The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-10-21
sight Seeing in Costa Rica's Capital.

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SAN JOSE DEL INTERIOR, Aug. %, 1897.
From grave to gay, from lively to
severe was literally our yesterdays ex-
rerence. First we made the round of
-ae cemeteries, beginning early in the
49rning. They lie on the western edge
the city. near the ''Savannah,' about
NO miles from the central plaza. A
wide, we'll paved, tree shaded road leads
it TO them, bordered with handsome
Las, straw matched huts and coffee
uiantations; a street-car track is being
and along the middle and on one side
road walk of stone slabs extends to the
tte Of the principal Pantheon. Immed-
,rely in front OF the entrance is an un-
>enpt flower garden, thanked on either
land by the tomb of a one time ruler of
2sta Rica-Fernandez and Jimenez
at Of the last named President is a
Ger octagonal, box couch affair, with
lecumbent figure of himself atop
liking as if he had crawled out in his
~ NtVb41tS III Il VI tdltI VI lIcSu All. dS
Qple hereabouts have the habit of
eping on their fiat roofs in devices
INNER nights. Like other Roman
tholie burial places in the prosperous
ties OF spanish America, this Campo
-ento is surrounded by high brick walls,
which are four tiers Of marrow inches,
lcitiXes, skulls cross-b bones and in
-tiptions, while the space between is
lwded with low cubical structures.
,.nilar to those built by the Musselmen.
~'me of the vaults are elaborate speci-
us Of the Italian stucco- workers art,
oned with paper flowers and wreaths
black and white beads strung On wires,
rel the hideous French fashion. Many
them show small affairs inside, with
.uageS. crosses and pictures of saints
4l others are mere shells Of sun dried
nd, strongly suggestive of bake ovens,
ontaining tin lanterns with burning
andleS, There are few cypress and
.-htttA tANSc III t4lC CIO4tHlIt3 Oul llot ii
-ade Of grass, and the whole place looks
ynetully neglected, as compared with the
Neautiful cemeteries of the North, al
4ough these Of san Jose are under the
rect supervision of the wealthy Charit-
ole Association,
Much more interesting to us, is the
-awhy, almost forgotten Protestant grave
ard-the only one of its kind in Costa
lea The consecrated quarter acre is
-aGGly walled, and screwed to the wicket
its iron barred gate is a metal plate,
-reen with mould and rust, on which
4e may with difficulty read the following
inscription: 'This Cemetery was granted
~ tile Government of Costa Rica. in Feb.
It,. d. $50, at the request Of senior Fred
tick Lhartertield, Charge d'Affairs of
Lel Bntainic Majesty Then follows
i've seriprural text in hull. beginning with,
F9r know that my Eedeemer Liveth. 50
Tough nearly hall d century old the
4tle cemetery is not crowded, nor is it
kelly to be for centuries to come. There
.r few head Stones rs most of the grass
l1wn blamble-covered graves are those
r. wandering strangers. and tboueb =
-eosd OF all intements is supposed to be
MT in the chapel it is So obscure THAI I
ury the Angel Gabriel himself Will have
9ulle to identify them. How it makes
ne heart ache to visit these eternal
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