San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-05
CHRISTMAS IN MEXICO.

Mines-WOuId Like To Hear
From Him-Tourists-
Appo,nted-Per-
,sonals.
PLAZA HOTEL,
MONTEREY, Dec, 30, 1891.
| To the LdGHT.
Christmas was celebrated in this city on
| a grand scale this year. This was in pal
owing to the large number of Americans
| in the city. Many costly presents, and
Mexican curiosities were purchased and
sent to the States. Santa Claus was kept
! busy during the night of the oath distri
buting gifts, and the hearts of the young
people were made glad when they got up
in the morning to find their stockings
we'll filled.
All the hotels had their roast turkey.
cranberry sauce and wine for dinner and
at night there were balls, and midnight
mass in all the churches. Many Of them
were illuminated inside and out. Then
there was music on the plazas, tiestas.
ETC., etc.
Ats p. m Christmas eve the Baldwin
Brothers gave an exhi bit;on of balloon
ascension at Topo Chico springs. This
drew large crowd, and taxed the capac-
ity of Major Jules A. Rsndle to procure
street cars to carry the people in and out.
On Sunday evening the 9th they gave
announcer eAhloitioh. iouI correspondent
went OUT 10 see IL. ana IL Is heeuless W
say ,nhh VERY Gar was iuii on uui ie'ui II,
of passengers. Every one had pleasant
time, and there was not single accident
to mar the pleasure of any one of them.
There was also on Christmas and Sun
day bull fights and cock fights, so that the
people had choice of places to go.
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Iarge nml,ioer vi mines opeheu uurihg Tie
year. 1917.
SHE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM HIM.
Mrs. Emily.Nuttall. of Walshaw, near
Berry Nottingham. Lancashire, England,
arrived in this city few days ago, eX-
pecting 10 meet her husband. But he left
before she arrived, and does not know
where ne is, and she Is out OF money; she
80, - 80, go, a., o,,eof "a 49,
sbouts, to let her know So that she can
write to him. A letter addressed to her
care of the plaza Hotel Monterev will
reach her. ~
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notwithstanding that this is Holiday
week there has been large number of
tourists in the city. All the hotels are
nearly ful and every train bringing a
large number with them.
Last evening Col. u. w. breckenridge
and sister, San Antonio, Judge Elliott
and wife. guests of Col b., came up from
Tampico over the Monterey & Mexican
Gulf railway on the special car No 22 of
the 5. a & A. p. railway. Col. E. II
Wharf. assistant general manager of the
Mexican Central Ry., Col. M. s. McCay.
superintendent of the San Lnis Potosi
division Of said road, and Col. +. L. Cor
thell, chief engineer Of the harbor i'm
provements at Tampico came in on the
general managers car No. 1856 over the
Gulf road, and left this morning for home
by way of Treyino and the Mexican Inter-
national railroad.
Mr.. j. p. Flynn, assistant general
superintendent OF the Monterey and Mex