Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-02-28
RACK HOME FROM HAVANA
Charles A. Paesohke ard Party
Return from Pleasure Trip.
MANY CHANGES MADE.
milwaukee Manufacturer Didn't Attempt
to Probe Into Islands Bust
ness Conditions.

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tbp Geuder * Paeschke Manufacturing
Company, accompanied by Isis wife, his
mother. his son and DR.. Lange, returned
TO Milwaukee recently after two months
pleasure trip 10 Florida and Cuba. The
greater part of the time was spent at Ha-
vana, although the party remained long
enough in Florida for Mr.. Paeschke to
prove himself the champion trout fisher
where he defeated Champion Simmons,
the noted fisherman from the Chicago
board of trade.
Looked Like Whales.
lie also did some fine work in the IA
nous sport of king fishing on the coast
OF Florida. In twenty minutes time the
party caught twelve king fish, the aSgre-
gate weight OF which was 200 pounds.
THEY looked like whales when thev
sprang ont OF the water on being taken
on the big 'squd' dated hooks" declare
Mr.. paeschke. At the end Of twenty
minutes the ladies of the party became
Seasicl and the little steam launch ra-
turned to port.
In Southern Florida Mr. paeschkp met
Frederick Layton, Alfred James. " T.
Osborn and other MiIwaukeean4. lie
says that wherever they happened to be
they found people from the Cream city
At st. Augustine, the Oldest town In
America, which is noted for the narrow
ness of its streets, DR.. LANCE and Mr..
Paeschke had snap shot taken while
they were In the act of shaking hands
across one of the main streets of the
town.
Beauty of Havana Harbor.
OF the visit and observations at Ha-
vana, Mr. Paeschke said "As | was
there simply for recreation, and business
was stricken from my programme. | am
Ylt,fit TO
ness conditions in Cuba. On arriving
there, as our steamer went into the har-
Dor just at sunrise, | became convinced
that the Havana harbor is one Of the
most beautiful in the world. | have seen
many famous harbors, but none that has
attracted me none than the one at tho
metropolis of Cuba. The large circular
harDor. with the famous MORO castle and
other historic evidences of Spanish rule,
looming up as our boat went in, circling
around the still visible ruins OF the Maine.
while the sun was just peeping over the
hills in the distance, presented a pie
ture that IN artist would undoubtedly
have envied. Ii was simply dream in
vision.
"One notable thing now strikes the Wis
itOr and that is the disappearance of the
ancient Spanish protection wall circling
the harbor. Under the rule Of the Unit
ed States, the work of removing that I'M
slightly wall was begun and put we'll I'M
der way, and now you see a beautiful
Circling boulevard along the waters edge
instead of Il barricade OF the olden time
when the presence of an armed enemy
was constantly feared.
Heard But Little English
zone peculiar thing l noticed and that
is that the American visitor is constant
ly reminded that he ought to have an
interpreter with him. You not only hear
no English about the town, but you
soon find that you cannot easily make
your wants known in our language.
Even at the best hotels the walters are
unable TO understand you. The bills of
fare are printed in both Spanish and
English, but at the PaSSaje hotel, where
we stopped. we found that none but the
head waiter understood English, and it
was difficult to get what you wanted.
except at the first meal of the day, at
which only fruits are served with
small roll. The regular breakfast is
not served until noon. and { O'Clock is
the dinner hour. Then the trouble with
Spanish walters begins. With few ex-
captions. the small stores and shops are
conducted by natives who do not under
stand our language. There are, as yet,
no department stores, and each small
shop confines itself to one or two ar
ticles of merchandise. its regular line
of goods The shopkeeperS as Il rule
live in their stores, which have grated
windows and doors instead of heavy
glass doors At the hotels. too, the doors
are made of Stats and the rooms have no
windows. l saw no glass windows while
in Havana,
City Now Kept Clean.
THE city is now cleaner than AIlwau-
kee has Deen under the soft coal expert
ence Where Havana was once noted for
its filthy streets. it is now celebrated for
cleanliness. all on account Of the work
started and pushed by the American
army while in charge. The residence
streets are macadamized and recently cit
liens began putting down American ce-
ment sidewalks. Granite blocks are also
used for the paving of the business
streets. and everything is ciean and neat.
There is now an excellent system of sew
age The cab service is one of the fea-
lures of the ciyt, and nearly everybody
rides. For 20 cents, Spanish money,
equal to II cents of our money. two
people can 90 anywhere in the city, and
as there are so many cabs about you SIM
ply discharge your cabman ut the first
stopping place and when ready tn pro-
coed hail another and pay 20 cents for
the next trip and so on. The cabs are
all up-tO-date, rubber-tired and as good
as the average in American cities. The
city also has a good electric street car
service.
As I had letters to an officer at the
4ltNQtl itdtttIS 81 lHe @Alt1tI Itdu al iiA Jtl
racks ut Santa Clara. | was given the
unusual opportunity to inspect the ia
nous old Spanish fortress. which is now
in ship-Shape under the efforts Of the
United States army. There are still be-
tween 100 and 800 United States regu-
lars on duty there. and they have over
hauled the old Spanish guns and other
things 50 that they look like new. bright
guns and the place has all the appearance
Of being modern fort
Havana harbor is always full Of craft
from an parts Of the world. and | sup
pose they are doing a large shipping bust
ness, although [ did not inform myself
as to that. as ! was there to get away
from business. The extreme narrowneSs
Of the streets as rule struck me as
very queer and | wondered how they did
business on them ar all. / found that
certain streets are used for vehicles NOV
~ in oae direction only. and in return
.1S they must - back on other streets,
Just rs the street car lines do in pillla-
fy,