The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23


fucrto Rico Is only 100 miles in length
and from 80 to 60 miles in breadth. and as
square as a dry roods box East ~, v,s,
ona uorh aud ,.,,,A
~ "'' 40 WAIST lines run al
most as regularly rs IL projected by COM
pass. 1t is the delight OF the saildAmap
and ,ts ssrti,, soil ts thu ,o,, ~ a., kar,-
, 'N' " wy va
e','"''s'
aud vast Of the Virgin islands. only siAt,
n lies distant from ST. Thomas. all tha
arguments that save been advanced Tor
~ intt.r tsio aa W., III, s'".'o" az
apply with vol greater force IN puerto
Rico. II is larger and richer It Is iass
supJeol 10 ,ne Vlsuaaon 81 hurricanes and
IN .hnr, !, 80 al 49,, 49,, "a XVI" n'' ~.
- n,h.', 80. IT, ~ ss 800 po'n's ~ Ut,
49, ~ ~. - ~ w" -, ,'DO",' SO" wv
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~ ,sp", q -" ", ap''"' " w.',Vh county
~ h"s t w.. Wv wy .phs,tu'loiiS OF
,nu'u'l wv '.'n ou,s o''"''V. wy in'i"'.'"-
1919 49,, v, ~ We ".' AZ " ivy a" i'thnt
u,'''''"snV" anu 10 We, vh"e"hpu ie"''ne
"oVut iot an'h'e'h"i 'ouiiV OF hourtshmSht'
anu - as nHely 70 transfer It's as yet IN
uppIoprlaIou aiIs'uohs 10 us as TO any
'tHV' Pv"N, nv pcppie OF iherto ilco
are hs"is a' spanish by pfrth or descent.
hu' WIG tp'ihct air mhlhiN the alien ana
governing elass ana the latter the morean-
| tile and agricultural, who are governed
mere by their prospective profits than sen
timentai Considerations OF ancestry. Just
let one OF our warshlIe SAL INTO the harbor
on it's autiquated Qualifications, and most
Oh we rppuiss.i"n Wouiu ueclare Tor an
| As to that harbor which is said 10 have
been mined quite recently. IL Is the chief IN
| Puerto Rico and ono OF the best OF It's
size in the Caribbean sea. II Is safe and
sheltered. large and land locked and
| though the entrance IS somewhat ''foul Z"
| ships drawing three fntbom, can ontor ana
| 49,, .,,,.,. ..,,,.t ,
h'iN "hN"''" bN "''H'"' eo"" hofuihS s'puun
polng had al any uepth up to SIN fathomH
The bay is broad as well as beautiful. and
opens toward the north. 30 that vessel
/ laying her course from New YORK could, II
flcro were no distractions en- route, salt
directly into the harbor There Is room
! enough Tor the accommodation there OF all
! the battieships ana cruisers or spain 8 navy
! win her TORPEDO meet ana torpedo beat
desiroyers thrown IN. IL VIII he happy
day for Uncle sam whom ho finds mat
much Wanted fleet Inside that hnrbor and
his own fleet outside. Tor he VIII soon af
terward become the pfphh pohsessor OF
such vessels as are MOI sunk Dy our shells
or hcuttled In order TO save them from de-
hletnenl by the hatcd Yankee Ihey VIII
probabN huddle UP under the iorlnpatlons
as they did at Manila, and with like re-
suit
San Juan is built on small island, con-
Injected with the mainland by a causeway
and n bridge II is an Interesting but dirty
| , -,
Guy WHICH '"e Hhie''NA"0 WIN V'eanAe ~
thoroughly that II won't know Itself, and
yellow Jack, when he comes to pay his an
| n,al visit vein ieave IL 4, dise,,sl rho
, -, , ~. nm, -, ,,.,
'"p'a'" eonV'"i "n' '''' i''''' 'o''t ''''"'
mere, ana thls IL headquarters ior the gar
risons, military force OF about 1000 being
Kept here In times OF peace.
In ancient times the chief fort or Castle
was called the moro, or MOORISH tower,
because 1t was generally round; nd San
Juan, IKE Havana, mas ils MORO as the
1t stands on bluff juttng out from tn.
Guy Walls ana mas hgnihonse iihiheuih'e
~ ny 80 VI ~. 10 ,i .no a.a
and thunders but the landward harhor is
quiet and safe for any craft. broad pa.
frade ground Is enclosed within the walls,
| Westward from the citadel, and not Tar Off
rs the oldest house In the city, no less a
structure than the ancient castle OF PONCE
/ de Leon, one time governor here ana dis
coyeror Of Florida, His ashes are also
kept here, in a leaden case. for Ponce the
Hon Hearted was great man In his day
and cleaned out the Indians OF this Island
with thoroushneas that earned him al
exceeding great reward
Just under tbs northern wall OF the castle
is the public Cemetery, the gate to u
overhung by an ornate sentry box ana me
bones OF cyicted tenants Of graves whose
tirms OF rental have expired are piiea III
the corners OF the enclosure. TINS eeme'
terry alone is enough to breed pestilenee
and it is to be hoped that our sailors whsn
they anchor off the harboF .nouth viii be
favored with 4 breeze nshore most OF the
time. The prevailing winds py aay are
from the sea landward; by night from the
inland mountains toward the coast, thI
inland rises the conicdl summit OF tht
great Luquillo. mountain about 40oo feet
| a., bntohf and from whose sides descend