The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-18
N PORTO RICO.
amer Mile Over . Splendid MILL
segy Road I'm . Carriage Drswn
urenkneck Speed-Amerfcans
Are Received With Open Asns-
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q ~~-.xnnrderce OF the Associated Press.
onyr-r Porto Rico. Aug. 3.-TsTe Porto
So natives, especially the poorer classes.
-. ~tyen Us the most enthusiastic wei
- TasY had dreamed for years OF the
~her the hand OF the opprsssors
-. 4..,s ~ removed from their ti1roats, ard
- !. hse come With the exception OF
sss Of the rich, they seem to care Hste
-, me Independence Of tbe island. The
~ reyo.a;ionls;s. ambitious for political
~s-s- .raulre anxiogsly IL We VIII retain
Y-..scn Of the Island and shout eDtnu-
LsrsraI,v But = great many caro- little
=. sndapsndenee. apparently sure Of the
.s-vtrsIoa that we came 90 drive out the
scxniaffs
..e.nnostsrsug expedition under Gen. Roy
a.ene OF Pennsylvania. into the moun-
.ssr,.royth OF Ponce. IL was refnar ka be
s,sn On more ways than one. Gen. Miles
"a sscersa.rsed that The enerny's position
= kIkonsto was almost synpregnabie, and
:. had decided 10 turn the left flank OF
- Spanish poeition and landing Gen.
prooka a, Arroyo and moving his column
"a cayey. in the rear OF the Spanish posi-
.ssn RI AIbonito. The advisability OF a
..svemens by our left fiank was also dis
,xssd This could be done IL the road
north coast was passable.
The reports were that there was q fne
ssrssse road frem Utuabo to Ashonito.
rhs only question was as 20 the character
= the road as far as the former point
Can Stone volunteered TO make the recon-
ae1ssncs He took with him several men
~ che signal corps. four newspaper cor
RESPONDENTS in carriages, armed with Rem
,ngtsns, and Company c. Of the Second
WISCONSIN.
Tas start was made at noon. The road
"A straight up 10 the top OF the mountain
fsr ter miles. and the infantry was soon
hr behind. The carriages We're drawn by
native ponies and went up the mountain
Of gaiIop, II was straight into the hear.
a the euemys country. The road rises
10 an altitude OF $500 feet and right into
San Juan. ii IL marvellous piece Of en-
ginSoring. At times II IN hewn ont of sold
rod. Everything Is covered with luxurious
f!sptcal verdBre. even the rocks Brillia mt
covering plants and trees splash the land
scane with Vivid color.
Once At the top the completed military
rssd IL ended. and then We started 10
Ajunsas. ten miles off The drivers drove
Ake Jshus. Bounding. swaying. turning. now
IN inch from a precipice On but two wheels
and now swinging INTO the side of the
esiu, tue occupants noiGlnG on Tor dear lie,
she vehicles went at terrific pace as the
drivers whipped up their mad beasts One
false step would have sent US whrling of
iaio space. No other drivers could have
accomplished this feat
One more descent and we went tearing
Gown INTO the town. As rapidly as had
been the pace. We drove on at a gailop
Women and children lined the streets. bonn
harding va with bouquets az roses and
osaer flowers. while tho men who formed
ne Background eheered and cried. Down
s.sh Spain.
TIE quaint little town In the mountains
aAs picturesque square where the people
ssthsred 10 cheer and welcome. The al.
sade welcomed Gen. Stone formally, and
he latter made the assembled populace a