adon az 'e Duens .is'a ss'on ana COM
80, S 90 aiSo ~ iolSo " .ue csPtat. lou
H. ,oI We SoS ~ Cri-os' 1a.er Ps.ssing tnrouSn
th ; sIenery snas 1eens Ut tne raso Gel Mscno,
me,,a oae s toward the upper valleys and the
reached this rn,ns., o nrt mneu - o1 Ia t'n a
c % not enjoy the weird beauty OF the country
Te leeis on ehserng region SO nea Win historic
opened before the eye. wherein the text
~ M pctnres can be seen ut glance
t mo we're now IN tnas WIG country wnere
5 5ne armorea ionowers OF hernando Cortez drank
u I 10 tneir hearts with the air they oresthed
tne perry resolve 70 conquer land 80 fair and add It
Ing up these wooded stones we could irnaeine the
stout soldiers OF the conqueror Of Mexico marched
head and brcastrIats Rsrsano Ia utn on PIKE
neu anu pia'e; netfeA'lhg INTO tne gloomy
, Valleys one coulu almost see the reconnoitr1ng
trrih v n'o - ~ ~ .oiue acA ovcfaWea oy me
prscaplce ana paranca. are passed. We are at
Dr. s,' 49, ao s ~ 70 spe,. ~ resi- Ing morn.
s ns sc ,nsr o .,,tt JoMn on US tne Giant
rafrashcd and hanTr - ~ ,,;,, 80! III tooH =:
Mexico "fp'' ~ ~ "sA' VIZ Will W ="
"9 IN ~, ,,,.
~ 80 O; i aiets ~ lug niorninS our Train moves
no - 49, ~ d;t t a., 10 .,eAr ahu every opJect
that renders it dcult for ANYBODY nnaccnstomcd 10
,nnrnta;,s @ ~ LIE uls.a 1 corrSy. 1ne
are woada5 20 thai; WI" ' era TO- moss . o. saein
@ w. re ~ iea. sunn,s, anu mere anu snere we
charcoa, hnrrers sn soKe .as rises IRON !ne
trns -. az ~a.nP aWnay W among INC pine
break the mountain sides in which the black velvet
march thev v;SS uS; sLe ia s ceUie whoss u,a.n
sinks in tho west. Tins nature nssameradas t ho
yoar rnnnd T., ~ ~ , l@so lsaqueiaues .ic
coan oinD the i 20 ~ W ai,A siio uSn ralely
new tint in in.,., LII * r. .ss . eveiy nouI
the skv Away mn tn WILL tau on,nnsanf ASPECT Oh
the scsr ra;es e me ne mountan slopes can trace
curvipus Of the irregular contomr Thase line" sn
cuttings and filings, and here and there a liaht
bridcs snnnning n yaun;rc ,.has,n 49, 49, -.
rocky bottom snarkling sfrcam lear. ;n ;rrrmnr"
BILE Cascades Gun ace tie water rosmino and aiaam
reacncs tue ea.. ala = nm yeat ahove the Level
i.ies ,,;.n stand Besides the wind sghing
among the pine trees makes melancholy music that
y. .s .at;on what wonderful scene this is! TO.
a. s,e =; .t sno,v,sd neak Of Orizaba with its
the Iien. 40 ~ rso-o ne Il the valley OF Maltrata
Arc.c ci IN ts ,ost Hoaitby in Mexico and dotted
saa S,e and y,rattv cmitiyated plots or farms
W. M "ts ars onnsins covered with pine green
40 'no .I NJ - H. dsatarce lseow and bchind us
anu eatncry ~. 80 s n;ts Shsr tha tron;csi ycgeta
ti,, Mates iandscape totally different from the
, % 90. Can anv traveller wish for more in
1890. a. go. asn.rsnncas
Nres''ns eAPoi ~ r,r >.o,,v-.,x
A., c,,r,or 90 ,ha Maxican RAILROAD points ont to
Mr. :.' ,, ~ awav mn On the rnountain side
~ s ssa r fI savs ~ 10 opIv mile djstant Int
~ 40 a. 49, ,rnst travel nearly nine miles by rail
10 reacu ~ W. a. @ a ~, AIN, Toarselv i'm the grad
away away Nc Vs ~, t,eanhrra 1rhrouyh tunnels and
uaiis .m.nnne aai, the foot of the main slope
deep cu.sings W. ,nn, raacb On the four pcr cent
grace up inc s s" NV. Of nc cn,,ntrv below and
noa1 in1 s 60 tha sast we can see the ulisteninc
naV t,s - o%y road winding like a snake
Iaiie VI ~, ~" soo.h;I,s ,narino eytraor;inary
among Ill .de nn"ar;mr unaxncrfedly at points
.u , a ,,pprcJ ang;necring skill could not
VILE N.Y.. ,,.nd,d road this 70 In be sure There
iese ~ was ~ 1890 MIA Of The mountain sec-