The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-08-13
MINISTER STUART'S TRIP
Interesting Notes Of His Journey 10
His Post in Monte
vldeo
Hold on Board tho Steamer In
Quarantine at Buenos
Ayres
Travel Made Pleasant by Visiting Histor.
teal aud Other Places OF Interest
Here and Abroad.

quay aud Paraguay, writing on board ths
steamship Clyde, Ia quarantine just bo'
low Buonos Ayrea. under date OF May 2s.
sends TIM lsuEPENpKNT some interesting
notos Of his travels In order TO reach Monte.
sidso, vhero he Is loohtsd. lilo shysi
ION arriving at Montevldoo ws found ,ha,
We would either have 10 undergo an In
definite period Of quarantine on Flores
laland near that city, or eontlnue on 10
Bu0nos Ayros ami then have a weeks quar-
antino on board tho Clyde. On arriving al
Flores leland. which has telearaphio COM
municaiion with Montoyidoo, / received a
telegram from our minister. Gan. Nancy.
telling mo TO avoid the island ana keep
on the ship. / had wired him from Rio do
Janeiro about when would arrive. and ho
kindly warned mo 10 not stop al Florep, 10
bOing a dlsagresable place. There had not
been any sickness on the Clyde during the
voyage but al wo had touched at Lisbon
where thero was oholera. and afterwards ht
Rio de Janeiro where about eleven pet
sons wore dying daily OF yellow
fever, wo very properly have TO un-
derRo short quarantine, which
however might have been quite long one
had We had any sickness OH the shir. We
arc lying about six miles from the south
side o. tho river and 10, we cannot see the
north bank. Tho river ia thirty-six miles
wide. with little current here. The water
is entirely fre'h. and quite yellow. being As
muddy az tho lower Missouri
"Whila In Washington we visited Airing
ton. the ancestral home of Gen. X. L. Lee.
II is on tho south side of the Potomao
river seven miles from Washington. The
residence 10 on timbered bluffs facing the
otY, which is in full view. with ths Wash.
ington monument rising gfnndly In the
foreground. The woods around and In
view of the house are on gently rolling
ground, md all through theas woods lie
bu led 1000 union souiers. Some of the
officers have handsome monuments while
every grave Il marked with white marble
stones. which are In long rows and curved
lines. every atone having number on H.
Gen. SheridAn's monument stands on the
edge OF the bluf near the house. ID
Is OF polished red granite. plain but
massive. We hlso visited the Soldiers
\ Home few miles bnek OF the city. ID Ia
on wooded ridge, commanding a lovely
view. A ma row alley cut through the
woods shows the dome Of the Capitol 10
good advantage. The Home is beautiful
cRstellattd building of white marble. with
handsome auxLiarT buildings around II.
Here too 10 another National cemetery.
and the open woods show long linss OF
white tombstones contrasting with the
green sod aud the foliage OF the trses now
Just beginning TO leaf out. There ia no
under brush In the woods he,e or Arlington,
and the walks and drives are artistioally
laid out. In lovely Rraisy glade was an
artificial lagoon. with a rustic b,iise span
ming IL. Tho driver informed Us thai on
yesterday the body of an old soldier was
taken out OF IL, and that il quite often
happened, 1t being favo'ite place In
which TO commit snicide. though why they
ahould do 40 from 40 lovely home 10 a
question be could not answer.
I'VE visited the capilo. ana as our time
was limited employed n guide 10 show us
around. He did pretty we'll for a while,
bnt finully got onto his hobby which was a
persistent desirs to show us the frsscoss
and psiutings from certain points of view
accompanied by venrlsoms descriptions,
and then, still wordr. began 10 place as in
certain places when h0 went somewa acre
elao md tried 10 show US how his voice
seemed 10 come from the opposite quarter
from where lie was, etc, lad nHussam."
We cot hin short by refusing TO listen,
at which he seemed paine3, evidently
thinking that ue were wilfully missing the
choicest things in his roSertoire. We vis-
ited the library ond found 10 vs large, and
very interesting. but the books were piled
In heaps Ia a moat inconyenient md un-
slightly manner, for lack OF adequate rooms.
but through no fault OF Librarian Spoffo a,
who 10 mn enthusiast In his profession and
whose services are Invaluable. was told
that he could ~ straight TO hny one OF the
Goo, 900 books that might bo called for.
horo be may live 10 enjoy for many yeRra
tho magnificent library building being
erect d on the egst aide of the
pleted. II will DO credit TO
tie nation, and second only 10
the capitol. Its gilded dome 10 seen from
afnr aud ia RrHnder than that of the In.
validss in Paris. The Limited time at our
disposal did not allow us 10 visit the
Smithsonian institution, tho museum. the
botanical gasdgn and many other places
OF Int cat.
I'VE lelt on tho evening Of the lGsh for
New York. where ws arrived about mid
night, and after crossing the river on Au
imms ass ferry boat took the elevated rail-
road TO lwonty-third street. ana walked
two blocks 20 the Filth Avenue hotel. Next
mo ming / went down 90 the foot Of Broad
way TO the Oiico OF the American limo OF
ateamshipa and goa tlckots foS Monte
yideo. Win Southampton, England. and
Lisbon, Portugal 10 SOUTHAMPTON frs,
cabin WRB SlB2 each, aud from there 10
Montovideo was Sl0s opoh total S5i0.
THE ,Fular pfiei was $500, but my OH.
ciul position took OF 10 Der contl IN the
afternoon We hired a hack for So The
wanted S5) nnd lr0Ve through Fifth avenue
TO SEQ all the lns residences and
teen went all owe; Central Park, which We
ouiogsd yefy much. A few flowers we're
pteplng out here aud the e. n iew shrubs
we're In bloom. aud tic ftult trees with
which tha park ia libe ally supplied, Wofe
just Luddin1 out, the hllly, anu In many
plaets rocky, nature OF Tho ground enabled
the nrtitt who laid IA out 20 produce Vsty
emo effects. Cha ming little lakslets with
boats of oil kinds w0ie hote aud there and
on one eide OF the park was an Immense
rgsoryoif. tho Croton, | think, containing
forty acres OF deco waters. Crowds OF peu-
ple, on tout, on HORSEBACK Nud in all kinds
yshiolCs including ono tally ho coach. We
theio, aud also numbers Of bicycle bends.
IA uoon next day We went aboard the
atoamaAip Now York nul Tor thIoo houra
rbi0Jelihs huimAtel aoene always attend
ine tbc depnTtute OF stgamahirs. Tho dock
vas crowded with mAsa OF people, and
yet hacks, cabs. lTiyato carriages hnd bnc-
guga wagons circulated among them Ia a
continuous 20 eam, thought there would
surely bs few ambulaucra full OF crippled
people aud several bushels ot toes without
ownora when u was over, hut 10 NV sut.
backed out into tho iivpr thoua-
aud, OF handterehiefa waved, aud ohoar
after cheer rose from tho crowded por.
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