The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-18
SAILORS TO SEE
LAND OF |NCAS
AMERICAN FLEET WILL STOP AT
CALLOA, PERU, THIS
THURSDAY,
LAST STOP ON VOYAGE
Until Lower California is Reached
Elaborate Entertainments Are
Planned For Officers ard
Men Of Squadron.

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 1.-THE
American battleship feet is expected
to reach the port Of Callao Thursday
thus marking off another leg of the
long trip from Hampton Roads to
San Francisco Gallao viii be the
last stopping point untl the fleet
reaches the coast of Lower caligor-
MIA.
Recent advices received here tell
Of elaborate arrangements being mad 3
by the government and people of Peru
for the entertainment Of the American
officers and blue Jackets. No coun.
try yet visited by the American fleet
offers such scenic beauties or is cur
rounded with more historic interest
than the land OF the lncas, the scene
OF the golden conquests of Pizarro and
his followers.
While the fleet is anchored in the
harb0r cf Callao the Americans will
be taken to the capital city of Lima
where they will be officially received
by President Pardo and entertained
on grand scale. The Americans win
lind little of special interest in Cal.
lao, that city resembling in most re
spects the other ports along the west
efn coast Of South America II Is q
comparatively small seaport with the
usual qnays and wharyes. warehouses
and terminals. The residential part
OF the town is built in the old Span.
ish slxla Like most seaports, Cal
lao is filled with merchants fr.ld TrHus
ers of all nationalities and contains
colonies of Germans. Spanish. Italians
English and Americans. There is
some manufacturing done there, but
the shipping is the chief industry OF
the inhabitants. The most of the mod
ern terminals and transportation facil
tiles have been built with English and
American capital.
The Americans will find in the cap
ital city Of Lima many characteristics
radically from anything with |
which they have heretofore met. 1t
is one of the most historic and pictur |
esque cities on the continent.
The journey from Callao to Lima
occupies less than an hour. There
art two railway lines connecting the |
cities, one English and the other Am
eriean. The route extends through a
fertile valley on the slope OF the An
lles. Beyond Lima the line rises to
height greater than that attained by
any other railway line in the world.
Lima is picturesquely situated on
the banks of the Rimao, a mountain
torrent, at the end of a valley whose
hills rise on one side of the
town. The heart Of the eity's activi-
ties is the Plaza Mayor or public
taken UP with the historic cathedral
and the residence of the archbishop
md the government buildings and off
,ial residence of the president of the
The residence of the president, call
ID the Casa Verde, is n low building,
painted dark green. with white facings
and occupies one entire side Of the
square. 1t is chiefly interesting from
he fact that it was the home of the
bid Spanish viceroys and IL was in
me of its rooms that the great Cap.
ain Pizarro was assassinated.
The cathedral. which is "A much ,
more imposing edliiee. is a very large /
ind curious building of grand pro
portions. II is approached by a great
light of stone steps and Is fanked BY {
wO large towers of the Spanish Je
iuit type. The cathedral. like nearly !
verything else to be met with IN !
lima. is a reflection of old Spain. The 9
ntire city. in fact. affords the best
of a sixteenth century Span.
sh town TO be found in South Am
rica
While II Is of great historic inter
st the city Of Lima possesses few
merits. Many OF its fln-
st buildings and monuments were
ither destroyed or damaged beyond
epair by the victorious Chileans or
~ the reyoluiionists. The facade Of
he cathedral is pitted with bullet Il
oles and many other prominent build J
ngs bear the marks Of sanguinary J.
trifc 2
President Jose Pardo. who will b. G
he central figure among the enter 4
liners of the American naval officers &
one Of the most interesting person
lities in South America. He is the 7
OF the progressive spirit u
hich IN the past few years has done O
onders in developing the natural q
Of Peru and place it abreast
+ the times He is a warm aimirer
the United States and has lent
le aid Of his influence in making Il
ezzibla fnr American fouffaI 10 frrT =