The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-20
SOME SIGHTS OF HAVANA
Al Interesting Letter Describing Scenes IN
that Town.
THE OLD SPANISH FORTS AND CASTLES
eomcthing Abcnt tho Underground
vaults and Tungeons--How the
Nnttvcs Act and Appear.

Texas regiment. gives some Interesting
notes In regard to sights seen in Havana:
Thanks for your Christmas present Ia
perfume bagl II is very pretty and have
it in my trunk, where 1t is doing duty in
making everything smell nice, which is
good thing in this country. where every
different class of bad smell is prevalent.
went to town yesterday to take an
other view of the city. / saw the sights.
and about finished them up think. Firss
of all | saw La Punta. one OF the castles
which guard the entrance to the harbor.
Ut is massive and old. with guns and ar
mament which make one think of the days
of the pirates, etc. They are so old.
also saw a passage way wGlich was walled
up but 1t is thought BIZ the troops in
charge that 1t is an underground passage
TO MORO castle. but They really don't
know, as IL has not been opened.
Across the street from this Is the peni
Tertiary, whore there were 500 prisoners,
- great number of whom have been III
there for a 1ong time. some rs long as
two years and don't know what they are
in for. Their principal occupation is max
ing cigarettes, When they make 1000 III
a day they get 90 cents u day cash for
their work, n ad 1t is said there are many
who can male 10000 day. We did not
20 into this place, but heard about 1t from
officers who are camped in the vicinity.
Then we went across to Fort Cabanas,
n huge odd rock fort above MORO.
III has enormous walls ten TO fifteen feet
thick and Is inyulnerablc exoeni for mod
eru artillo,-g Thu runs are old tnost NJ
them made in the last century. some AS
carly IT'S 172i We saw the store houses
and found one of the do,.rs IN mn, vault
1i,s s,r,,rt,,ro with a ,a,,oi Irnte, n,e,
and cra,vled IN There wc to,,nn a strinp
of dnnpeous---as least thev were evidently
neod no n,4sonc and ala no vorv Won DOR
l,,nreone We ovnlo,.ad holf 81 ,jozan az
them-ione, va,,lt- me cnverns--yyith small
arorturss az ma end IN let limit and air
in wa fo,,nd any ouantIiv Of old am
rnuniiion hand grenpdes etc MT different
pointe In ina fortress that were used as
,narnzine.
We then went over 10 MORO. Things
,v.rn nhont tho sa,ne There yare ma
same old p,tns tho Same vacart rooms
and barrscl;,, and we were not allowed to
90 heIov, into Tho vaults and prtson cells.
srh;h az, s,,n,,nsa5 tc he hatn,, l., fact
No fo,,nj f, gr,,at many do,rs Witch ,,sre
locked ,ybieh might be doors TO store
bouses or ,niqbf he 70 inc bowels of the
ssrth A. INV r.ta We ala mot cat he,ov,
IN u,hara ~, ;,,nIenoonts ~ ,or,,,re AMI AZ
,bo ino,,isitSnn are smnnosed 70 Ne Iocated
t,,, ,bar., 10 room enoiIeb In Eort C,shnn
ne mud Norro Ia keen SEVERAL Thousand
nr,sonars and mo one he the wiser above
arn,,nd without gnine into no yrn,,nd
oh ttriuls Of bo al ,af ,,i.
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Ia ,,,,,is Ala ,,.,,s ma ala hottia,,a,ts
M, s,an,arSs str;nrod ho,h nis,es "a
a,-a,.,,bins rony,bIo burned al, tho old
,,',,si,at, raJ ,,n thc harreIs dis
,nn,ntaa ali tho avail hore cannon and
nys ~ - 80 snnnn ',,d i,,rlS desJar
~. - -, iao,,d o,,.n snhnona,,s
M"., nf DC ali s,yorSs and thinrs they
Ia ~ ,,nr,osifN, dealers who ara indus-
soiu ~ ,jsr 49,, a,,o, s,in "a col
tiiOt~is SHINE 30
Trs, oan,a a rraSbote could he boIlrht for
IN ca,,ta and nov \ nice old battered I'M
Nv cas- i.s,, anu @ i,t.r1sti,,s, niciss ON tho
bn,,ia nan not he hongbi itnder 80 20
49,, , oan,nnr,t,i,,slv ne,s ono which tho
49,. hos In a n,isg,,iaal tnomnnt tried ia
L., ~ hof,r. sslIinv viii bring - IA
xve came I'm tho celehrated prndo which
&c no,binr more than wide street. with
mn esnlannde dawts the center--this Is the
90 nar, -, town where The ho,,ses are
mostly two-story. ycrv communicating
outside hut handsome inside and hand
sonely furnished as We could see by oa-
casional giimpses through The barred VIM
dowk
We took dinner at the Casino and the
proprietor, whom ] had mot on previous
visit to town. took ns up 20 the swell
Spanish club which IS above the Casino
cafe. II is magnificent place. all the
requisites of club are on the aecond
floor, and on the third an immense room
JnnnnlS afounu l"o hiu'S VI 'lN '.'N'i ~
with a stage for a band Mt the angie IL
is probably $50 feed on cach side ana lVo
feet wide, making Il bali room H'ly "Vu ieet
long by lnp VIDE me Hoar y nliue oi
blocks OF iinc marnse' Drought rom l.aiS'
The walls and ceilings are elegantly res res
coed aud IL IS NJ oy iininehsr otnu , l,'a
of fine crystal ana are ABOUT te' rev ~ ~
eaoh way ana me iighe useu 70 ,..r,,Go
cent eiectIiN i,sht =. N,ueN ~ ,, cnan,an
cent sisn, WEI ,,,,,, ~ s,,,,ng IA yIvc
irloaa ,oll my NV. ,,s w. no, ~, INVITA-
pan snorus AM n,',as ~ NV
ti9n 70 " "ien men, ~ oo ,oe No naace Of the
We .non 49, ~ 10 n snnare solid
t',,,d,aa asieo,,t ahoxaso tbree story.
pur,uits, ay9us ,I1o,, ~, y, ,,s, 'into Tho
mney "ua' ',,,,inh ,.as Stenantled md had
s'v,s ,rhsro ,ss., tho usual court
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an tio ,sl.ei' "ie>N "
'pys al, a,s' n+ ~ Gao Tho trno under
..,,,s1 N ro,,r'hrs ,,torvIer.ad lie nntIve
49, -. ~, sh,,d IA MISFORTUNE IN dis
anie,s M ,.'a,,a irha tree a. xii there
sor ,'.. 'nan -. -, fniiasa ma sbowna
a.a nsas $50 ,,a. a i, nll ays There ~ n