The Republican journal., 1906-09-13
PfRNAMBUCO.
m CITY OF THE REEF

....r4spOndence of The Journal
>-,uHrco, Brazil, August /, 1906.
lang Pernambuco from the
my summers day-and it is
MINER time down here-you
-.,,r Of the famous City Of the
.,..,r close upon it, when its tall
and towers and domes and
seem to rise directly out of the
water, very counterpart OF
lint once at anchorage inside
.-..y wall of coral rock Which
.sa brpakwater and one of the
..r}-rful harbors in the world,
.,.uce to the silent Queen of
. ceases. This is emlnently
%. Al place, the most busting
r,siye of any we have yet
r,5li}. 1t lies fiat upon a fer
. -uclosed with a semlclrcuiar
,A rleen mountains, an arm
r-uding down to the shore III
a1ms the northern suburb
which has been appropriate
..4da, The Beautiful"
coral reef that faces the
t5t Of Brazil Ike a very
rrlW island, has at Pernam-
.4tt appearance of a massive
.. RS tie industry of man IN
of tiny insects, being sew
u.le. running regularly as
lad make 1t about five hun
..A the shore along the ell
..t of the town and two or
.- .-yond, leaving the harbor
smooth as duck pond. The
. The harbor is through a
...l in this reef not more than
- feet wide, which also forms
# the river that runs
middle of Pernambuco.
-l9 tons may readily enter
r-s must remain III the OIL
.4.es from land. The ships
-. alDor-men-of-war, steam
-...lr Darks, are drawn up ac-
aort regulations, three or
..-t i'm two regular lines; one
-.u the reef, the other next
Thus leaving a central
.ryu them clear for traffic.
taee OF the water the queer
.. e-t is at least fifty feet in
Aping barely above water
hest tide. a brick wall has
VI top or it, five feet high
- vide. In this wall large
t- been sunk at regular IN
Which vessels can moor, and
.arrler the long measured
- ocean roll majeStically
easeless clouds OF lieecy
.l4 northern end Of the reef
NOUS forts, not more than
ndrt. their brick tops brlSt-
Lus: and at the other eX-
JW the town, is another
-4-u0use. and picturesque
I.igs with round, red tow
Liz 10 the revenue depart
.e slowly rounded the beach
of lateen. sailed jangadas,
mi other local craft that
waves and block the mar
past tile tierce-looklng
.r white pharo that seems
aUt Of the water as we ap-
ualIy fell into the line of
tr Ike an old soldier on
.l.t!t. While awaiting the
. health boat, we have a
nifty from the vantage
~ a4cAorage so near to the
.- js 10 get a general idea of
-us.lng peculiarities. We OBJ
.luce that it differs greatly
. olaer Brazilian city-by no
.- llturesque as Bahia or Rio
..t.. hut with a much newer,
W.. usperouS and progressive
o.. Where are traces Of the brief
. pmcy in its earlier history,
-.a. the narrow, crooked streets
.- -- central portion, with their
-u ulsh architecture and tall,
.. lses They are ugly, many
..I ons, built by Count Moritz
Dates. and his followers, exactly
b ..-- 'o be seen today in Holland,
,r. .5und in the tropics, where
DE Jag lights of stairs is doubly
tecount of the heat. The
o'lt Of the city is cement
vail, lined with quays and
"..-.t tall warehouses. Beyond
s..u0 one end, are great groves
p.m, and at the other Olinda
5..I. eu mosaic of white tiles
-"..u ulis and emerald verdure
H..ar palms and clumps of ba
3" a.a.a. bamboo, and right through
% the town runs a great
'- . isderibe, crossed by many
@."W "dges of stone and iron anC
s1- AJh small ships which have
-a y.d beef from the Argentine
.t. M4l dried fish from Newfound
' take back cargoes of sugar
adutance with Pernambuc(
Hast its newer portion ha.
treetS, lined with edilice!
L.. / i,Nt. -.