The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-09
The AZORES And TANGIER.
THINGS TO BE SEEN THERE AND
HOW THE PEOPLE LIVE.

er, the Romanic, passed the first of the
Azores, sailing to the south of the
beautiful islands Flores and Corvo.
On a previous voyage had seen
these two islands, so my interest now
centered on the larger group, Fayal
being passed about midday. We
sailed very near to the shore and could
plainly see the many little groups OF
houses and we'll laid out farms which
cover the slopes of these volcanic is
lands.
1t was the island of Pico, however,
with its extinct volcano towering 1913
feet above the sea, that commanded our
intense admiration. Here the vista is
grand almost beyond description. For
tunate were we indeed to have such
clear day, for often the entire mountain
was visible; then the ever changing
cloud effects were at times indescriba-
bly, beautiful. AS we regretfully left
the island in the distance the clouds
entirely enveloped the mountain, draw
ing a curtain over the enchanting
scene as it were.
1t was midnight when we reached the
harbor of Ponte belgrade (San Miguel
where the next morning we went
ashore in small boats, but it was with
considerable difficulty we made the
landing, at least the ladies found it so,
for the sea was rather rough.
Ponte belgrade centers about large
cathedral, its streets many of them are
very narrow and hilly and lined with
little one stored buildings made of
stone and plaster and painted white, or
often pink. The heavily laden donkeys,
with cruel masters, are seen on every
hand, while the lower classes seem to
be obliged to struggle hard for exist
ence. The public gardens are sub
tropical in their aspect. Lofty palms
of various kinds, pine apples, bananas,
cocoanut trees, coffee and flowers grow
in great Drofusion. had a pleasant
visit with George H. Pickerell, the
American consul, who has been there
for seven years.
The Portuguese money used there fig
ures one thousand refs to the dollar,
consequently the several small pur-
chases I made cost several thousand
reis, which took a number of minutes
of accounting to arrive at the amount
of my bill.
What to do for the betterment Of the
condition of the two hundred and sixty
thousand Portuguese who inhabit the
Azores seems to be quite a problem.
Three days more brought us to the
old fortress town Of Gibraltar, which
hardly r ssessed the same charm for
me ii did on my former visit there.
Every bit of verdure seemed drill up.
and the Alameda Gardens, which are
always source Of pride to me Eng
lish, were in deplorable condition IN
that little or no rain hal fallen for
several months. ...
Here one sees the Moor and the Arab
in. his best dress-tf1e merchant of
North Africa. Other objects of inter
est are the Rock gall 3rtes with their
numerous cannon pointing out iii all di-
rections. The Moorish castle on a hill
above the barracks built by Tarik, 71@-
| 742 and the new naval dock Many Of
the Mediterranean fleet were ii, also
the Minneapolis of the United States
navy. on board were party Of as
| tronomers who are over nsre for the
eclipse of the sun. Six thousand men
are garrisoned there, while Glib" Gas
one hears 1t all the time) has about
| twenty thousand residents.
Tangier, the capital of the Moroccan
province of Haabat, was reached in
some four hours over exceptionally
smooth seas. 1t is 3picturesquely stu
ated on the hilly margin of the semi
circular Bay of Tangier. The white
houses of the town are surrounded by
a wall with old gates and towers, and
on the highest point are the citadtl, the
SuJtan's palace his harem, etc.
| Possibly no other seaport in northern
Africa presents SO Oriental appearance
as Tangier. The narrow, hilly and I'M
even streets hardly afford room for the
noisy crowds and heavily laden asses
and wheeled vehicles are entirely out
of the question. The Great succo OF
outer market on the market DAYS
(Sundays and Thursdays) is covered
with an indescribable mass of Orienta
humanity. Through the rows of sell.
ers, many of whom are closely veilet
and white robed women, press the Tan.
gerines, haggling noisily over every
purchase. Then there are iugsIers
| snake charmers and story tellers. Jn.'
p0rtunate beggars thrust their m 1rila.
ted limbs ana blinded eyes in the faces
OF the passers by.
III the city the solemn Moors stall
along in white or colored burnos, vel
low slippers and brilliant turban or fez
and are elboWed by equally swUrthy
Jews of Morocco in black caftan and
fez. Then there are the mild eyed Ka
byles, mingled with negro slaves from
the interior of the Dark Continent
The camel caravans are interesting af
fairs and usually arrive Sundays. TIL
harbor is a lively place where all sort.
Of produce is shipped to the continent
the steers are cruelty loaded aboard tn,
steamers by ropes being attached II
their horns. On the dock yelling an,
quarrelling is also heard over ever,
transaction. Children to the age of ter
or twelve are frequently seen running
about the streets and market place
absolutely naked; and at night thou
sands of Moors sleep on the sidewalks
having no home whatever.
Tangier is almost free from Grim
now and there are no police. Not ia
from town is the home of Perdicari
and his step-son Marley, who, it will b
way how yn1,r, J,o1