The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-09
OUR NEW CITY IN THE EAST
MANILA OPENING UP ONCE MORN
AFTER THE Wan.
The spaninrd Comes out Of Hiding and
Queer Crowds Till the ~streets-Uselehs
Destruction Wrought by the City's

The spnniard Comes Out Of Hiding and
Queer Crowds Eli the s~trtets-Usslshs
Destruction wrought by ths City's
Observation-Disclosures Life sad GAyety.
MANILA. AuE. 2S.-In the country towns Of
the United States. where the opera house IL
upstairs over the leading store and the stage
is aloto OF planks laid over appended barrels, the
drop curtain shows q wonderful city OF tall
buildings and farlng signs. with windows
tight shut and not q soul in the streets. That
was ManilA the day after the Stars and Stripes
wero raised. except that in Manila 1t rained,
and the day was q dismal gray that fitted the
mood Of the people, and that here and there q
b~edragRled soldier In muddy brown canvas
and striped poncho tramped misernbly up and
dovn the streets. doing his best to keep tho
look Of his rusty rife out Of the wet.
1t was q disappointing picture 10 those OF us
who had boon looking at II across seven miles
OF water for two months and q hall. From
Cavlte the green fringe that lined the bay was
broken by picturesque domes and towers.
white walls and rod-tlled roofs. At night
along tho waterfront there twinkled q double
row OF electric lights, that winked to one an
other as IL chuckllng over the pleasant sights
they saw that were hidden from the envious
Americans over there across the bay. TIL sun
came up In the morning behind the city and
lighted up tho red and yellow stripes OF
the Spanish flags. then hid behind the clouds
and brought the misty mirage that made
the city stand out before the watchers as II
suddenly raised in air. We knew every inden-
tation Of the shore line. and we picked out the
streets and the angles Of the wall. At evening.
when the sun had crossed the bay and was
rolling down Marivells mountains In q ball OF
flaming cloud. we marked the last faint day
light glow among the palaces and cathedrals.
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and told ourselves that by and by we should be
under that radiance and exchange our hard
ships and troubles for the Joys and comforts Of
the splendid city.
We had lost sight Of two material factors. the
nature Of the spaniard and the blockade.
Whatever he was once the Spaniard no longer
cares. The name OF the race Is I~chabod-its
glory has departed. He builds great palaces
and makes fine houses. he adorns them with
works Of art, and he lets them alone. From
being once beautiful they become picturesque.
for the same reason that the moss-grown ruin
Of a stone wall is picturesque. There is much
OF that in M~anila-the wall Is all moss
grown. the moat is filed up with rub
bish and weeds. through which o Shiny
stream wriggles its tortuous way. and
almost every block shows its ruin from
earthquake or fire. The blockade added
another and perhaps natural phase to the
picture. 1t spread the earthquake and FIRE
ruin all over the city. through the beautiful
suburbs and along the waterfront. Yet most
OF this work simply exhibited anew the theat-
rical side Of the Spaniard. He had no notion
of making q serious defence. yet he wrought
desolation in the city as II he meant to leave 1t
only for his shallow soldiers grave.
All along the Lunetta the grand trees that
furnished grateful shade from the blistering
Il 0ftnFnnOn ann waFa dnan0ilah NJ THAR nnhlA
branches. The beautiful botanical garden was
wrecked completely. its trees hacked down or
the shrubs and bushes pulled up by the roots
or cut down close to the ground. The play
clean sweep from the walls across which he
had not the slightest intention Of firing q bullet.
He moved his family from his palace IN the sub;
left his goods in the lower rooms, of his palace
looking as il they had been stirred up like soup
city and put a dozen padlocks on the doors and
the iron bars across the shattered windows:
that surrendered to the Americsns on AUG. IL.
The Spaniard had crawled into, his hole like o
MOLE and filled up the entrance behind him.,
Gradually he has been coming out OF his hid
the h shops and tie q doors were fastened and
| Chinese dared to try to gather in q few stray
coppers from the occasional American passer-
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gone TO Cayite for the BON bardment came
ness. The banks-the Chartered and the Hong
Kong-.opened for, q couple OF hours in the
been seized for military use began to appear
Then Gen. Merritt had use for the, newspa-
pers. and the publishers were persuaded to re-
at finding, that, there was to be no censorship.
printed the truth he had not the slightest care
what they said. and as to their truth he would
day that was neither feast day nor rainy. and
the city opened out like new rose in the morn;
ing sun. The proclamation had been issued
guaranteeing the rights OF private, property.
The beer gardens resumed business. the
shStteF fSo cam s,qssts d0 STIad all Il 9 nifPg II the v,I Es-
ties Of conveyances. carriages. miiords.
rockaways. Quileyes., carrom9tas ,calosines,
English fancy makes; men ssunterinG and 6ur.
squads. o%fiicers In ali stages Of Uniform. some
sailors Of the German, French, and Japanese
ships; soldiers on guard; guard reliefs march
and guns at right shoulder bullock carts loaded
down with army supplies. sTarms OF Chinese
RSr9efhs ea SaFrBBa arss Saianced so lSsss tS sSisP sho1I
ders. FILIPINO men Juggling bundles OF green
grass. the only sorto Of hay used here; men with
S SFansss s fT a to9I-sm nTiIi T fruits That i ieoE
you have such a cold that You can't distinguish
unpleasant odors. soldiers and Officers riding
ponies, Spanish officers wearing their swords,
men Of the old civil guard in their blue and red
uniforms. artillerymen. lnfantrymen, cavalry
men and sailors. blind beggars. led by little
boys. women with arms full q babies b,eGging,
street etwee the low stone buildings and the
narrow-gauge. one-horse street cars struggling
tunes on a whistle that sound like the toy-bal-
lo GaS SfTHir ars sh stsst 1ell ar al 4 s sIoSS 9G Fb sr straSts' In
the city they pace up and down, In the
are In front OF the better houses. they have
found chairs somewhere and sit at the gates.
All day the throng moves up and down. and the
thousand camera hends amo9g our soldiers
pho Snt .! Win demands Sns 3 fcs i@@RedIatss
development. OF their films. The Spanish
gentlemen have begun. now to. reappear
on the streets. and private carriages with
hne well-fed ponies dash about. II the after
noon Is fair the ladies', come out for a drive
ruined botanical garden, All through the sub
nrbs you see strings of Chinese porterS Juggling
the furniture that was stored so hastily inside
the walls back to the country homes, four men