New-York tribune., 1900-02-11
4 TRAVELLER IN HAVANA.

Mrs Van Gorder, American woman who mas
told in these columns of interesting expert
ences the pampas of Argentina, has just gone
to Cuba, and writes from Havana as follows;
tered it. we were sailing about like cat after
her tail for were ahead Of time, and could not
sented a lovely sight just outlined with lights OF
course Moro Castle the object of greatest
interest and it did look most imposing III the gray
we anchored close to the skeleton of the Maine
and one of the children was the first PASSENGER 10
discover the fact The usual crowd Oh NOISY podt
men one sees in all these ports surrounded US anu
when we landed there was the familiar array OF
coaches just they in South America NO
one walks any distance at all, coach hlre pelnS
am delighted With Havana it is so clean! The
streets narrower than those of Buenos Ayres
wide Toldos awnings are stretched overhead
from one side to the other. Shops are small, they
certainly cannot be called stOres--but they carry
nice lines of goods. They well kept The peo-
pie everywhere look clean and are so well dressed
and lovelier women or handsomer men l have not
it is really restful to faces which strained,
hurried look does not appear.
but they all are delighted when we speak Spanish
gratefu TO the United States for her nterference
IN their behalf yet it seems odd to me in this so
soldiers at every turn
AS contrast to the exquisite gowns OF the hand
men are the toilets of little children of the lower
nude, with the exception of their feet They al
Servants wages are low, but the cost of other
things is extremely high Rents are exorbtant;
fresh milk is at prohbitve price, being 40 cents
quart Just out of Havana is suburb reached in
twenty minutes by dummy train that along
the shore. Here, too. the streets beautifully
clean and fine for wheeling. The houses large
and handsome, all of them having lovely gardens.
13 feet high and ~ broad. 1t is literally living
out of doors, for they open all the time, and
there are no flies to speak of. The ocean Is I'm
sight, the surf rolling in; not on sandy beach,
but over coral reef-the blue of sky and sea
making enchanting contrast with the tropic
richness of the foliage and the brilliant coorng OF
the buildings. These of the usual tints in
sisterlands-pink, blue, orange purple etc.
We had something of an adventure the other day
with member of the police. We driving
home in a cab. bringing with a small packing
seat as the vehicle was only one seat victoria.
Suddenly We heard some passing
shouting, and found they were ordering our coach
man TO stop, and a policeman came running up,
also shouting. Catching up to this officer
jumped the box and struck the Coachman
heavy blow with q club. The man seemed to col
know what the trouble My Spanish surprised
the policeman, but he refused to explain his con-
duct, merely saying he would call another coach
and could continue our journey. having nothing
to pay the first conveyance. He called another
coach, but refused to leave the one in.
and declared would go to the station house and
justice done cOachman. The policeman be-
came violently angry. but he had to submit We all
proceeded to the station.
The charge made against the coachman that
he was found to be carrying baggage and a man on
hibition OF the small box and the small boy by
the statement that / only wished to Justice
done resulted In the tearing up Of the charge pre-
sented and the dismissal of the coachman, who
the most grateful man you can imagine. He
was. however hardly able to drive home so
frightened had he been. He explained that had
been committed. and in the Jail he would been
dubbed numerically.