The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-30
SIGHTS IN SANTIAGO.
The Remains Of a ship That Was Once
Part of the Armada.

can ima CINE the interest with which
our sailors and soldiers viii look around
the famous city and haroor of Santiago.
one Of the sights 90 the harbor Is the re-
mains ~ the old ST. Paul. one Of the
ships OF the great Spanish armada that
Philip II, sent 10 England in 1885, being
one Of the very few OF that famous flotil-
Ia that escaped destruction al the time;
what a career this old ship has been
through She has breasted the waves Of
many seas and withstood the storms I'm
many waters for nearly three centuries
when she was burned 20 the waters edge
here. in Santiago harb0r. a few years
ago. and sunk. where her remains now
lie covered with haruaces, an emblem
81 the nation whose flag she once SO
proudly bore.
During tho last years OF her career
afioat she was used as a transport for
troops from Europe and as a Spanish
guardship IN these sease by the local gov
eminent She can only he seen al low
water. only the ribs and stanchions arc
held together by the stout keel and tim
bers and lower sheathing. The Spaniards
would probably have tried to destroy
even this part OF W wreck II they had
supposed that the Am erican "jackes"
would have made these timbers into rel
ics Of their victory, II they md them as
they probably will.
Another thing about this harbor IS the
sharks The soldier will not be able
70 take q swim here. for these monstrous
man-eating sharks abound. and for all
the waters look so quiet IN the day. n q
person should ian overheard he would
never come Up alive The sharks follow
the ships IN hopes Of a meal Political
prisoners have been confined IN Moro
IN times past and ! was told that con-
demQed patriots had been led out upon
h. SO. -
ing into the water. q be eaten by the
sharks IN a moment Spain extends no
mercy 10 any one daring 10 try for free
dom from Der cruelty.
on The other side Of Moro can he seen
cave. directly under the castle The
sea has worn this so deep that IL has
not been explored within the memory
Of people IN the place. The lofty en-
trance 20 this cave IS a perfect arch and
they say that the Superstition Is that no
one attempting 70 explore II will ever
live 70 return
There are little coves and bays along
the coast where oysters do really grow
on trees AS funny as this sounds. the
mangrove trees extend their roots into
the sea ana the oyster affix themselves
70 these. growing ana thriving. We could
not believe this tin We saw it ourselves
These oysters are small and are eaten on
strange, many OF them, to foreign eyes
They are OF many bright colors. and It
u here that the real Spanish mackerel
abound.
The harbor OF Santiago Is a beautiful
one sn1~a safe one, as il Is land-locked
but 10 is an awful hot one and our peo-
pie could not stand II 20 be shut in there
long The cuban stevedores round the
harbor wear nothing but a pair OF white
linen drawers and a palmetto straw hat
when working al loading or unloading q
vessel and all the Cubans drink very lit
lie water When working In the heat
they dnnk a GOOD deal OF thin Catalina
wine, 81 peany a drink. They also
drink good deal OF coffee without milk
or sugar. ana they smoke necessarily
men ana wonderland children even smoke
end may be seen rolling q cigarette
every moment. They can buy a bunch
OF real Cooan cigarettes for a penny.
Some OF the common class Of WORKING
men are called motteros. ana they live in
little huts or cabins OF one room. the
earth for a floor. and a hole cut for a
window This has shutter which opens
out. The roof is palmetto, and slopes