Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-16
A UNIONTOWN LADY
Talks Entertainingly of Her
Long Visit in Cuba.

Spent Last Winter In Matanzas a De
lightful City In the Bay Some His
toric Relies Sanitary and All Other
Conditions Much Improved.
Uniontown News Standard
Miss Elizabeth Fuller, who has been
absent since November 9, 1899, on an
extended tour. returned home Sunday.
Miss Fuller sailed from New York
Nov. Il on the war vessel Burnside,
originally the Spanish ship Reta, be-
ing one Of the first captured by the
! United States navy during the Span
ish war. 1t had on board quantity
of coal en- route to Admiral Cervera
when captured. 1t was subsequently
remodeled and used as United States
transport in conveying the United
States troops TO Cuba.
The first stop made by the Burnside
was at Matanzas, Cuba, reaching there
five days later, where she spent the
winter at Hamilton barracks, End cav
airy, as a guest of Captain A. M. Full
Ter. who is in command Of Troop M.
Miss Fuller says the climate of Cuba
is delightful and the health Of the
soldiers all winter was good. Hamil-
ton barracks is located on hill over
looking Matanzas bay and city, afford
ing a fine view. The ocean breezes
from this point were extremely exhila-
rating. The days are warm, and the
nights cool enough TO sleep comforta-
| bly, under blanket. The officers were
accompanied by their wives, which
made the occasion very gay and fes-
! tive.
| In speaking of the fruits, Miss Full
| Ter said they were delicious, the
bananas being small but Of a fine fla
vor. Matanzas was the hot bed OF the
insurgents. An old Spanish fort is
located below the barracks, where
thousands OF insurgents were taken
and executed by the Spanish. Miss
Fuller brought home with her, views
of this and other forts, and also a
straw hat worn by the Cuban soldiers.
At the fort where SO many of the in
surgentS were executed there is an old
| Spanish cannon which was cast in
/ 1873. Miss Fuller also brought a
photograph of this, as well as a
photograph Of a Cuban family, taken
in their case in company with their
chickens, pigs and goats, who all
dwell together under the same roof.
Miss Fuller also brought some fine
views of Yumiry valley, the scenery of
which is said TO be the finest in the
world This valley is said to have at
one time been lake. The Yunliry
river passes through the valley and
empties into Matanzas bay. In
speaking of the beautiful cemeteries
at Matanzas, Miss Fuller said when
one dies the body is placed in vault
on the ground which is leased for
time, and when this time expires, ii
the lease is not renewed 1t was the
custom In Cuba to take their bodies
out and throw them into corner Of
the cemetery which was reserved for
that purpose, and when the United
States troops entered Cuba they found
pile Of bones in this corner from 10
to IL feet high, a view Of which Miss
Fuller brought with her. 1t presents
a CHASTITY sight, and the United States
troops compelled the natives to bury
the bones, and to-day there are none
TO be seen.
The city of Matanzas when entered
by the Omitted States troops was in a
filthy state, but to-day it is in as clean
and healthy condition as any OF our
cities. Matanzas is city Of 40, 900
and the buildings are built Of stone
with tile roofs, containing large
rooms, but very little wood used in
them, the floors and stairways being
of tile and marble, the style OF archi-
lecture being that OF southern Spain.
The natives are warm-hearted and
kind. In speaking of Havana, Miss
Fuller who tarried there five weeks,
said that it was the most delightful
place to visit she ever saw and said it
was the place to live. The Moro
Castle at the entrance to Havana bay
guarding the bay, Is where many Gu
ban suspects were confined, and as
some never came out it is supposed
they were deyoured by sharks infest-
ing the waters surrounding the fort.
On the outside of the wall there are
two black lines marked where the in
surgents who were to be executed were
placed with their hearts over this
line, with their faces to the wall and
then shot, and bullets now can be
seen in the wall. Miss Fuller has also
a picture Of this. She said she had a
conversation with some prominent
people Of Cuba on the subject Of an
nexation, but not at the present.
Cuba under the care Of the United
States could be made paradise.
Miss Fuller was presented with
Spanish sword which was purchased
from Spanish officer.