The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-10

Havana September 1-tSpeciai CORE
spondence )-Transports Sedgwick. NC
Pherson, Crock and Rawlins were sighted
of Moro at 1 o'clock on the 18th ultiiro'
and a telephone message was Immediately
sent TO the office of the chief quarter
master, advising him OF the arrival OF the
Cuban teachers from the United States
The ships were lying only few miles
aIart. the Mcpherson in the lead Tug
No /. OF the quartermaste- service. was
Hcaried Iy Lieutenant Humphrey. as
sistant quartermasteT. and "a Few others.
and together they went out 70 welcome
the transports bringing home the guests
Of the United States The teachers crowd
I'd the decks and the view from the haFbor
was a veIy cheerful one The news OF
the arrival had spread rapidly. and as
the Mcpherson passed the water 'front.'
from the Punta TO the naval station was
lined with people waving flags and hand
E.rchicfs, while cheers issued Justify
from shore 10 sea From each ship were
heard the cries Of Viva Cuba" Nive
senior Fryer and a few stanzas OF inc
cuban national hymn. Cuba Libre" were
sing with enthusiasm by Ihe returning
wanderers. The chief interest WIS Ia
the sedgNick. which mad on board the
delegatiOn OF teachers from Havana as
well as Superintendent Frye and other OF
fciaIs- Every tug and launch and harOor
IzOat came loaded with people TO give wei
come 20 the teachers. and guards had 10
10 stationed at the gang plank OF ING
SedgWick 10 prevent crowds from eoeto-
tns, her. AL the teachers we're well. not
enc being forced 20 remain below deck on
account OF sickness. and all were eager 10
tell what a good time they had had. The
dissatisfied ones had evidently forgotten
their grievances. and the l.4po men anu
women seemed happy and spoke with en-
strI~iasrn OF the treatment they had re-
c.ived. One OF the chaPerons SAID 10
the first caller that the visit had been
ou.. continual round OF pleasure. and that
nothiug had happened TO mar that pleas
ure as IS so frequently the case In such
large parties. adding I'VE have had
ssrra. time. and THE trip has been pront-
ah... one" A. soon a word could be
gotten with Superintendent Frye the lat
Ter said. with much satisfaction: Il have
not the kline u say what the results or
th. trip % Harvard have been. but am
thankful 10 be atle 10 say that II mas
T.tn a success IN every respect Boston
and Cambridge really did more Ter the
cuban teachers than they had proifllseu
To 10. The feathers themselves have CON
,E,rs.;sd Themselves in "A manner 20 reflect
credit upon Cuba The cenple were sur
p-tsef 70 see such a fine body OF men anu
women when we arrived In Boston. ana AZ
very Mace We visited the same verdict
Uss rendered" Superintendent Frye stat
"a shn. the opinion OF President Enot
might have more weight than anything
he might have 10 say Professor Eilol
rsDorrs that the progress OF the Cuban
teachers lr learning English Was some
thfus- amazing. that he never saw people
take a deeuer interest in educational mat
ters than nave ths Gu ans during tneir
STAY Professor Eliot was deeply inter
s.sted In the Cubsns and was much pleased
with their proErcss- The excursions 10
West Point. Washington. New YORK ana
Philadelphia were successful In the eN-
treme. and the teachers were very proid
of the opportunity 20 meet tho president
~ the United STATES The health OF the
teachers has been wonderful: not n death
among the l.sHa. not even serious case
OF Illness In fact. many OF the tetchers
are In better health than when they left
cuba one 81 the teachers remarked that
they had all gained from i've - twenty
pounds IN weight and the transports
Thought hack seven tons more weight
than they took out eight weeks ago. not-
yxlthstantiug the starvation diet that ne
I.,icha correspondent complained or
Il was pleasant 10 hear one 81 the prom
fneut teachers make the following state
ment. we did not appreciate 10 what
great extent the American people have
interested themselves i'm the Cuban peo-
Yle. and an of Us had an opportunity 10
learn what a kindly and symDafhefic
feeling accompanies the efforts OF the
United States In accomplishing the free
dem ~ cuba II there were any whs
feit when they left Cuba that the Efforts
~ the united States IN Cuh1's behalf
were Influenced hy a spirit 81 seifishness.
that feeling was quickly dispersed by the
Iusuit1 .tv manifested bv the American
PEOPLE wherever we visited our reception
fu Washington AMI Sew York was grand
ami lacked nothing. Lu. when "" arrived
fr Philadelphia. tho people n that CITY
seemed Co appreciate the fact that they
vrre called upon to hid us "a last ARE
vel ruE -hsv rreor.lcl uS the greatest
reception v. have ever i-vnwu-'-
General Wool had telegraph 4 Colonel
S-rtt t1 look ont for the teachers on ar
rival. tsu.-eriuE them ali the attention
that WINS D0--ihle and th. colonel did The
hrrHenm.. thing 7u very WAY
Tile CITY resunu.le1 quickly also. the
rlrvur AMI 1vurtamieuto extending n
Racquet ana irVi-5ug them tn am enter
aeEnr@ were ALSO conducted through
fr-- taken fur "a drive tn Nenito ana
al,.ut shs city Everything WIS done To
show respect ANA kindly feeling. and the
Cr. event 90 ras- she pleasant termina-
t-eu rr ar sNeert-isuahlr eight weeks ~
= ea-ura WAS an unfortunate occurrence
Or tae THeu th.rter- The trouble was