The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-03-09
fare very fine, but we ate sparingly. Din

fare very fine, but we ate sparingly. Dim
ner is served from to 8.
Now little description of Havana
1t isa city of $4,000 people, classed as
SpSaiards, Cubans and Cuban negroes.
The streets are paved with coral stones,
and some are very narrow, the walks be-
ing only two feet wide. The buildings
are low, and built mostly of native soft
stone plastered over. Most of the build
ings show their old age, some being over
$50 years old. The horses or ponies are
very small and tough and the wagons
have high wheels, but we heard Gen.
Ludlow issued orders to repair none or
build any more of like design. Mules
are used a good deal also. They have
beautiful stores, we'll stocked, the market
there being sight. We joined small
party and went out of the city 12 miles
on a primitive railroad to Gen Fitzhugh
Lees headquarters at Marianao, where
we shook the generals hand and were
shown about the camp by an orderly, and
were agreeably surprised to see the neat
camp of 5000 soldiers. On driving
through the country we saw bananas and
pine apples growing, and we alighted
and ate several pine apples. The natives
carry machetes and use them for almost
every purpose, cutting sugar cane, dress.
ing pine apple, etc. Our soldiers are on
guard at every crossing, station, etc.,
and we were guarded by one in either end
OF the car. There are fine places. of
amusement. We visited Gen. Blanco's
summer palace, who we found had every
thing removed from the buildings, moth
ing but the walls standing, but the
grounds are very beautiful. The Colon
cemetery was visited next, where the
graves Of the victims of the Maine were
visited, and much feeling expressed over
the dead heroes. The most beautiful
monument | ever saw was the one erected
in memory of the flremen who lost their
lives in 1878, in an explosion of powder
at government storehouse. 1t is of
Italian marble, richly carved, and the
portraits of the victims embossed thereon.
1t cost, exclusive Of duty, $3.50, 900. The
graves in this cemetery are rented, and
when;the rent Is not paid the body Is re-
moved and the bones deposited in a pile
in saae corner Of the lot, enclosed by a
Thigh wall. The charnel house we did not
visit, as the bodies sent there are treated
with qucklime, and the skeletons deposit.
ed in the above enclosure. We visited
the Spanish club, with It's marble floors
and rich furnishings, capable of having
1000 people dance at one time upon the
main floor. The cathedral was visited
next, and we were shown through it after
considerable arguing with the Cuban sex.
ton. In the center Of the cathedral We
saw the base of the tomb of Christopher
Columbus, the esuperstructure having beer
recently removed and shipped to Spain.
The city is protected by provost guards
and eight hundred Cuban policeman arr
doing duty, dressed in American blue
cloth, with helmet and club. They re
ceived their new uniforms on Sunday
February 26, and wore them with mucl
apparent satisfaction. The Main street Il
broad and the Prado is beautiful park
and the drilling of the foot and MOUNTED
police is done there. The Habana Mard
Gras was beautiful picture. The bes
people were out with masks, and the
took much pleasure, as they passed b.
on antique wagons, in throwing little pa
per bags OF flour on the spectators. On
hundred barrels of -four were throw
:. away, and on the other end of the Prad
were several thousands emaciated Cuban
= receiving rations from Uncle Sam.
q this consistent? The rainy seaso
= usually begins in May and lasts abou
:, four months, and during those month
typhoid fever Is everywhere. To sum u
the situation, it will take Uncle Sam Sc,
i eral years to undo the practices Of cent?
= ries, with tropical sun and the habit
applicable to such climates.
Before leaving we were obliged to G
. to DR.. Bruno and have our arm examine
and If we could show a good scar he i
, sued certificate, which 1--WE took
II another official for a passport. Just {
o we were leaving Wednesday noon twent.
70 five guns were being fired in honor
q Washington's birthday by the Brookly
+ Terror and Resolute. They were makil
VI great preparations to receive Maxim
a Gomez as we were pulling out.
, We returned over the same route, sa,
h from Charleston we came by rail, reac
a ing Springfield Saturday evening.