The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-06
PICTURESQUE SANTIAGO.
eIo MIS- THAT MEET THE sTRAN-
GER ENTERING THE HARB0h.


Rho Hidasn ChauueI snd the Rsmastio p1sTrs
-Eore,an EsterprIss Thst saved the Tswn
rrsr Ru,u-spauish Apathy 20 the Pebble
WeIrare-suHerisEs orths People . rsantiaGs
ono. within the land.lockod harbor Of Santi-
aro dc Cuba ono 10 we'll disposed TO join In the
ohorus Of praise which has been awarded TO It.
Sailors and others do not hesitate to describe IL
AZ ono Of tho nnest in the world, and certainly
n has many admirable points which one realizes
only from tho inside. This entrance 10 20 diff
Noult to discern that tho Individual who ven
Nured to insinuato that Columbus, when on his
nocoud yoyere OF discovery. found It BY . mere
accident, may not be 90 very far wrong. How
ever that may be. IL was certainly q lucky hlt'
The old spaniNrd volasqucz was not slow TO
psiss upon the great natural advantages which
Nhs harbor presented. and in founding the city
there In 1914 he displayed a prescienco which
has not always been shown by his countrymen
n recent times.
Coming in from the sea 10 10 utterly impossi-
BE to see the mouth OF the harbor channel even
from comparatively close quarters. Looking In
TIE direction of the land nothing can be seen but
hirh mountains. presenting an apparently Inn
psnetrable front. But, continuing to steam to-
ward tho coast, two mountains seem suddenly
- part asunder. disclosing a passage only $50
yards wide. but OF good depth.
~ 49, -, - r. ala snoni.h v.rrior
Ss~N -. az. orsrroro Nm rrovinc.
About the year 1910, on the mountain to tho right
n the entrance. The word MORO means over
hanging lip" and all three castles mentioned
ere erected on extreme points OF land command
inR harbor approaches. That at Santiago 10 GER
tainly tho most picturesque; but looking at 1t
enc would scarcely credit it as possessing much
S"- r.. az. noI.t ~ vIov ~ tho artiat
-""-.- nI.a.-t.ot A oioht ~ veil. worn st.nr
-,"s' So 81. ,r,,.-,o 49, nm the s,do of the
- ia - ond varov vail. ali covsrcd with
S.n."as ~ - ~ h.ttlsmsnt. an tim white
C-"- .s,.h.iaa. "a oth.r .nrrornd,p1r
~. - chnrmin1 p,cturo sppoestiye of tho
r.,ont hnirh+. ana ironri.oned mnidena.
n. tha morntSin 70 The ,eft ia CaatIo La socapa.
,-sa....ntinu = vow n,ctur..oue nnpenrance.
II tnr,h.r ;nIond n, Tho aame aide IA MORO,
o. " .n,,I tor,,acotion resembling n altar in
49,. "a for tbot reason calIod the Batteria do
- T.,r",I. Thongb The puna are chieny of AN
"a s..k,onod tvro noirt;n1 directlr toward the
s. h.wnroo"n.h, ~ beino u..d with nopsid.
..aL. oe.ot orsir.t vssse,s attemn,inp In force
--.a,
san t,rth.r &, m the Isft. IA n little Island. on
A.. h;,i.,do % hitch q, buiIt tho h.mIet of cavo
Sr,.h In ~ oldon dav, NJ colonial communist
W-....Lon ava b.,d for anna time nv the
p.,..h oF,oto v..r, q has beon much natron-
- hn ~. h.st fomilios NJ SANTIAGO as a wa.
terino Mace. StiI a narrow neck of the bay,
sLane : r,iIo In Iongth ba. IN ho traversed. thu
-oun.o,r .id.. On either hand coward with
x.snIo.I v.o.,,,,on nalrr cactt. oran1ea. &c.
III .t,.st Tho boy of SANTIAGO nroner IN an
$3.50 10. -id,h yor,.. Frou o IN olo
-. .n5 FROM, and m and a. "a a
liz. ,Tordino ami. room for tho anchorage
- ..ror,I 1..t. Az ths l..t c,,rre 4. mndo the
49,, 4. nonfrort.d from the rioht shor. nv the
-. ~ prrto Gordo b.tt.rv and the defences
S.-o f,-th.r hosn stren cthsned nv n nuuber NJ
e-..L.S h.t..r,.. const-rctod drrIno tho Last
- Month. ~ othsr nointS o1ono tho harbor
-.
Th.r. .,r,u ,,,ord With q mama dsnot,ro
u, Tna,,,h tho i.,a ~ r.ts ~ tha heginnin1 of
49,. -s,oL the sn.nI.h G.v.rnr.nth he.
W. .---I.. 49,. a. -. .,...,..,v q
H. - S..,..,s. g. L.a.v.,..
,I,,..-. Ioro.. toroth.- w,tn INV I.rr. or,r-
3 ~ N-,s',rnc 80, hv a. -..;.,.. ,,,-
~..u-nr." IT. n.Irh,o.,aoa ~ sont,.ro
Esss.,.rI,., .,oh a, roi,or,I. ..,a,;.II- iron
90 ,onnar. M ~. Sn,riord, 49, ,b.rs.,ve,
go iit,I. 20 d.ro,on ~. m,nIne In.
an.trx Th,. h.. hssn I.ft 10 Am.r-
-. r,.nn pnnt. a. Col
I,..,. !, a. Ia, -, ~ no.o,i,. u,u,or .na
III III. 81 ~ oonn"r 20. onnr.mv
.hInn.a 80 ~. IT,it.d stotas M Sor h.or a.. IN.
1890. 49,, ~. .o,ohr.t.d cohr, VIM, mt
the mines have been closed for SOM time. owing
ch,sAv IN difPsrencea hetvveen the cornorathon
-hioh I,;d Tho roiIroad IN the mina. and that
owning the mining conceas,on. While these
conterding nart,.s ware happ,inp over fre,pht
r.tes the minea 6ll.d with w,t.r and had IN bo
ah.ndon.d and now the vorts are ranidlv fall.
Sno ;rto mi,
A for more .,+,sfactorv evid.nco NJ AmeyIoar
ant.rnri,e and en1ineerinp akin IA Afforded nv
tho iumar,a ,ror rioro ~ tba Juruoua Comnanv
This cost sooo ooo IN construct ana bo, faciii.
tJoa "a lo,d two a ooo.ton stsamsr. With oro In
lac. than tsn bour. The orc vb;ch % hrouoht
Sovn from the minss some ffteen mIo. a,yav
~ r.,rood trucks "a y.rv rich coptainine ,ror1
az IN "a nsr cent ot nur. iron. Most NJ n bo,
ham .snt IN the Rstb,ebom stesIton and Snar.
row point Comnanies ana n consIderabl.
ounrtjtv "a now on SANTIAGO IN tbo
rbane ot armor plates on opr vor.
.hinu Ir.t b.tora tho INV brot. ont
trI., ,htnmer+. ~ ora bod bo.n ,ent oyor ~
ErrIand ana strong borss yvero .nt.r,.Irsd ~